• Info

  PMHU’s Music For The Future 5-Day Residency introduces justice-involved students to the creative process, ultimately bringing novel musical compositions to life through collaborative writing and live performance. The process of creating ensemble music—trust-building, inspiration, constructive criticism, problem-solving, and dedication to a purpose greater than oneself—encompasses a collection of skills that pertain to any worthwhile endeavor in life. MFTF residencies aim to delve deeply into honing and encouraging the use of these skills in the collaborative classroom setting and beyond.

  Through five days of in-depth, in-person work, the students are led through a series of lessons and exercises taught by world-class Teaching Artists as their guides. This hands-on approach allows the students to encounter the creative process of writing music in real time, interacting with the musicians as they breathe life and sound into each new creative work. The residency culminates in a final celebratory performance of each participant’s artistic contributions at the end of the five days, in the form of a live-streamed Zoom event to which students’ family and friends are invited to join and watch virtually.

  Students who complete a Music For The Future 5-Day Residency not only come away having expanded their palette of tools for healthy creative expression by crafting original musical compositions but also receive degree accreditation via the Five Keys Schools and Programs upon receipt of a course completion certificate signed by Project: Music Heals Us.

• Performers

  Friction Quartet

  Otis Harriel, violin

  Kevin Rogers, violin

  Mitso Floor, viola

  Doug Machiz, cello