Music Festival Master List

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<p>Hey guys, Feel free to add to this list -- For future reference: </p>

<p>Aspen Music Festival
Location: Aspen, CO
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition, conducting
Website: <a href="http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.aspenmusicfestival.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Location: Lenox, MA
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition
Website: Tanglewood</a> Institute</p>

<p>Bowdoin International Music Festival
Location: Bowdoin, ME
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: Bowdoin</a> International Music Festival</p>

<p>Brevard Music Center
Location: Brevard, NC
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition
Website: Brevard</a> Music Center</p>

<p>Britt Institute: String Quartet Academy
Location: Jacksonville, OR
Open to: String players
Website: <a href="http://www.brittfestival.org/stringquartet%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.brittfestival.org/stringquartet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Crested Butte Music Festival
Location: Crested Butte, CO
Open to: Vocalists
Website: Crested</a> Butte Music Festival </p>

<p>Domaine Forget Academy
Location: Quebec
Open to: All instruments, guitar, all voice types, dance
Website: [[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Eastern Music Festival
Location: Greensboro, NC
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition
Website: <a href="http://www.easternmusicfestival.org/festival.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.easternmusicfestival.org/festival.php](&lt;a href="http://www.domaineforget.com%5D%5B/url"&gt;http://www.domaineforget.com)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Hartwick College Summer Music Festival
Location: Oneonta, NY
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano
Website: Hartwick</a> College Summer Music Festival | Oneonta, New York </p>

<p>Indiana University String Academy
Location: Bloomington, IU
Open to: String players
Website: Indiana</a> University Jacobs School of Music Home</p>

<p>Interlochen Center
Location: Interlochen, MI
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano
Website: Interlochen</a> Center for the Arts </p>

<p>International Orchestra Institute Attergau
Location: Vienna
Open to: All instruments
Website: Internationales</a> Orchesterinstitut Attergau</p>

<p>Jeunesse Musicales World Orchestra
Location: (Touring)
Open to: All instruments
Website: Jeunesses</a> Musicales World Orchestra |</p>

<p>Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School
Location: Blue Hill, ME
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: Kneisel</a> Hall</p>

<p>Lucerne Festival Academy
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Open to: All instruments, conducting
Website: Lucerne Festival</p>

<p>Marlboro Music Festival
Location: Marlboro, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: <a href="http://www"&gt;www&lt;/a>. Marlboro</a> Music School and Festival</p>

<p>Manchester Music Festival
Location: Manchester, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: MMF</a> - The Manchester Music Festival of Manchester, Vermont (VT)</p>

<p>Mendocino Music Festival
Location: Mendocino, CA
Open to: String players
Website: Mendocino</a> Music Festival </p>

<p>Music Academy of the West
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, conducting
Website: Music</a> Academy of the West </p>

<p>National Orchestra Institute
Location: College Park, MD
Open to: All instruments
Website: <a href="http://www.noimusic.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.noimusic.org&lt;/a> </p>

<p>National Repertory Orchestra
Location: Breckinridge, CO
Open to: All instruments<br>
Website: National</a> Repertory Orchestra</p>

<p>National Symphony Summer Music Institute
Location: Washington, D.C.
Open to: All instruments
Website: NSO/Kennedy</a> Center Institute</p>

<p>New York Summer Music Festival
Location: Oneonta, NY
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano; Ages 10-25<br>
Website: [NYSMF[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Location: New Haven, CT
Open to: All instruments, piano, composition
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.yale.edu/norfolk%5DNorfolk%5B/url"&gt;http://www.yale.edu/norfolk]Norfolk[/url&lt;/a&gt;] </p>

<p>Orford d’Arts Centre
Location: Canton d’Orford, Quebec
Open to: All instruments
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.arts-orford.org%5DCentre"&gt;http://www.arts-orford.org]Centre&lt;/a> d'arts Orford](<a href="http://www.nysmf.org/%5DNYSMF%5B/url"&gt;http://www.nysmf.org/)&lt;/p>

<p>Opera North: Young Artists Program
Location: Lebannon, NH
Open to: All voice types
Website: Opera</a> North </p>

<p>Pacific Music Festival
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Open to: All instruments, string quartets
Website: [PMF[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Ravinia Festival: Steans Institute
Location: Highland Park, IL
Open to: jazz program, piano, strings, theater
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.ravinia.org%5DRavinia%5B/url"&gt;http://www.ravinia.org]Ravinia[/url&lt;/a&gt;] </p>

