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Académie Internationale
Vaison-La-Romaine, France, Fee $1,500. R&B incl. Scholarship.
(36 maximum)
Three intensive, exciting weeks perfecting technique, preparing for
sonata and chamber music performance. Frequent lessons and coaching.
Faculty: Marie Martinie-Myron (Paris), violin; Barbara Gregoire (Zurich),
cello; Marilyn Engle (Canada), piano.
Contact: Dr.Wm. Krakauer, 342 West 85th St. #6C, New
York, NY 10024. (212) 724-7933. Fax: (212) 724-5991. E-mail: WK@musicstudiesabroad.com.
Web: www.musicstudiesabroad.com.
The Academy of Music Summer Festival
Mahwah, New Jersey, July 1–August 4, 2002. AF none. Fee $2400. R&B
$1350. Scholarship. Tape. (60)
Intensive five week program for advanced students. Two private lessons
each week, chamber music coachings, master classes, numerous performing
opportunities, and festival concerts.
Faculty: Emanuel Borok, violin; Isaac and Anat Malkin, violin,viola;
David Geber, Julia Lichten, cello; More faculty and guest artists, TBA.
Contact: PO Box 560, Mahwah, NJ 07430. (845) 357-5459. Fax: (845)
357-4967. E-mail: AOMFestival@cs.com.
Alaria Chamber Ensemble: Summer Chamber Music at
Mannes
New York, NY, Tuesdays/Thursdays, June 13–July 26. AF $25. Fee $325–$650.
R&B N/A. Scholarship. (20–40)
Two 2½-hour meetings per week. Singers and players of all ages, levels,
and instruments. Noncompetitive. Baroque tocontemporary. Performance
seminar also available. Telephone interview required for acceptance.
Placement determined in open audition.
Faculty: Alaria Chamber Ensemble; Yuri Vodovoz, violin/viola; Diliana
Momtchilova, cello coach.
Contact: Nancy Garniez, Coordinator, 949 West End
Ave., New York, NY 10025. (212) 749-4035. Fax: (212) 749-4035. E-mail:
nancygarniez@erols.com.
Amadeus Summer Course
Royal Academy of Music, London, England, July 21–August 3. AF £50
per quartet. Fee £350 per person. R&B £135 per person. Scholarship.
Tape. (8 quartets)
Each quartet receives one individual coaching session per day from
a member of the Amadeus Quartet, and the opportunity to perform in informal
public concerts.
Faculty: Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, violin; Martin Lovet, cello.
Contact: Robin Anderton, , 61 Brassey Rd., Winchester,
Hamps SO 22 6SBEngland. (44) 01962 852851. Fax: (44) 01962 852851. E-mail:
robin.anderton@lineone.net.
Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music Summer School
and Festival
Nelson, NH, June 21–30, July 5-14, July 19–28, August 2–11, August
16–25. AF $40. Fee $910 (less for additional sessions). Scholarship.
Tape. (55 per session)
Great chamber music for professionals, students, and amateurs of all
ages and backgrounds. A noncompetitive community in a beautiful, rustic
setting in New Hampshire. Intensive chamber-music study with the internationally
renowned Apple Hill Chamber Players and distinguished guest artists.
Submit an application on-line.
Faculty: Richard Hartshorne, bass; Eric Stumacher, piano;Elise Kuder,
violin; Mike Kelley, viola; Rupert Thompson, cello; guest artists TBA.
Contact: The Apple Hill Office, PO Box 217, Apple
Hill Rd., East Sullivan, NH 03445-0217. (603) 847-3371. Fax: (603) 847-9734.
E-mail: applehill@top.monad.net.
Web: www.applehill.org.
Aria International Summer Academy
London, ON, Canada, Canada, July 14– August 24. AF $50. Fee $3,150
(6 weeks); $1,575 (3 weeks) US dollars. R&B incl. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (200)
Intensive three-week program for advanced students (ages 6 to 35);
emphasis on numerous private lessons, chamber-music coachings,
master classes, and public concerts.
