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<p>I don’t think anyone has mentioned Credo, chamber music - strings & piano held at Oberlin Conseravtory:</p>

<p>[Credo</a> Chamber Music Camp](<a href=“http://www.credochambermusic.org/credo_strings.html]Credo”>http://www.credochambermusic.org/credo_strings.html)</p>

<p>The camp has a faith and service perspective (generally Christian, but not specific to any particular denomination). I have known some very fine students over the life of the program (10 years or so) who have attended - several for multiple summers. Faculty is generally very fine. Anyway, might be of interest to some.</p>

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<p>some additions (some might still have openings, but most would be for next year):
Mannes has several programs, Beethoven, New Music, Theory
[Mannes</a> :: News and Events :: Summer Programs](<a href=“http://www.newschool.edu/mannes/subpage.aspx?id=2866]Mannes”>http://www.newschool.edu/mannes/subpage.aspx?id=2866)
Perlman Music Program
[The</a> Perlman Music Program](<a href=“http://www.perlmanmusicprogram.org/]The”>http://www.perlmanmusicprogram.org/)
Banff has a piano masterclass program
[Piano</a> Master Class — Program Information — The Banff Centre](<a href=“http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=811]Piano”>http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=811)
Pianofest in the Hamptons (free)
[Pianofest</a> in the Hamptons](<a href=“http://www.pianofest.com/]Pianofest”>http://www.pianofest.com/)
Bang on a Can (composers and performers - 21 and over)
<a href=“http://www.bangonacan.org/summer_festival[/url]”>http://www.bangonacan.org/summer_festival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, NEC’s SICPP (“sick puppy”) takes composers as well as pianists and other instrumentalists and has a resident composer each year.
<a href=“http://www.sicpp.org/[/url]”>http://www.sicpp.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I applied to Interlochen and was waitlisted (better than rejection!) but recently was informed of an opening available for me. Thing is, they don’t have financial aid, and tuition is wildly expensive. I did get financial aid to New York Summer Music Festival. Interlochen would be my ideal summer, but I can actually afford NYSMF. What to do?</p>

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<p>I have heard some excellent things about NYSMF, so if it turns out that you really cannot afford Interlochen you should still have a great summer. How much of a difference in price are you looking at between the two? Would it be possible to work the rest of the summer to make up part of that difference?</p>

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<p>I posted this on another thread (different student considering similar thing?) - Anyway, if you have already accepted one festival, be careful about backing out now. A friend of my S’s did that this year, - got in off the waitlist at a preferred program, so pulled out of one he’d already said yes to, and has thoroughly blackened his name. The music world is small…</p>

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<p>I don’t often disagree with binx, and I’m not necessarily going to contradict her advice, which is both wise and true.</p>

<p>However, realize that it is not unusual for a student (particularly at the higher levels) to apply to a number of extremely competitive summer programs. Acceptance can be a crapshoot, regardless of ability and talent, so often one needs to hedge your bets and be assured of being “somewhere”. </p>

<p>Now, having said that, the issue here becomes communication. With an acceptance in hand, but still anticipating additional options, it is best to wait until the last possible moment to accept the offer. If you honestly need more time, email or call the program, and explain not all your ducks are yet in a row. Ask for an extension, and in most cases, they will grant you one. </p>

<p>If nothing pans out, go with what you have, send your deposit, and thank the program for working with you. If you get your alternative offer, then let the other program know immediately, and again thank them for their offer and their assistance in working with you.</p>

<p>The worst thing that you can do is feign a commitment, or signal false intent, and pull out of one for a different program at the last moment without communicating. </p>

<p>In most instances, being honest and open will not hurt your chances for future consideration. The circle is indeed small, and word quickly spreads about reliability, or the lack thereof.</p>

<p>Approach the issue with tact and common sense, yet burn no bridges. Otherwise it is
most likely to bite you on the backside down the road.</p>

