{"id":5774,"date":"2026-10-28T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/?p=5774"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:04:52","slug":"chasing-the-muse-w-brendan-forrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/chasing-the-muse-w-brendan-forrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing the Muse w\/ Brendan Forrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5774\" class=\"elementor elementor-5774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b8be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"336b8be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d317423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d317423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?fit=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"5781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/chasing-the-muse-w-brendan-forrest\/brendan-f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?fit=1224%2C692&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"brendan f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-f.png?fit=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65b743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e65b743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592a8ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"592a8ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f0de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27f0de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h4><strong>11\/23\/2026, 6PM &#8211; 8PM: Chasing the Muse<\/strong><\/h4><h5>An Intimate Exploration of Musical Creativity, Composition &amp; Songwriting with Brendan Forrest<\/h5><p><strong>Monday, November 23 | Muso Madison<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Where does music come from, and how do we turn inspiration into something of our own?<\/em><\/p><p>Join award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and educator Brendan Forrest for an intimate exploration of musical creativity. Drawing from his experience in Americana, folk, and bluegrass, Brendan will share his approach to songwriting and instrumental composition, exploring melody, harmony, improvisation, and storytelling along the way.<\/p><p>Part workshop, part conversation, and part intimate solo performance, this interactive gathering invites participants to explore their creative instincts, ask questions, experiment with new ideas, and discover fresh approaches to musical expression.<\/p><p><strong>All instruments, lyricists (no musical training required), and experience levels are welcome!<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Admission:<\/strong> Sliding scale, $20\u2013$30 suggested donation<\/p><p><strong>Registration:<\/strong> Scan the QR code to reserve your spot via email. 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