"...to provide an environment that would enrich the synergistic and essential relationship between thought and performance, idea and artistry." - Artist-in-Residence Program mission
  

The Artist-in-Residence program at the Institute for Advanced Study was established in 1994 to create a musical presence within the Institute community, to have in residence a person whose work could be experienced and appreciated by scholars from all disciplines. 

In 2007, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec joined the Institute as its new Artist-in-Residence.  His inaugural season, Tradition Redefined, explored the wide variety of aesthetic perspectives in art music, especially of the 20th and 21st centuries.  Moravec's term as Artist-in-Residence ended on June 30, 2008.  He will serve as Artistic Consultant to the Institute for the 2008-09 season, arranging and presenting the four pairs of concerts for the Edward T. Cone Concert Series.

Moravec has composed more than 90 orchestral, chamber, choral, lyric, film, and electro-acoustic compositions.  In addition to directing the IAS concert series, he will be composing an opera for Santa Fe Opera as well as a new piece for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

(To view our 2008-2009 Season, please click here. Please note that performances are not suitable for children under the age of eight.)