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<p>Hautbois, My D is an oboist and she attended the forerunner program to NYSMF during the summers following 9th and 10th grade. The program is much smaller than Interlochen’s and you can attend for short 2-week sessions. NYSMF provides frequent and intense performance opportunities. My D loved the program those two summers. I don’t recognize the current oboe teachers, so I can’t comment on the oboe instruction you would have, but there is a great opportunity during the 3rd session to participate in a master class with one of the best oboe teachers.</p>

<p>I am also familiar with Interlochen. Though my D never went to the camp, she attended the school for two years. The oboe instruction is outstanding and there will be more oboe players there. This will help you gauge how you would compare in a national pool of applicants. If cost were not a factor, I would recommend that you go to Interlochen. If you choose to do so and you have already said yes to NYSMF, I also agree that you need to do this most tactfully.</p>

<p>Either way, you should have a great summer! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Violadad, I’m glad you didn’t disagree with me, 'cause then I’d have to add you to my “ignore” list. Even if you’re right. (Actually, that might make it worse.) ;)</p>

<p>I guess I should qualify my comments a bit. My experience is with fellowship-type programs, which might be less forgiving about students who back out. (I’m just guessing.) I really don’t have personal knowledge about what happens when you back out of various high-school level programs after committing to them.</p>

<p>Now that I think about it, it does seem like some programs might be more accommodating. But I think Violadad’s advice is good about waiting till the last minute to reply, if you are hoping to get in off the waitlist somewhere else. That actually happened to my S this year. He was waitlisted at his first choice, and deadline for another program was on a Thursday. Wednesday night he got in off the waitlist, and was glad he’d waited.</p>

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<p>As my d is adjusting wonderfully into a college world that is large and 1000 miles from home, I wanted to post how glad we are she attended summer programs the past five years! Not only did they give all of us a since of where she would be (talent wise) in a national pool, she received wonderful instructions and was introduced to some of the top professors/instructors around…it PREPARED her for this transition into college life. She knew what to expect, knew what the adjustment time is and how to take care of herself. She knew how to find classes, books, use cafeteria and school id cards, do laundry, time management and that eight weeks away from home is ‘do-able’. Many of these things her friends from high school are very nervous about as they go off to college. We all decided that even if she had decided music was not her field, the summer programs were worth every penny we spent. Hats off to all of the summer programs!!</p>

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<p>Just wanted to chime in and affirm notfromme’s post. S4’s smooth transition from high school to college is not only due to the fact that he IS S4 and we’ve been through this before, but also because he has had the experience of living away from home for a few months each summer. </p>

<p>It was quite easy for him to get into the swim of things, organize himself, and take care of the few minor snafus that popped up his first week. Since he’s in the Midwest and we’re in the Northeast, I take great comfort knowing he’s confident in his ability to manage his life as a college freshman. </p>

<p>Hats off to the folks at NEMC - your program did a great job preparing him both musically and socially!</p>

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<p>Crosslinking to some jazz program options originally posted by NJ Jazz dad <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063220941-post190.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063220941-post190.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>it’s almost that time again…
some news:
Sarasota is on “hiatus” for 2010.
Aspen is shorter by a week (2 4 week sessions this year) and there was about at 10% cut in faculty, most evident in the piano program. They have posted 2010 information already.</p>

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<p>After having an incredible experience at Tanglewood a few months ago, my 16-year-old piano son is looking ahead to where to apply for next summer. Right now, the top of his wish list is Aspen, although he would love to attend Music Academy of the West. We’ve heard they rarely accept high school aged students – is this true? What is the word on Aspen these days? Any other ones that are comparable to Tanglewood? What about Bowdoin (although Maine is so far)? Tanglewood was so fantastic that we are afraid nothing will come close to matching the tremendous experiences he had there.</p>

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<p>Just want to use this thread to highlight an outstanding program called Morningside Music Bridge. It’s run out of the Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary, and in the past the festival has been held in both Canada and China. Last summer they were in Poland. </p>

