<p>also for the Tanglewood program for piano...
the audition requirements state:</p>
<p>Your audition must include three solo works representative of the baroque, classical, romantic, or contemporary eras. </p>
<p>... does that mean we can't use impressionistic pieces like debussy?</p>
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<p>I poked around their website looking for information about the ages of the members and the instrumentation. It wasn't there. What age group is this for...and is it a full orchestra or a string orchestra? I'm always on the lookout for info to pass along to trumpet playing son who will be a college senior this year.</p>
<p>09xoxo: I'm sure Debussy is fine...he straddles the late romantic/ early modern periods..but call BUTI to make sure. They are very nice.</p>
<p>thumper--
The students are all ages, but predominantly college age or grad students. The Festival Orchestra is a full orchestra and they have a matter of days to prepare for their weekly (almost all seven weeks) performances. D wanted to work on sight reading and orchestral repertoire and this program fit the bill.</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience with AIMS in Graz Austria? The student in question is a 21 yr old coloratura soprano.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.classicalsinger.com%5B/url%5D">www.classicalsinger.com</a>
go to Forums...Summer Programs...American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS)
Here they have in depth reviews of the program by participants over the course of many years
Good Luck!</p>
<p>For summer bass camps my daughter attended: Hammond Ashley Bass Camp named after the founder of a local string business in Des Moines WA. It is held at Seattle Pacific University in June each year (a little less than a week) You live in the dorms, and they bring in all of the nearby bass teachers as well as some famous ones. The director is fabulous, and they make it fun for everyone. The excitement for my daughter was watching the teen age boys try to flirt with the summer dance residents for the PNB ballet program during meals. She was most interested in the different meal plan for the dancers, compared to the regular fare. As she was one of the few girls, she got invited to watch movies with the ballerinas one night. The boys were really jealous. Other than that , it was mainly a lot of bass playing. </p>
<p>For other summer string camps==years ago the one recommended to me was one in Ashland, OR sponsored by a string quartet. (it's the same town as the Shakespearean Festival, but the festivals are separate) Being a native Oregonian, I had never heard of it but it was recently endowed with a donation of a lot of property. The Ashland Symphony contacts could help you I'm sure. The person who recommended it to me worked as a pianist at Interlochen, in the meantime she sent her own daughter out to this program in Oregon. I thought that was a nice recommendation, but most of those programs don't really want basses. (next daughter is a violinist, so we'll see)</p>
<p>If you're looking for multiple bass opportunities in a summer music camp, NYSMF (New York Summer Music Festival / <a href="http://www.nysmf.org%5B/url%5D">www.nysmf.org</a> ) can fit the bill.</p>
<p>• Two orchestras & two bands (fifty ensembles & classes)
• Free master classes (included bassists David Grossman of the NY Phil; Harold Robinson of the Philadelphia Orch; Grammy-winner John Patitucci)
• Up to ten jazz combos
• Bass ensembles, string ensembles
• Thirty concerts each summer</p>
<p>In addition, the Yamaha Corporation supports NYSMF's top bass program with an annual loan of a full set of their SV Electric Strings. Only 9 camps nationwide receive this grant -- however, NYSMF is the only one that was received an Electric Bass, due to our excellent jazz program and instructors. Our students took great advantage of these instruments this past summer, using them in multiple ensembles, as well as taking the opportunity to compose original string quintet music and premiering them during our big weekend concerts.</p>
<p>Interested? You can ask us any questions at <a href="mailto:info@nysmf.org">info@nysmf.org</a> anytime. Hope to hear from you soon -- oh, and we've just posted our 2007 brochure online at <a href="http://www.nysmf.org/graphics/brochures/NYSMF-2007-brochure.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.nysmf.org/graphics/brochures/NYSMF-2007-brochure.pdf</a>. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Keisuke Hoashi
NYSMF Director of Communications</p>
<p>What is the age range for participants in the New York Summer Music Festival? I can't seem to find that in the information.</p>
<p>Right at the top of the nysmf.org page it said "For Young Musicians Ages 10-25"</p>
<p>Grossman, Robinson and Patitucci are all very impressive, but note that they are teaching master classes only. The two instructors working with the bass students on a daily basis may also be fine, but I don't know much about them.</p>
<p>Lotsofbooks.... The camp in Ashland OR is the Britt Chamber Strings Camp. My son has attended two summers now. It's associated with the Britt Festival (brittfest.org). The Ariana String Quartet has been the "quartet-in-residence" the last two years. They are wonderful people and teachers, and the kids (mostly ages 15 through college) just love them. Information about the Britt Camps is, again, at <a href="http://www.brittfest.org%5B/url%5D">www.brittfest.org</a>. The students attend 3 Britt Concerts (included in price) - and each year the Britt Classical Festival attracts world-renowned artists. Many of the soloists participate in master classes with the students (i.e. Lynn Harrell). It is true that bass players have not been a part of this camp, but it's small. I would imagine that qualified players would be included and the repertoire would reflect that. Another bass camp to investigate would be at the University of North Texas.</p>
<p>Found this program online today. Wonder if anyone has any experience with it? My S is too old for it - they take up through rising college sophomores. But it looks like a nice program in DC. I can't find any mention of cost, except that lessons and performance admissions are free, and that one scholarship per state is given. (Does that mean only one person per state is accepted, or that others must pay? If the latter, how much?)</p>
<p>By the way, on their application, they have some nice tips for making a music CD that might be transferable to those preparing college CDs.</p>
<p>I have a few friends (two at Juilliard, one at Rice) who have done SMI. They've all enjoyed it a lot - the performance level is apparently very high and the faculty is great.</p>
<p>SMI stands for ?</p>
<p>National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute - the link that binx posted.</p>
<p>binx, in our state one person is chosen whose full expenses are paid by the state arts council. The past two years, it has been college students who got in and they were both wind players. Two years ago, an arts high school was able to also send a cellist that the high school must have sponsored so there appear to be ways for more than one person per state to get in. </p>
<p>The application process is pretty simple and only involves sending in a tape.</p>
<p>D has also had friends who've done SMI and we have heard mixed things. (D was accepted last summer, but chose to go to Aspen instead.) Some of the students are quite strong, others are mediocre. Many come from around the country, but the rest of the orchestra is filled in with DC area locals. The nice part for parents is that it is FREE! Out of area students are housed in GW University dorms and given spending money for food. The admission process is somewhat convoluted, in that some states make the decision and other applicants need to submit directly to the NSO Education office. I think they take more students from the state where the NSO is holding that year's residency. Programs like Aspen, Tanglewood, or Interlochen, if you can afford them, would be better.</p>
<p>Binx, that program is fabulous. It is a fellowship program for hs/or college students who are not yet sophomores. One student from each state is chosen, plus each year one state is designated the "host" state and additional students from that state are chosen. DS was an alternate from CT a few years ago but was not in the end selected to go.</p>
<p>any symphony orchestra programs that travel internationally? i'm currently a hs senior looking for a program.</p>
<p>Youth Orchestra of the Americas does:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youthorchestraoftheamericas.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.youthorchestraoftheamericas.org/</a></p>