Dates
Registration Deadline: TBD
Oct 11 thru 13, 2022, 4-6 pm: “Composium” with FAME Composer-In-Residence, Troy Webdell
Feb 18, 2023 1-2 pm: Creative Dance Collaboration with the Fort Wayne ballet Youth Company
Mar 10, 2023, 6 pm: Rehearsal of Celebration of Youth Concert and participation Certificate awards
Mar 11, 2023 5 pm: FAMEous Composer Recognition Ceremony and Composition Dance Premiere
Fort Wayne:
Grand Wayne Convention Center
Composition Project at Weisser Elementary, October 11-13, 2022
Fort Wayne FAME Composition project
Northeast Indiana area fourth and fifth grade students nominated by their music teachers participate as FAMEous Student Composers and collaborate with FAME’s Composers-in-Residence Troy Webdell.
During composition and “composium” sessions in October, the FAMEous Composers will utilize a music composition and notation app called Noteflight, along with music technology workstations to compose their own Musical Signature Compositions then, creatively collaborate with Mr. Webdell about how their musical ideas would be orchestrated into a Project Composition inspired by FAME’s 2022-2023 cultural focus “Fables and Folklore in Eastern Europe and the Balkans”.
This project meets education standards of 3-5 Indiana Music Education Standards (Objectives).
Project Activities (Subject to Change)
- Fri, Oct 7, 2022: FAMEous Composer Registration Form Due Date.
- Oct 11,12 and 13, 2022 4:00-6:00 pm: “Composium”/Composition session with Wendy Bloom, Project Coordinator, and FAME Composer-in-Residence Troy Webdell, Weisser Park Elementary School.
- November and December; Mr. Webdell will edit orchestrate and score the finished piece for symphonic orchestra.
- Jan (Dates TBD) : Zoom session where the students will listen to a sneak peek version of the in-progress cmpositon, overview the music composition process, and their completed assignments.
- Sat, Feb 18, 2023 1:00 to 2:00 pm: At the Fort Wayne Ballet Studio, 300 East Main Street, the students and their parents will attend a collaborative session with the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company to view a presentation of the composition dance aspect to see how their musical ideas inspire the creative dance movements.
- Fri, Mar 10, 2023: The students and their parents will attend the dress rehearsal of the Celebration of Youth Concert which will highlight their composition. They will also be recognized and receive a participation Certificate at that time.
- Sat, March 11, 2022 5 pm: Celebration of Youth Concert, the Main Hall of Grand Wayne Convention Center, Fort Wayne,
To Participate
Register your students in the FAME Composition Project by completing the online registration form, by emailing FAME at info@famearts.org, or by calling (260) 247-7325.
Downloads
- Composition Project Announcement
- Teacher Information Letter
- Student-Parent Information Letter
- Complete Zip file of downloads
- 2022-23 Composition Project Description
- Composition Activity Choice Board (link) (If you have problem with getting to the board, try logging into Google.com first)
- Eastern European and Balkans Composers Listening Link (If you have problem with the listening link, try the alternate link.) Alternate Eastern European and Balkans Composers Listening Link.
About Composer-in-Residence Troy Webdell 
Troy Webdell is the Youth Education and Family Concert Conductor for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Music Director, and Conductor of South Shore Orchestra in Valparaiso, Indiana, and the Artistic Director of American Confucian Arts worldwide. American born and trained, Webdell continues to enthrall audiences with his ability to connect people through his eloquent conducting and the language of music. His innovative programming and balance between contemporary music, world music, and the standard orchestral repertoire has created a welcomed niche in the world of classical music.
Maestro Webdell’s interest in classical music and culture has impelled him to travel the world, including conducting orchestral concerts throughout China in renown concert halls in over 40 major cities such as Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Cixi, and Zhengzhou, where his interpretations of the Chinese classical music repertoire have been received with critical acclaim. In 2015, Webdell was awarded the “Global Harmony Through Music” award from the Confucius Institute (Beijing) for his work and dedication to create cultural understanding and acceptance through music. In 2018, Webdell was invited to conduct the inaugural concert at the grand opening of the Ulanhot Grand Theatre in Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia. His orchestral concerts have been nationally televised and broadcast on CCTV throughout China and on PBS in the USA.
More information about the Composer-In-Residence.