<p>Round Top
Location: Round Top, TX
Open to: All instruments
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.festivalhill.org%5DThe"&gt;http://www.festivalhill.org]The&lt;/a> International Festival-Institute at Round Top](<a href="http://www.pmf.or.jp%5DPMF%5B/url"&gt;http://www.pmf.or.jp) </p>

<p>Sarasota Festival
Location: Sarasota, FL
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: [Sarasota[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Location: Lubeck, Germany
Open to: All instruments
Website: <a href="http://www.shmf.de%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.shmf.de](&lt;a href="https://tickets.fwcs.org/public/default.asp?interface=4%5DSarasota%5B/url"&gt;https://tickets.fwcs.org/public/default.asp?interface=4)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Spoleto USA
Location: Charleston, SC
Open to: All instruments
Website: [SHMF[/url</a>] </p>

<p>Tafemusik Baroque Summer Institute
Location: Canada
Open to: All instruments, all vocalists, conductors
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.tafelmusik.org/training/tbsi/tbsi.htm%5DTafelmusik%5B/url"&gt;http://www.tafelmusik.org/training/tbsi/tbsi.htm]Tafelmusik[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

<p>Tanglewood Music Center
Location: Lenox, MA
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.bso.org%5DTanglewood"&gt;http://www.bso.org]Tanglewood&lt;/a> Center](<a href="http://www.spoletousa.org%5DSHMF%5B/url"&gt;http://www.spoletousa.org)&lt;/p>

<p>UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra
Location: Switzerland
Open to: All instruments
Website: UBS</a> Verbier</p>

<p>Verbier Academy
Location: Switzerland
Open to: Most instruments, piano
Website: Verbier</a> Festival</p>

<p>Yellow Barn Music School
Location: Putney, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano, composition
Website: Yellow</a> Barn Music School & Festival </p>

<p>Yellow Barn Music School: Young Artists Program
Location: Putney, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano, composition
Website: Yellow</a> Barn Music School & Festival</p>

<p>Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Location: (Touring)
Open to: All instruments
Website: [url=<a href="http://yoa.org%5DYOA.org%5B/url"&gt;http://yoa.org]YOA.org[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

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<p>Just a quick note...the Yale Summer Program (Norfolk Chamber Music Festival) is NOT located in New Haven. It is located in Norfolk CT...in the northwestern corner of the state. Norfolk is a terrific and supporting community for the arts. That festival is excellent. BUT if a student wants an urban environment, they will not be very happy in rural Norfolk!!</p>

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<p>Cosmos --</p>

<p>What a great idea! This will be very helpful when my S starts casting about for summer plans next year. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Excellent job Cosmos! Will definitely come to good use this fall when applications deadlines role around. THANK YOU!!!!</p>

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<p>Not a problem. </p>

<p>Thanks for the edit, thumper. I wish there was a way to edit the original post...</p>

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<ul>
<li><p>Texas Music Festival
Location: Houston, TX
Open to: All instruments
Website: TMF[/url</a>] </p></li>
<li><p>WABASS
Location: Wabash, IN
Open to: Double bass
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.wabass.com/%5DWabass">http://www.wabass.com/]Wabass</a> - Institute for the 21st Century Bass Player</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>
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I wish there was a way to edit the original post...

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<p>That's the issue with doing a list like this with links. I haven't found a way to do it easily and efficiently. One way would be to change the link to text, and copy the text with each update. Users could just then cut and paste the text to their browser if it's of interest.</p>

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<ul>
<li><p>Hot Springs Music Festival
Location: Hot Springs National Park, AR
Open to: All instruments, singers, recording engineers, conductors, composers
Website: Hot</a> Springs Music Festival</p></li>
<li><p>Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Open to: All strings, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and piano
Website: Colorado</a> College | Summer Music Festival</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>Linking this thread to the free program thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/478123-free-summer-orchestra-programs.html?highlight=free%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/478123-free-summer-orchestra-programs.html?highlight=free&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>How do we get the mods to stick pin this one to the top of this music forum? Otherwise when we REALLY need it, it will be buried somewhere. Please???</p>

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<p>yeah i was thinking the same thing...</p>

