COCHRAN WRENN DUO RECEIVES BOSTON CONSERVATORY ALUMNI ENTREPRENURIAL GRANT IN SUPPORT OF InCONCERT

The Cochran Wrenn Duo has been selected to receive an Alumni Entrepreneurial Grant from Boston Conservatory. The grant will help support InConcert, an exciting new music education initiative with the Cochran Wrenn Duo and the Marlborough Public Schools Music Program from May 2017-May 2018. The Cochran Wrenn Duo was selected for this award through a highly competitive review process, in recognition of its role in bringing an innovative, impactful performance endeavor to Marlborough, MA.

InConcert is an innovative collaboration between professional musicians, an early career composer, a public-school music program, and a community to provide a rich, intensive musical experience and increase engagement with the arts. The core of InConcert is the commissioning of a new flute and guitar composition to be performed by the Cochran Wrenn Duo with the Marlborough High School Wind Ensemble. Members of the MHS Wind Ensemble will have input into the creation of the composition and will be able to follow the evolution of the piece from concept to performance through a multimedia blog and discussions with the Cochran Wrenn Duo and composer. It will be an active and engaging, in-depth look into the creative process of composing a piece of music and bringing it to life through performance alongside professional musicians.

Alongside the creation of this composition, the Cochran Wrenn Duo will also be working with other students in the school system and performing concerts in the Marlborough community. Community members can follow the progress of this project at www.cochranwrennduo.com/blog

The Cochran Wrenn Duo will be kicking off InConcert at a launch concert on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3:00 PM at David French Music Company in Westborough, MA. Tickets for this launch concert are $15 / $5 students under 18, and proceeds will support InConcert.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Entrepreneurial Grant Program for alumni empowers alumni to explore and develop their unique programmatic ideas in the arts. These grants fund meaningful and inventive performance endeavors that expand the artist’s toolkit as a performer, leader, and businessperson while fostering creative spirit.