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THE EMERGING ARTIST
A revolutionary course enabling classical musicians to transform the way they create, present and produce their music, empowering them to carve out new cultural and professional pathways for the future of their art.
We’ve redefined the culture of classical music. Now it’s your turn.
Drawing from 25 years of combined experience revolutionizing the way classical music is performed, shared and experienced, Sam Bodkin (Groupmuse) and Christos Vayenas (The Autumn Salon) serve as guides to help transform your art, ensemble or organization.
Course Overview
Description of introduction, overview, arc, etc..
PArt I - Alignment
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Part II - Ritual
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
PArt III - Culture
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Sam Bodkin
As founder of Groupmuse, Sam has evolved alongside an ecosystem of more than 10,000 chamber music gatherings and almost a quarter of a million community members. Uncountably many nights in living rooms, backyards, rooftops, warehouses, Masonic Temples have turned Sam into vast repository of stories and perspectives: from audience members who are first discovering classical music to folk who have loved classical music all of their lives; from young musicians just starting out to world famous stars, from a cooperative millennial chamber music collective in Portland, Maine to the New York Philharmonic. He's seen the classical music world from every angle and his commitment to telling a new story around this art form has permanently changed the culture of classical music performance. His work has been written about in the New York Times, Time Magazine and many more.
Sam also lives under the name Heavy Meadow. As eco-spiritual bard Heavy Meadow has toured the country extensively and built a diverse and far reaching musical community around his own music. His commitment to his creative life is an essential element of his perspective as a change maker in the classical music industry.
Whether it's Sam from Groupmuse or Heavy Meadow, he has seen and lived the power of narrative to change the world.
The Instructors
Christos Vayenas
Christos Vayenas is a pianist, mentor and impresario who specializes in the art of cultural curation. He is the founder of the Autumn Salon, a production company featuring artists and art forms from around the world through intimate salon-style event programming, films, and written media.
For over a decade Christos has been committed to empowering musicians to take control of their authentic voices and career paths through cultivating their own personal artistic identities and creative paths.
He has worked closely with Groupmuse, an innovative online classical music platform, where during the pandemic he was responsible for the creation of their virtual streaming program, overseeing 600+ online concerts, earning musicians over $300k in revenue.
As director of Curation at Musacis of the Bay, a SF-based educational non-profit and classical music presenting organization, Christos has in-depth experience coaching musicians in both performance and coaching settings.
Drawing from a unique background in meditation, aesthetics and the arts, Christos has developed a method of self-cultivation intended specifically for artists, now available for the first time publicly through Renewal Arts’ online course, The emerging Artist.
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The Emerging Artist