Welcome, George Lewis!

George E. Lewis is coming to Frankfurt! He is an improvisational musician, computer music pioneer, AI expert, author, music thinker, musicologist - and Endowed Guest Professor of Composition 2025/26 at the HfMDK. George Lewis will begin his professorship on 20 October with his inaugural lecture on "New Music Decolonization in Eight Difficult Steps" and the first work phase.

Between October 20 and 25, he will also offer lecture-rehearsals with HfMDK instrumentalists, a workshop discussion with the MA Big Band and a colloquium with the composition class. Two further work phases will follow in April and June 2026.

Guest students for selected workshops in April and June are welcome! Registration and information at assistenz-izm@hfmdk-frankfurt.de.

A project of the IzM. With the kind support of the HfMDK Foundation.