This format enables students and enthusiasts to meet in person with current composers who introduce their own musical philosophy through examples of music and report on their daily work routines. The composition forums are often accompanied by other events that allow participants to experience the creative output of the guests invited from other perspectives. As an example, works are performed which have been developed as part of the workshops on contemporary music. Past performances have featured Nikolaus Brass, Péter Eötvös, Beat Furrer, Jonathan Harvey, Manuel Hidalgo, Toshio Hosokawa, Helmut Lachenmann, Isabel Mundry, Henri Pousseur, Wolfgang Rihm, Lucia Ronchetti, Rebecca Saunders, Vladimir Tarnopolski, Jörg Widmann, Isang Yun and others.