The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian kicks off its 85th year with the event, which features the Strata Quartet and renowned composer-in-residence Raven Chacon (Navajo) and NACAP alum and teaching composer Michael Begay (Navajo).
Nativescape welcomes Clare Hoffman, flutist/artistic director/educator of the Grand Canyon Music Festival to discuss the Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP) Celebration of Music in partnership with the Grand Canyon Music Festival. The Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP) is an intensive music composition immersion program in which Native American composers tutor Native students on the Navajo, Hopi, & Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations in all aspects of composition from inspiration to notation. Founded in 2001, the program is dedicated to teaching Native students to compose concert music. Each year, young musicians work with Diné composers Raven Chacon, Michael Begay, and string quartet in residence, in partnership with their school’s music program to produce their original scores and bring their music to a wide audience.