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THE EMERGING ARTIST
Drawing from 30 years of combined experience revolutionizing the way classical music is performed, presented and experienced, Sam Bodkin and Christos Vayenas have distilled their knowledge and experience into a self-guided course designed to transform the personal, cultural and professional dimensions of your music-making.
Core Elements
I - Alignment
Practices to ground you in your deepest personal and musical identity
II - Ritual
How to curate your own intimate musical concerts where you are the one...
III - Culture
Building upon …
Your Instructors
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.
Christos Vayenas
Pianist, mentor and impresario Christos Vayenas has been empowering musicians to take control of their authentic voices and career paths for over 15 years. He is the founder of the Autumn Salon, a multi-media production and events organization featuring artists and art forms from around the world,. 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