<p>The description on the website:
The Future Music Lab @ AMF is an all-fellowship intensive four-week program designed with a goal of immersing exceptionally gifted musicians into the world of new music technologies.</p>
<p>Participants will have opportunity to work with award winning violinist and composer Mari Kimura through individual lessons, seminars, and group presentations. The session will focus on developing insights into new music performance, the use of interactive computer technology, extended technique, improvisation, and composition. </p>
<p>The project is an official collaboration with IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) in Paris. Participants will have the access to the IRCAM FORUM, and to the state-of-the-art technology including motion sensor “MO” (Modular Musical Objects developed at IRCAM). MO can be used as a bowing motion sensor (which is called Augmented Violin system) or applied to other instruments, dance or theater. Augmented Violin System will be provided by Phonotonic, a ‘satellite’ French company developing novel approaches to tangible music interaction and marketing the system in collaboration with IRCAM.</p>
<p>I forgot to include in the description of the new program the Future Music Lab at the Atlantic Music Festival, that, in addition to instrumentalists, it is also open to vocalists both classical and jazz.</p>
<p>I believe the Texas Music Festival’s deadline has passed, but maybe they might still have a few openings. It’s not as selective as the more well known places such as Tanglewood, Brevard, Eastern etc. but definitely a great place to look into if you are in Texas. I would say that if you made a Texas All-State group, then you have a really good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>My D attended Texas Music Festival last year and there were musicians from the top schools like CIM, Eastman, Rice, etc and from other countries. It is a practically free festival excluding the registration fee and is competitive to be accepted. I don’t believe they included composers but I will check with my D and let you know pianomom7.</p>
<p>Ihaveaunicorn: I wrote this in another thread a while back, don’t know if you saw it or if it is helpful but here it is anyway:</p>
<p>We have some experience with Brevard from a few years ago. (I’m sorry I don’t know any piano details). The accommodations were in cabins. They were plain structures with Dorm-style bathrooms. Chores are done every morning before breakfast. Food was average with always a “home-style” option or the hamburger/pizza line for dinner. Practice rooms for instrumentalists were generally little practice huts (similar to Interlochen likely). I’m sure the pianists had actual buildings to practice in! There was no Laundromat on the campus. Closest ones were in town, one mile away. However, there was a laundry service available on campus which came out to something like $8-10 for a large bag of laundry. It rains torrentially every afternoon about 2 pm for about an hour. </p>
<p>OK those are the negatives. On the plus side, the place is extremely well run. Everyone from office staff to medical personnel are on the ball and know what they are doing. They are genuinely kind and sincere. Almost all of the faculty have been there for years, and are dedicated to teaching. Our student returned home much improved and made many new friends from all over the country and world, all of which have since gone on to well-known music programs. She still reminisces about how great the experience was. Scholarships are available. The day to day schedule is set up similar to a college schedule with 1-2 hours of classes in the morning and then rehearsals later on. The music festival there is quite good and well attended by the local community. (Frederica von Stade=life-changing experience!) Students get in free, and there are events almost every night. Even the free concerts put on by students are well attended. Located just a few miles from the south end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the area surrounding Brevard is beautiful and makes for a lovely vacation. Asheville NC is about 30 minutes away and is a “foodie” destination. You can get great meals for about 1/3 the cost of those in a major metropolitan area. </p>
<p>When my daughter was applying to summer programs she had some great options. She turned down a more famous program to attend Brevard because of the faculty. It proved to be a wise move.</p>
<p>I would encourage you to call the staff there if you have any questions. They are very patient.</p>
<p>Two weeks (June 2nd - June 15th) on the campus of Washington College, in Chestertown, MD. It’s a new festival - this is the second year - so some spots haven’t been filled yet. Tuition-free for all accepted, and they do provide housing. Faculty’s strong - some great names like Caroline Coades, viola (UMich) and Jared Hauser, oboe (Blair).</p>
<p>August 31-September 2, 2013
The 2013 Robert McDuffie Labor Day Festival is an intensive, hands-on, three-day workshop with Center faculty, limited this year to just 8 rising high school seniors: 4 violinists, 2 violists, and 2 cellists. Participants will take part in master classes, coachings and rehearsals as they prepare for the festivals closing concert, when they will perform string quartets as well as play with the Center String Ensemble. If you would like to be considered, please email <a href=“mailto:crowe_pa@mercer.edu”>crowe_pa@mercer.edu</a></p>
<p>Amazing opportunity to get the inside scoop on a music conservatory-level music performance degree at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Students get to work with some of the finest string faculty in the world.</p>
<p>My son just finished his freshman year as a violin performance major with full scholarship. He attended the 2011 festival to get to know the faculty before the spring college music auditions. The festival really gave him a feel for what it would be like to attend college as a student there.</p>
<p>I asked this on a previous thread. Anyone know anyone who attended the Conservatory in Amsterdam’s Keep and Eye on Jazz Summer workshop? My son is attending this summer.</p>
<p>Driving the kiddo up north for his second summer at Meadowmount. He’s going to be interviewing at U of Rochester on the way up this time. (We’re also going to sneak in a trip to Niagara Falls.) Would welcome any tips on U of R, interviewing, or Niagara Falls.</p>
<p>Niagara Falls - I prefer the Canadian side, but I know people who have had a perfectly nice time on the American side. At night, the falls are lit up, which can be pretty - check the times for that. The trip behind the falls was interesting but probably not worth the money if you’re not really into it.</p>
<p>Check out Classical Singer magazine. They sponsor a competition at their national meeting (many local and even online qualifying events) that is really fun to attend just to listen to all the singers and go to some of master classes and the exhibition hall with lots of vendors and college representatives. </p>
<p>I just got the email from Classical Singer magazine offering their free summer edition with their Young Artist Program directory. It’s free so have had it. (I don’t currently subscribe even, although my D did participate in their national competition one year.)</p>