{"id":211750,"date":"2022-02-25T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/?page_id=211750"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:04:29","slug":"cali-collective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/cali-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Collective Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cali Collective Ensemble in partnership with Music for All Seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cali Collective Ensemble (CCE) is a 2-Year Graduate Program within the Artist Diploma Certificate at the Cali School of Music.\u00a0 Offered in partnership with Music for All Seasons \u2013 an organization that believes in the power of music to heal, bring solace, and to change people\u2019s lives &#8211; CCE prepares young professional classical musicians for careers integrating performance, teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership.\u00a0 Masters of Music degree required.<\/p>\n<p>This two-year program is geared toward young professionals interested in a career mixing chamber music, freelancing and teaching.\u00a0 Each month, Cali Collective members give interactive performances at community venues including Retirement Homes, Halfway Houses and more.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, members of Cali Collective have the opportunity not only to perform alongside the guest artists of the Immersive Residency Program, but to participate in workshops where they receive career advice and get to present ideas for feedback from preeminent musicians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/01\/Cali-Collective.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/01\/Cali-Collective.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Cali Collective on stage\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>All Instruments Welcome:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0In Search of Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Piano<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cali School of Music at Montclair State University aims to support music as an agent of change and empower students to think outside the box. Cali Collective Ensemble is a program offering top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to establish outreach programs and administrative skills. Our program seeks to create a supportive space to define a creative identity and vision.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Cali Collective Promo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9MHXcEiaZM?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full tuition plus a modest stipend per semester<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Meetings with Cali Faculty<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Lessons<\/li>\n<li>Large Ensemble and Chamber Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/01\/Copy-of-Cali-Collective-2023-57.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/01\/Copy-of-Cali-Collective-2023-57.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What Cali Collective Ensemble Members are saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticipating in the CCE has given me the opportunity to expand my comfort level with new experiences. It has pushed me to become more creative and work with all instrument groups as well as adjust programs and find new ideas for all settings of audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The CCE has also encouraged me to expand my view on performance spaces. One project we worked on led us to brainstorm new venues to reach out to- we got to call each space and create an \u201celevator pitch\u201d of our programs and services. It was a great experience to learn how to promote ourselves as musicians and expand an audience base for regular performances\u201d <strong>\u2014Annie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCali Collective is a great opportunity to bring music to those who would not normally be able to get to a concert hall. Music can bring comfort to those in difficult situations, such as in hospitals. This is very important to me, as some of the most moving experiences I have had were times I played for patients and they expressed a lot of joy when they heard the music. I\u2019m excited to be in Cali Collective because this gives me a chance to share music with people who can really connect and feel a sense of healing from the music. It\u2019s also a chance to get guidance from faculty and guest artists on how to develop a career as well as organize outreach events\u201d.<strong> \u2014Liana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach week we have meetings for Cali Collective with Kathryn and Tomoko, where we work on everything from how to pitch concerts at unconventional venues to how to write grants. We participate in new music concerts where we debut pieces written by Montclair student composers. It is also a highlight when guests from the Immersive Residency come to share their unique perspectives and how they incorporate community outreach into their careers\u201d<strong>.\u2014Rachel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing part of CCE has opened my eyes to many different aspects of what it takes to be an artist. Being able to work with different communities is one of the biggest rewards for my education. From a class perspective, creating programs for different instruments in various places has also been important to carry forward for the future\u201d. <strong>\u2014Alonso<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/LRiRsTS7cn2coWZo7\">Apply for the Cali Collective Program<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/programs-of-study\/artists-diploma-certificate\/\">Apply for the AD Program<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/graduate\/how-to-apply\/\">Apply to the School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lockwoodka@montclair.edu\">lockwoodka@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/02\/MFASlogo_fonts-800x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"137\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/02\/Cali_MSU_Combined_21_22-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cali Collective Ensemble in partnership with Music for All Seasons Cali Collective Ensemble (CCE) is a 2-Year Graduate Program within the Artist Diploma Certificate at the Cali School of Music.\u00a0 Offered in partnership with Music for All Seasons \u2013 an organization that believes in the power of music to heal, bring solace, and to change [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":214798,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-211750","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211750"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216955,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211750\/revisions\/216955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}