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<p>At the bottom of the music forum you will notice a line that indicates who moderates this board. CollegeMom is the preferred person to contact. When you want to get a thread stickied, click on her name at the bottom of the page, then send her an email. She is very good about responding.</p>

<p>Edit to add this link again - have to register, but it's free to do so:
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/arts/music/11clas.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1210526320-tA80E5xPnpd8wXJoKdBG6Q&oref=slogin%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/arts/music/11clas.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1210526320-tA80E5xPnpd8wXJoKdBG6Q&oref=slogin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Divided by state, and includes professional orchestra programs as well as those open to students.</p>

<p>For example:</p>

<p>Des Moines Opera
Location: Des Moines, IA
Open to: late undergrad through professional; voice and orchestral
Des</a> Moines Metro Opera</p>

<p>Another one not on other lists:</p>

<p>College Light Opera Company
Location: Cape Cod
Open to: Undergrad and grad students, voice and small orchestra
College</a> Light Opera Company :: Presented by CapeCodToday.Com</p>

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<p>SongFest
Location: Malibu, Ca
Open to: Singers and collaborative pianists
Website: SongFest</a> - Summer Program for Singers and Pianists</p>

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<p>Thank you, Cosmos, for bringing this thread to my attention and I have now stuck it at the top of the Music Majors forum. Great resource!</p>

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<p>Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar
Location: New York, NY
Open to: Percussionists
Website: The</a> Juilliard School - Summer Programs - Summer Percussion Seminar</p>

<p>Juilliard String Quartet Seminar
Location: New York, NY
Open to: Pre-professional string quartets
Website: The</a> Juilliard School - Summer Programs - Juilliard String Quartet Seminar</p>

<p>Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies
Location: New York, NY (Juilliard)
Open to: Violin
Website: The</a> Juilliard School - Summer Programs - Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies</p>

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<p>Boston GuitarFest 2009
Location: Boston, MA
Open to: Guitar
Website: Boston</a> Guitarfest</p>

<p>NEC Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
Location: Boston, MA
Open to: Voice, Piano, Pre-Formed Ensembles, Percussion
Website: Summer</a> Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance Practice</p>

<p>NEC Summer Piano Institute
Location: Boston, MA
Open to: Piano
Website: Summer</a> Piano Institute: The Music of Chopin</p>

<p>Peabody Institute Chamber Camp
Location: Baltimore, MD
Open to: String players grades 5-12
Website: Peabody</a> Institute - Preparatory Strings: Chamber Camp</p>

<p>Manhattan School of Music Summer Music Camp
Location: New York, NY
Open to: NYC Public School students grades 5-8; all instruments, piano
Website: Manhattan</a> School of Music: Manhattan School of Music Summer Music Camp</p>

<p>Eastman School Viola Technique Workshop
Location: Rochester, NY
Open to: Viola
Website: Summer</a> Institutes - Summer Session - Eastman School of Music</p>

<p>Eastman School Summer Institute: The Practical Harpist
Location: Rochester, NY
Open to: Harp
Website: Summer</a> Institutes - Summer Session - Eastman School of Music</p>

<p>Eastman School Trombone Workshop
Location: Rochester, NY
Open to: Trombone
Website: Summer</a> Institutes - Summer Session - Eastman School of Music</p>

<p>Eastman School Trumpet Workshop
Location: Rochester, NY
Open to: Trumpet
Website: Summer</a> Institutes - Summer Session - Eastman School of Music</p>

<p>Eastman School Jazz Guitar Workshop
Location: Rochester, NY
Open to: Jazz guitar
Website: Summer</a> Institutes - Summer Session - Eastman School of Music</p>

<p>Shepherd School of Music at Rice University: Summer Vocal Camp
Location: Houston, TX
Open to: Voice
Website: Shepherd</a> School of Music - SUMMER VOCAL CAMP</p>

<p>Shepherd School of Music at Rice University: Rice Summer Piano Institute
Location: Houston, TX
Open to: Piano
Website: Shepherd</a> School of Music - RICE SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR PIANO</p>

<p>CIM Summer Chamber Music Program
Location: Cleveland, OH
Open to: All instruments
Website: Cleveland</a> Institute of Music</p>

<p>Accent08: CCM Summer Chamber Music Program
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Open to: All instruments
Website: College-Conservatory</a> of Music (CCM) - University of Cincinnati - AccentX Festival</p>

