More than half the musicians in the band compose, and at least every other month a guest composer is featured.

"They're not there to make time with their date or to get loaded," said Howard Johnson, a guest composer one month.

He is a renowned guest composer and lecturer at national and international festivals.

She has also given many lectures as a guest composer and as a composer-in-residence.

Classic Arts updated table with guest composer, title.

Wednesday at 8; pre-concert talk at 7:15 with the guest composers.

These are the musicians chosen for the program, including three guest composers who got special invitations to live and work at the house.

Sometimes the Forum includes special guest composers from outside the region.

As a guest composer he led graduate composition seminars, provided private lessons, and consulted with composition students.

Every year, the artistic director of the festival invites a foreign guest composer to present his or her work to the Finnish audience.