Fellow Composers: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve opened registration for Composing in the Wilderness 2017!  This one-of-a-kind creative adventure will take place in Alaska , July 12-25, 2016 and due to unprecedented early interest, there are only  four  positions left open. More info at:  http://www.stephenlias. com/calendar/citw Now it its sixth year, the course takes you to two spectacular regions of Northern Alaska, Denali National Park and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve .  You’ll spend eight days exploring the stunning beauty of Denali ’s wilderness and the mighty Yukon River, interacting with scientists and interpretive rangers, and developing your creative skills through translating these ideas into original chamber music . Our time in Denali will be focused on absorption and observations, while our time in Yukon-Charley will be spent on reflection and composing.  You’ll get the added excitement of taking bush plane flights (a tr...