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Cleveland Contemporary Players

Founded by Professor Andrew
Rindfleisch, the Cleveland Contemporary Players is an organization designed
to bridge the widening gap between the professional and educational musical
environments. Exploring the most vital issues relevant to contemporary music and
culture, the CCP champions the living creative artist and seeks to combine the
highest standard of professional performance within the environment of one of
the most unique Music Composition degree programs in the country.

A vital component to the Music Composition curriculum at Cleveland State, the
Cleveland Contemporary Players bring into residence the most renowned visiting
artists in contemporary music; Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, world-renowned
soloists, and virtuoso ensembles. Here, these remarkable guest artists, while
presenting free concerts to the public, also interact with students in a number
of vital ways. Through the CCP, student composers receive the unprecedented
opportunity to hear their own compositions performed and recorded by resident
guest artists multiple times each academic year (see Past Guest
Artists for a listing of previous residencies). Unlike other colleges and
conservatories, the CCP sets strict deadlines and sends the music of CSU
students to the performers months in advance. Visiting artists are then
contracted to prepare the music before they arrive. These opportunities are not
“reading sessions”, but thoughtful, prepared performances by international
figures in the field of contemporary music. Student composers also participate
in workshops and master-classes, attend lectures, and even receive private
lessons from important visiting composers.

Major residencies of acclaimed specialists in contemporary music occur up to
10 times per academic year, making the Music Composition program at Cleveland
State one of the most active in the United States. Through the Cleveland
Contemporary Players, this unusual program of study expands the educational
environment, uniting curriculum and community, creating new and meaningful
connections to the world of contemporary culture, and promoting interest and
involvement in living music.

Comfort Inn, Downtown Cleveland, is the
Official Hotel of the
Cleveland Contemporary Players.

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Mailing
Address
Cleveland State University
Department of Music
2121
Euclid Avenue, MU 343
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Music
and Communication Building,
Room 343
2001 Euclid Ave.

Contact
Phone:
216.802.3054
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