The Impulse New Music Festival is a registered non-profit organization committed to re-imagining classical music training for the 21st-century. Their workshops and programs combine traditional rigorous training with groundbreaking techniques and technologies that are reshaping the field of composition, while also providing young musicians with the practical tools to navigate the critical early stages of their career. Composer Marlies Hollevoet was given the opportunity to participate in their intensive summer program, where she was able gain insight into building her own career as a composer, and make important new connections with world-class faculty members, established professionals, and fellow participants.