<p>Music08: CCM Summer New Music Program
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Open to: Composers
Website: [MusicX[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Opera Theater and Music Festival of Lucca: CCM Summer Opera Program
Location: Lucca, Italy
Open to: Voice
Website: [url=<a href="http://www.ccmoperalucca.org/%5DOpera"&gt;http://www.ccmoperalucca.org/]Opera&lt;/a> Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy || Summer Program of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)](<a href="http://www.ccm.uc.edu/musicx/index.html%5DMusicX%5B/url"&gt;http://www.ccm.uc.edu/musicx/index.html)&lt;/p>

<p>Piano Study Abroad: CCM Summer Piano Workshops
Locations: Almafi Coast Music Festival, Italy; International Piano Week of Belgium
Open to: Piano
Website: Amalfi</a> Coast Music and Arts Festival - Main Page</p>

<p>Cincinnati Flute Symposium
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Open to: Flute
Website: Cincinnati</a> Flute Symposium - CFS</p>

<p>Grandin Festival
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Open to: Voice, all instruments
Website: The</a> Grandin Festival | A Celebration of Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Music</p>

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<p>It would be a great help to me and perhaps others if we could add two bits of info when posting about programs, if known -- age of students (HS or college) and level - generally, or best guess - of the students. Something like we do for colleges. Ultra selective/conservatory level to beginners/takes all comers.</p>

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<p>Aspen: Advanced high school students; college/grad students
BUTI: Advanced high school students; some younger students; age limit - 18
Bowdoin: Advanced high school students; college students
Brevard: High school students
Britt Institute: Ages 14-22
Crested Butte: Age limit - 25
CIM Chamber Program: Ages 12-18
CCM Chamber Program: Advanced high school students; college students
CCM New Music Program: College students, professionals
CO College Festival: Advanced high school students; college students
College Light Opera: College/Graduate students
Domaine Forget: Advanced high school students; college students
Des Moines Opera: College/Graduate students
Eastman Viola Program: Advanced high school students; college students
Eastman Harp Program: Advanced high school students; college students
Eastman Trombone Program: Advanced high school students; college students
Eastman Trumpet Program: Advanced high school students; college students
Eastman Jazz Guitar Program: Advanced high school students; college students
EMF: High school students; college students; some younger students
Hartwick: High school students
Hot Springs Music Festival: Over 18
IU Strings Academy: Advanced high school students; college students
Interlochen: High school students; younger students
International Orchestra Institute: College students
Jeunesse Musicales World Orchestra: College/grad students; internationally competitive
Juilliard Percussion Seminar: Advanced high school students
Juilliard Quartet Seminar: College/grad students
Juilliard Violin Symposium: College students
Kneisel Hall: College students
Lucerne: College/grad students
Marlboro: College/grad students, professionals
Manchester Music Festival: College students
Mendocino: Ages 16-25
MSM Summer Camp: Grades 5-8
Music Academy: Advanced high school students; college/grad students
NOI: Advanced high school students; college students
NRO: College/grad students
Kennedy Center/National Symphony Institute: Ages 15-20
NY Summer Music Festival: High school students; younger students
Norfolk: College/grad students
Orford: Advanced high school students; college students
Opera North: Advanced high school students; college students
Peabody Summer Camp: Grades 5-12
PMF: College/grad students
Ravinia: College/grad students
Round Top: Advanced high school students; college/grad students
Rice Vocal Program: High school students
Rice Piano Program: High school students
Sarasota: College/grad students
Schleswig: College/grad students
Spoleto USA: College/grad students
SongFest: College students
Tafelmusik: College students
Tanglewood: College/grad students
TMF: Advanced high school students; college students
UBS Verbier: College/grad students
Verbier Academy: Advanced high school students; college/grad students
Wabass: Advanced high school students; college students<br>
Yellow Barn Young Artists: Ages 14-19
Yellow Barn Fellowship: College/grad students, professionals
YOA: College/grad students</p>

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<p>You could add
Greenwood Music Camp, Cummington, Mass. (near Northampton); jr. Greenwood (kiddie-camp), middle school age; senior Greenwood (big camp), high school and pre-college; mostly strings, but also winds, and piano. Chamber music, orchestra, chorus.</p>

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<p>Also:
Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp on Lake Dunmore, Vermont; ages through high school</p>

<p>Point</a> Counterpoint Chamber Music Camp</p>