<p>Hello everyone. My first post here. My name is Laura, my daughter is a sophomore this year and we are looking at voice summer programs.</p>
<p>I would love any feedback about the BoCo Vocal Choral Intensive specifically, but would also love to hear anything you have about other music programs. </p>
<p>To be honest I feel quite in the dark about all of this. I know there is a lot to consider in getting them ready to go to college, but wow, I'm floored!</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Don’t know if there’s specific info there but here’s the most recent vocal specific summer program thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/570955-vocal-summer-programs.html?highlight=summer[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/570955-vocal-summer-programs.html?highlight=summer</a></p>
<p>And the “master” thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/510498-music-festival-master-list.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/510498-music-festival-master-list.html</a></p>
<p>Searching for “summer” as the title within the forum will bring up all the past discussions.</p>
<p>Ivautour - Welcome!
My D looked at numerous vocal programs her sophomore year. Brevard, Oberlin . . but she ended up going to Walnut Hill, which is a three week program - with one of the weeks in Italy. It was a super experience. In retrospect however, I wish we had chosen the Oberlin program because she would like to go to college there now. Last year she went to the Washington National Opera Institute, which is intense and she loved. There are lots of great choices out there. Glad to answer any specific questions you might have.</p>
<p>My D loved this 6 week program. She chose this over their solo program, and over Tanglewood’s because it gave her the chance to continue private piano lessons as a elective. Interlochen is a magical place. They do offer financial aid, so apply for that if you need it.</p>
<p>POTOmom, I was just reading about the Wasington National Opera Institute and am so glad you mentioned that! When reading about it, I thought maybe I didn’t like the fact that they are in residence with kids at other summer programs. How was that for her? Also, what did she think about the instructors and courses. It looks like you have to be 16 for Oberline? My daughter will only be 15 this summer, so maybe its not an option for us this year.</p>
<p>Hi Soprano Mom… I would love my daughter to do Interlochen, but she does not feel like she wants to be away this summer for 6 weeks. She wants to do a shorter program this summer, and possibly Interlochen next year if she does ok being gone for 2 or 3 weeks.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for taking the time to answer, I truly appreciate it as I try to find our way through all these options!</p>
<p>Interlochen also has a four week Vocal Solo Studies program. It is a little harder to get into and it is “college in the woods” according to my daughter for whom this was a game-changer! Since this program can only be attended once, I think kids will get the most out of it if they take the summer between their junior and senior year. The insight for colleges in invaluable.</p>
<p>Oklahoma City University’s Vocal Arts Institute is 3 weeks.</p>
<p>My D loved the counselors at WNO. I will tell you that it’s intense. They have homework every night - they do opera history papers, etc. She loved the teachers there, but she was looking to be challenged and she was. She enjoyed dorm life. All of the kids in the program were located close together. I went to her room and it was a nice size. She had a roommate but spent a lot of time in the other girls’ rooms. They took lots of cool fieldtrips, watching opera, going out to see the 4th of July fireworks, historical visits, shopping - with the RAs. Most of that was afterhours or on weekends. She had a food card that she could use at several places on campus. If you PM me, perhaps your D would like to facebook my child with any questions she has. Don9992’s D attended this camp summer 2008 and he recommended it to me.</p>
<p>Looking for vocal program advice for summer 2010 as well for my sophmore son. He really wants to try one of the university programs, he may eventually apply to for college. In particular the summer programs at Northwestern, Boston University, Eastman,Michigan, and Oberlin. Any advice or feedback would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>POTO - It seems we are following similar paths, although your daughter is a year ahead of my daughter. She is interested in attending WNO this summer so I read your comments about that program with interest. Is WNO difficult to get into? She was waitlisted at Oberlin last summer so I’m afraid she won’t make it. We’re going to try again this summer.</p>
<p>Where your dd is heading to this summer?</p>
<p>ps your mailbox is full…</p>
<p>Just wondering if anyone had heard anything from BoCo yet on VCI. We haven’t yet. I know they said they are first come first considered, so wondering when they typically let people know. Anyone attend in the past that can share when they found out? Thanks!</p>
<p>I attended Eastman Summer horizons in 2005. I enjoyed it immensely!</p>
<p>Okay, it is getting close to decision time here – any opinions on Tanglewood or Walnut Hill Summer Opera (for a mezzo soprano) would be most appreciated.</p>
<p>A question about summer programs … do you bring new repertoire with you, do they assign you new stuff, or do you work on existing pieces?</p>
<p>POTOmom - how did they assign the art song/opera scenes at WNO? Was it based on what was already in one’s repertoire? ie… should DD start working on more new Italian songs?</p>
<p>The art song recital is early in the program so you will be singing something you bring with you. THe second week you will be doing opera scenes and it is new material. The third week is two nights of recitals - one night is opera scenes (same you did in week 2) and next night is Kennedy Center - my D was assigned new material - Italian art song. I will have to ask her if some students did material they already knew. (She is asleep now, will ask tomorrow) SHe is on facebook. If you PM me, I will give you her info and you can talk to her directly. Lots of homework and long days.</p>
<p>My D loved Walnut Hill. The experience in Italy was superb. She got to really experience the history of opera. She learned a lot although it was quite a different type of learning experience than Washington Nat Opera. There was a great deal of growth in her singing ability but it was not the intense education that happened at WNO. Walnut Hill was more of a mixture of history, theory, diction, vocal instruction, acting as well as a social experience. Singing art songs on the streets of Macerata so you can buy gelato; seeing opera performed outdoors in centuries old venues; she created some really special memories.</p>
<p>Thanks Potomom for the info.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from Oberlin yet for the HS Vocal Academy? They said we would be informed by yesterday … no phone call, no mail, no email yet … :-(</p>
<p>Another year waitlisted … so sad. I guess that’s not meant to be for DD</p>
<p>However also in the mailbox was the WNO info … (amusingly one of the forms had “Lexi” typed in and then crossed out. small world, POTOmom?) </p>
<p>How do the two programs compare? Is Oberlin harder to get into?</p>
<p>My daughter received word about 2 weeks ago that she was accepted for the VCI this summer. She is thrilled. I am hoping this is a good thing for her, she did not want to do a longer program this summer, she’s a sophomore this year, so two weeks should be enough. </p>
<p>anyone hear yet?</p>
<p>Too Funny, GottaSingOpera. Guess she left a legacy??!! D got into Oberlin three years but never went. Regret that decision now - since that’s where she wants to go. She felt like WNO was a very intense program and she really learned a lot. Got no point of reference for Oberlin, but I can tell you the acceptance package was thick and very organized - with all of the components of the program they expected you to learn. I was impressed with the level of detail.</p>