The Creative Project Development Residency offers an opportunity to an imaginative and entrepreneurial young artist to develop and workshop an original projects that pushes the boundaries of the traditional concert experience.
Projects that celebrate traditional cultural heritages and unravel social issues from across the globe are particularly sought out as are musicians who show an entrepreneurial spirit. The selected musician (any instrument or voice-type) is offered intensive one-on-one coaching with Academy faculty and guests.
programme dates
includes arrival and departure dates
2026
19 July – 3 August 2026
possibility to arrive as early as 12 July
how to apply
Applications for the 2026 edition of the Academy’s Creative Project Development Residency are now closed
Please read the guidelines at the following link before sending any questions to the Verbier Festival Team.
guidelinesmentors 2026
All Academy musicians—and especially the Creative Project Development Resident—learn to navigate the business of music through exposure to concepts they don’t learn in school: interactive concert programming to address changing audience tastes and demographics, effective marketing and social media, media training, financial management, sound and video recording, and mental and physical wellness practices. Musicians meet with artists, educators and businesspeople who are living proof that there is no single career path for a young artist. The Resident works one-on-one with Academy’s mentors over an intense two to three weeks.
Stephen McHolm
Alexis Milligan
Pedja Muzijevic
Karen Zorn
Additional mentors will be announced.