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The Collective

The Collective is a collaborative, mixed-instrumental ensemble, dedicated to developing skills as artist-citizens through community and audience engagement. 

Introducing: The Collective

The Collective consists of five outstanding graduate student performers (open instrumentation) who demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, passion for sharing music in innovative ways, and a mentality of ‘thinking outside the box.’

Members of The Collective take part in a varied curriculum which includes:
•  Professional development with leaders in the arts and music field
•  Creating and presenting through-composed, innovative, and engaging performances

•  Designing and implementing community engagement initiatives 

•  Composing, arranging, transcribing and commissioning music
•  Cultivating improvisation skills as a performer and facilitator
•  Recording and multi-media projects
•  Collaborating with local community organizations and venues


The Collective is directed by Assistant Professor of Cello, Claire Bryant. Professor Bryant was the original cellist in Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect which prepares extraordinary young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. She is also a founding member of the chamber music collective, Decoda, and the founder of Decoda’s criminal justice initiative, Music for Transformation.


Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.

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