<p>This festival is extremely selective, the players are at a really high level. The year I visited they were in Calgary, and in addition to a fabulous roster of resident and guest faculty, they had a concerto competition where finalists got to solo with the Calgary Philharmonic. So the opportunities are first-rate. </p>

<p>It’s also generously funded–for the Poland camp, airfare from major Canadian cities was covered. (The money comes from Ronnie Chan, a Hong Kong-based real estate tycoon who runs the Morningside Group. He’s also a trustee at the University of Southern California). A bit of a Canadian tilt but the students do indeed come from all over the world. US applicants are welcome. </p>

<p>Open to strings and piano only, I believe. </p>

<p>[Mount</a> Royal University - Morningside Music Bridge - Calgary, Alberta, Canada](<a href=“http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/TheConservatory/SummerPrograms/MorningsideMusicBridge/index.htm]Mount”>http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/TheConservatory/SummerPrograms/MorningsideMusicBridge/index.htm)</p>

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<p>Yes, Alohagail, Music Academy doesn’t take a lot of high schoolers. 16 is the minimum age to apply. Many are at the grad school (or even out of school) level. And I think I remember my S saying that pianists only get to go once. (That is, other instruments can reapply for future years, but pianists can’t.) Pianists also have to name a track - collaborative, solo, or voice.</p>

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<p>I support N8Ma’s recommendation of the Morningside Music Bridge programme. My son attended this past summer in Poland. About half of the students were Canadian and the others were from several countries (large contingents from China and Poland). The programme is one month long and is very heavily subsidized, so the cost is a fraction of other comparable programmes. I believe that we paid $1500 which covered the entire month of room, board, tuition and return airfare to Gdansk, Poland. </p>

<p>Students got anywhere from 2 to 5 private lessons per week (the number of lessons depended on the number of teachers of that instrument for that week), regular sessions with excellent collaborative pianists, their own practice room, a daily masterclass, chamber coachings, an average of at least one performing opportunity per week, the concerto competition, a chamber music competition, and free admission to numerous concerts by faculty and guest artists. </p>

<p>The playing level is high and the programme is relatively small compared to many other programmes; I think that there were about 40 students. My son had lessons with at least 6 different teachers during the month. His teachers came from China, Canada, the US, Poland, and Germany. While teachers vary somewhat from year to year, they have had teachers from the Shanghai Conservatory, Bejing Conservatory, NEC, Juilliard, Curtis, Berlin, Frederic Chopin Conservatory, Glenn Gould School, and many other world-class institutions. </p>

<p>The programme is open to pianists, violinists, violists, and cellists from ages 12 to 18 (so no college students). Because the students are relatively young, there is suitable supporting structure for their days and activities. Sundays were largely devoted to supervised sightseeing. This next year’s programme will probably be held in Calgary, Alberta which is about 75 minutes from Banff.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for the info on the Morningside program. It sounds amazing. I don’t know if I could send my son to Poland for a month, but Calgary would be easy from Los Angeles. The website is impressive and the amount of educational time that you mentioned would be wonderful. I’ll have to try and find out for sure if it is in Calgary this year.</p>

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<p>Has anyone had any experience with the symphony orchestra academy of the pacific? I’m a flutist auditioning for festivals. Any other suggestions where to look?</p>

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<p>No, but the link is (now) here [Symphony</a> Orchestra Academy of the Pacific](<a href=“http://www.soap-powellriver.ca/index.html]Symphony”>Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific)</p>

<p>Looks like a great opportunity for those on the cusp of graduating, already “out”, moving into or out of grad school. Although there is no age limit, a range of 18-32 is listed, but it is strictly audition based, and these aren’t cast in stone.</p>

<p>Don’t know how long the program has existed, but there’s some very strong faculty and they list some info back to '04.</p>

<p>Thanks for the heads-up.</p>

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<p>When my son was at Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro NC, he remarked that the pianists were OUTSTANDING and the program highly regarded. It might be worth checking and they do accept both high school and college aged students.</p>