CAG supports outstanding young musicians and musical ambassadors who through their music and entrepreneurial skills create transformational change and inspire positive impact among broader audiences.

Citizen Musician Bootcamp enables artists to manifest a new definition of a professional musician: resilient citizen performers who engage with, respond to, and impact the world around them through music and service, galvanizing the fabric of society through the power of culture.

 

Eleni Katz, CAG roster bassoonist: “Citizen Musician Bootcamp was a transformative experience! A weekend of individual and collective discovery with the CAG artist roster through education seminars, artistic discussions, improv classes, several bonding experiences…So many dreams, ideas, and creative juices flowing from this group of minds.”

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • Self-knowledge and mission

  • Intentional programming

  • Education initiatives

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Marketing and digital strategy

SOCIAL IMPACT PROJECT BUILDING

  • Identifying community needs

  • Transforming needs into projects

  • Pitching to fund the project

  • Launching the project

  • Social impact networking

RESOURCES FOR MUSICIANS

 

Ariel Horowitz, CAG roster violinist and founder of The Heartbeat Music Project: “Citizen Musician Bootcamp transformed my idea of what goes into a successful twenty-first century musical career, reaching well beyond what I learned in conservatory training. Now, I have a more holistic sense of all I can do to make my dreams come true.”