Tyshawn Sorey is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. While at Banff Centre as faculty for our summer music programs in 2017, he lead a group in a performance of conduction, or "conducted improvisation." Watch the whole performance here.

MacArthur Fellow and composer/drummer Tyshawn Sorey is a leading young artist blurring the boundary between composed and improvised music. His efforts to shatter boundaries by weaving classical composition and improvisation are influenced by history’s boldest composers. The  Artist Partner Program brings you the new Speed of Sound Sessions (S.O.S.), a celebration of musicians who support and promote composers whose work was created in the 21st century and who respond to the contemporary world in which we live. The S.O.S. Sessions are a fun, interactive way to engage with adventurers just like you.