Summer Programs 2008

<p>I believe there is a summer program at Park University in Kansas City exclusively for pianists. I'm not sure if it's for high school students, however.</p>

<p>ooops - Re: Park Univ. - That will teach me to post something w/out checking it out. First, their website is not updated since Summer '06. Second....the summer piano program is in Lake Como, Italy (doesn't that sound loverly?) Still might be worth looking into if scholarships are available. Could offset the cost of flying to Italy.</p>

<p>Interlochen is wonderful. Daughter loved it for voice this past summer and she had friends who loved it for piano. It is in a beautiful woody setting, staying in cabins, very camp-like. Excellent international reputation.</p>

<p>to bach_rocks:
I'm a juinor also, planning to major in vocal preformance, and I went to Tanglewood last summer. Tanglewood was an incredible experience; it taught me what going to a conservatory is like. The vocal program is very intense, there are always classes and rehearsals, and I learned a lot. However, I heard from piano majors that they had much fewer classes and much more free time.
The concerts are amazing. They give you a season pass to all Tanglewood concerts, which is incredible. I saw Joshua Bell, Yo-yo ma, James Levine, etc. The ushers are really sweet, and they seat you in any empty seats. The concerts are so great, its hard to describe it. There's so much exposure to classical music, it's really cool. You spend time with all these people who share your interests and are really talented.
Overall, I really enjoyed it, but there were some bad points. The food is awful, and the voice teachers were undergrads who wern't that great. I'm not sure who teachers piano students though. I definetly recommend it though, it was an awesome summer.</p>

<p>Raging and Vicarious mentioned piano at Tanglewood and Interlochen respectively. If anyone here has recent firsthand experience with piano at Interlochen or BUTI, could you describe it? I'm interested in how many piano students of what ages attended; what kind of repertoire had students performed in public prior to attending; what was the general social flavor of the piano program. (or PM me if you are willing to answer some questions.) S is asking about these programs. Thanks.</p>

<p>Bumping this thread a bit here for some questions.</p>

<p>Does anyone know any good summer programs/camps for a Freshman College Student? All I can really find is Eastern U.S. Music Festival and New York Summer Music Fest.</p>

<p>Just want to mention Walden School in Dublin NH, a program with a little different focus: creativity, w/classes in musicianship, theory/solfege, and composition. About 50 students (pre-college) attend, most instrumentalists, and they study very intensively. Class sizes are 3-5, and teachers are professional composers and musicians. There is also an amazing choral component. </p>

<p>At the end of the program, there is a week-long festival for parents and the public, and the students each produce a pretty sophisticated composition. Visiting artists participate in the festival, and play students' pieces, and students have a chance to play as well. Some well-known musicians have been involved with Walden. Our 17 year-old daughter went last year and couldn't have been happier. They have a website...Summer</a> Music Camp and Summer Music Festival: The Walden School</p>

<p>aisasami- Are you currently a freshman or will you be entering as a freshman?
If you are at college, check the bulletin boards around your music department. There are often many postings sent to the schools with general and instrument specific opportunities. Also, your peers and instructor(s) can be invaluable sources.</p>

<p>There are online database summer program offerings from Strings and Strad magazine at Strings</a> Magazine: Summer Study Guide and
The</a> Strad. While geared to the string player, there are many listed, including the big nationally known programs and festivals.</p>

<p>A couple of previous threads:<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/406632-music-summer-programs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/406632-music-summer-programs.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/358868-summer-festival-program-reports.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/358868-summer-festival-program-reports.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>violadad: I am currently a freshman and am a voice/music major.</p>

<p>aisasami- In that case, the two directories I linked to may not be that much help, although most of the top programs (Tanglewood, MAW, Aspen, Interlochen, etc.) are listed with info and web addresses.</p>

<p>Try the "search this forum" button. I'm sure there have been previous vocal program discussions. I'm sure others will chime in.</p>

<p>Aisasami,</p>

<p>hey, I'm in the same boat as you are! I posted a thread a while back, but the programs were all for young artists. The problem I found in my search was that the programs are mainly for young artists, which have already graduated college. the conclusion I've come to is to work during the summer and take lessons but also let the voice rest. At least, for now. Until I find something. Let me know if you want any of the programs I found or if you find anything. Thanks! </p>

<p>Paul</p>

<p>Summer is a great time to work on your languages. Opera in Italia is a reasonably priced language and music program in Florence. (I think it is thru
Wichita State U)</p>

<p>My daughter participated in Oberlin</a> in Italy - Arezzo between her freshman and sophomore years. About a third of the kids were from Oberlin and the rest from numerous other schools that year.</p>

<p>What other programs are people trying for? I had to remove one from my list because I couldn't make the deadline - Lucerne - because the rep is quite tough (a 9 movement Henze serenade) and it has be received in Switzerland by next Tuesday. </p>

<p>My list is as follows (fingers crossed):
-Tanglewood fellowship
-Music Academy of the West
-Aspen
-Pacific Music Festival
-Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival Academie
-National Repertory Orchestra
-Sarasota
-Britten Pears Orchestra
-Zermatt Festival Academie </p>

<p>I might try out for the National Orchestra Institute, but their program starts about 3 weeks before I finish school. I doubt I'd be able to take finals that early.</p>

<p>I'd love my D to apply to Music Academy of the West. Unfortunately it is a major conflict with her current Institute. I've heard wonderful things about that program.</p>

<p>Baritonevoce: What did you find?</p>

<p>I found two programs and going to try to apply to. My voice teacher is running a summer</a> program in D.C. with Saltnote Stageworks. And, I also found [url=<a href="http://www.easternusmusiccamp.com/"&gt;http://www.easternusmusiccamp.com/&lt;/a&gt;] Eastern Music Camp<a href="They%20say%20they%20go%20up%2019%20years%20old,%20I%20still%20can%20go.%20But%20my%20dad%20thinks%20that%20if%20I%20go%20to%20this%20kind%20of%20camp,%20I%20wouldn't%20benefit%20from%20this%20camp%20because%20of%20the%20age%20range">/url</a>.</p>

<p>Aisasami - Did you look into the Washington National Opera Program?</p>

<p>ABlestMom: I haven't looked into it, do you have a link for infroamtion?</p>

<p>Cosmos - thanks for the tip about Luzerne. S may try that one. He already has a CD made of all the rep, from other applications. He will be auditioning for MAW again, as well as Schlosweg-Holstein, Verbier, and I can't remember what else.</p>

<p>I made an error in my recommendation--the program is Canta in Italia, not
Opera in Italia. Includes masterclasses with teachers such as Claudia Catania and others.</p>