Music Festival Master List

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<p>Thanks Cosmo for doing all this background work for all the readers of this board. I know many will appreciate and benefit!</p>

<p>Now, with apologies, I know many advanced PRE-COLLEGE (not necessarliy high school age yet) students who have attended Aspen, IU String Academy, Bowdoin and POSTGRADUATE students who have attended Ravinia/Steans, MAW, etc. I wonder if we could amend the listing to indicate "aproximate age, check websites for specific programs to determine if specific ages are required, or if general ability is assessed" or something of that nature?</p>

<p>Also, add to the listing:</p>

<p>Meadowmount: advanced violin, viola, cello and piano, ages 8 - 30
Meadowmount</a> School of Music - Summer School for String Players - Chamber Music</p>

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<p>National Arts Centre Summer Institute - Young Artists Programme
location: Ottawa, Canada
open to: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Piano, Voice
program emphasis: chamber music & individual instruction
age: 12 - 26, several programs check website for specifics
website:National</a> Arts Centre - Centre national des Arts</p>

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<p>One of my festivals for this summer...</p>

<p>Zermatt Festival Academy
Location: Zermatt, Switzerland
Open to: All instruments (numbers on website, varies from year to year)
Age Range: Not specified
Website: Zermatt</a> Festival - Academy</p>

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<p>Cosmos - I'm curious - it looks like the dates are in September. How do you work that around school?</p>

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<p>IU String Academy is for precollege only - starts age 12, but younger kids can go if parents go along. I don't think there's anyone there over 18.</p>

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<p>You can also add:
New England Music Camp, Sidney, ME. Near Waterville and Colby College. Strings, Orchestra, Band, Jazz Ensembles, Chamber Groups, Piano, Guitar.
Ages 12-17.
Website: New</a> England Music Camp</p>

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<p>binx,
My university starts Sept 29 so I'm able to go. It would be a challenge for a lot of school schedules though.</p>

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<p>Additions: Kinhaven Music School in Weston, Vermont. Similar to Greenwood posted above in that it has a junior and senior division (14-18)</p>

<p>Chautauqua Music Festival at the Chautauqua Institute in western NY State (mostly 18 and over)</p>

<p>Encore School for Strings of CIM. Evidently not functioning this summer.</p>

<p>InterHarmony International Music Festival (three sessions, one in Massachusetts, two in Germany)</p>

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<p>Walden School, Dublin NH</p>

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<p>Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival - Burlington, VT (at University of Vermont). College, graduate and high school students. Focus can be chamber music or solo. Artistic Director - Kevin Lawrence (NC School of the Arts)</p>

<p>June 29 - July 26, 2008</p>

<p>Green</a> Mountain Chamber Music Festival</p>

<p>A relatively new festival, this year is the 4th season. Violinist son attended last year and LOVED it. There were a handful of students a bit younger than high school age, a good bunch of high school aged kids and lots of college students. I'm not sure how many grad students attended.</p>

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<p>The Brian Lewis Young Artist Program
Location: Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas
Open to: Violin
Age range: up to age 18</p>

<p>June 22 through July 4, 2008</p>

<p>Website: (Sorry - I didn't know how to tag it with a label)
<a href="http://www.ottawasuzukistrings.org/programs/announcing-a-new-program-for-summer-of-2008%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ottawasuzukistrings.org/programs/announcing-a-new-program-for-summer-of-2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is the first year of this program.
Here is the program description:
The BLYAP is a tuition-free opportunity for twelve highly gifted violinists up to the age of 18 to receive intense daily private instruction on concerto repertoire, sonata literature, scales, etudes, solo Bach, music of Kreisler, to rehearse with piano, and to experience evening activities where performance and violin issues will be examined and explored.</p>

<p>Sound Encounters is also offered at the same location from June 11 to June 20, 2008. Wonderful program - my D attended several times and absolutely loved it.</p>

<p>Open to: Violin, viola, cello, bass and piano
Age range: Undergraduate (advanced students of all ages through HS) and Collegiate</p>

<p>website:<a href="http://www.ottawasuzukistrings.org/programs/sound-encounters%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ottawasuzukistrings.org/programs/sound-encounters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Taos School of Music
Location: Taos, NM
Open to: Piano, violin, viola, cello
Age Range: Ages 18-29 </p>

<p>Website:
Taos</a> School of Music - Taos, New Mexico : Apply</p>

<p>I want to go to this program, but they don't take my instrument...</p>

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<p>Does anyone have thoughts on applying to programs that don't usually take your instrument? </p>

<p>I think it's an ok idea if you just ask the program if they'd accept your application. Yellow Barn doesn't say anything on their website about being open to basses (for the YAP), but I tried out and got in anyway! So I don't think it would hurt. There are so many awesome programs that don't take basses, sometimes I just want to apply for them and see if they make an exception... like the Verbier Academy (so cool!!).</p>

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<p>Cosmos, in years past the Taos program was largely geared (if not exclusive) to the string quartet repetoire.</p>

<p>But it doesn't hurt to ask.</p>

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<p>Yes... I asked and they said that, while they like double bass very much, they accept only violin, viola, cello, and piano. Too bad, they have one great faculty!</p>

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<p>I know it's a little early to be thinking about next summer, but when do you usually apply to summer programs?</p>

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<p>clarinetmom, it's really never too early. Application deadlines vary by program. The date ranges for due dates fall from mid-November through April; some are later, and some "open till filled". The bulk of the programs I'm familiar with tend to be in the Jan-April time frame.</p>

<p>It's best to identify those of interest early, and allow ample time for prep, recording if required as well as letters of recommendation.</p>

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<p>Anyone who might be interested in Music Academy - their application for next summer is up on their website now.</p>

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<p>Just curious about the jazz festivals--I know of school-affiliated ones, The New School has one in Italy and MSM has one in the Netherlands. Anybody know of others? These are for college students.</p>

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<p>Hey another question,
Can anyone think of any orchestra or chamber programs that are short (like a month or so)? I need to work most of this next summer, and I want to only apply for short programs so I can still do some music but also have a lot of time at my job.
So far, I was thinking of:
Lucerne
Perlman Fellowship Program
National Arts Center Orchestra Studies Program
Zermatt
Banff Center Orchestra</p>