Faculty: James Buswell, Gregory Fulkerson, Anton Miller, Felicia Moye,
Lucie Robert, David Russell, Teo Tetel, David Updegraff, Lynn Chang,
Julian Ross, Kyung-Sun Lee, Marcia Henry, Ilya Kaler, violin; Helen
Callus, Karen Ritscher, Roger Chase, Marcus Thompson, Patricia
McCarty, viola; Emilio Colon, Simon Fryer, Stephen Geber, Carol Ou,
Mihai Tetel, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Richard Aaron, Jeffrey Solow, Johanne
Perron, Bai-Chi Chen, Michael Habe, Regina Mushabac, cello.
Contact: Mihai Tetel, 95 Thorncliffe Park Dr., Ste.
3604, Toronto, ON M4H 1L7Canada. (416) 425-0778. Fax: (416) 425-0279.
E-mail: ariaint@pathcom.com.
Web: www.axxent.ca/~ariaint.com.
Max Aronoff Viola Institute
Seattle, WA, June 30-July 5. AF $20. Fee $560. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Tape. (50)
Intense week for string Chamber Groups (advanced and amateur level,
min. age 18); Professional Violists (min. age 18); Pre-College Violists
(min. age 14). All curricula include instrumental seminars, master classes,
performances, workshops. Featured 2002: Pamela Goldsmith, violist.
Admission: tape required, for placement in all curricula.
Faculty: Pamela Goldsmith, guest artist; Internationally trained faculty
for all instruments.
Contact: Joyce Ramée, 6302 54th Ave., Court
West, Tacoma, WA 94867. (253) 474-6922. E-mail: mavijramee@aol.com.
Web: www.viola.com/aronoff.
Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Workshop
Olivebridge, NY, June 23–29 (western & swing); July 28-August
3 (northern week), August 11–17 (southern week). AF $150 deposit. Fee
$595. R&B incl. Scholarship. (170/week)
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason's world class music and dance camp--known
for fine instruction, lasting inspiration, exceptional food,
and a cordial community of staff and campers. Study fiddle, guitar,
banjo, piano, mandolin, voice, dance, and more with masters.
Also enjoy canoeing & hiking. Western & Swing week: western
swing, country western, jazz, swing music and dance. Southern week:
old-time, Appalachian, Cajun, zydeco music and dance.
Northern week: New England, French Canadian, English, Scandinavian
music and dance.
Faculty: Jay Ungar, Molly Mason and more than 20 fine instructors each
week.
Contact: Jay Ungar/ Molly Mason, PO Box 49, Saugerties,
NY 12477. (800) 292-0905 or (845) 246-2121. Fax: (845) 246-9121. E-mail:
ashokan@aol.com.
Web: www.jayandmolly.com/camp.html.
Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops
Elkins, WV, July 7–August 11. Fee $345. R&B $275 per week. Scholarship.
(approx. 12 per class)
Total immersion in traditional music, for all levels. From Appalachian,
Irish, Cajun, and Creole, to bluegrass, blues, and swing, with
the finest master artists. Workshops for fiddle, banjo, etc., plus string
band and ensemble playing, instrument construction, fiddle and
bow repair, more. Also, wide range of dance, crafts, and folklore workshops.
Classes all day, M–F; plus concerts, dances, guest artists, jam sessions,
more. Classes for kids, Elderhostel program. Free catalog.
Faculty: Previous instructors include Laurie Lewis, Tracy Schwarz,
Gerry Milnes, Howard Armstrong, James Kelly, Brendan Mulvihill,
Paul Anastasio, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer.
Contact: Augusta Heritage Center, Davis & Elkins
College, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241. (304) 637-1209. Fax: (304)
637-1317. E-mail: augusta@augustaheritage.com.
Web: www.augustaheritage.com.
Austin Chamber Music Workshop & Festival
Austin, TX, June 29– July 20, 2002. AF $50. Fee $225-485. R&B
personal arrangement. Scholarship. Audition. Recommendation. (80 Day,
30 Evening)
The Austin Chamber Music Workshop and Festival has half-day, full-day,
and evening sessions of chamber-music coaching, lectures and concerts.
Recived the Best of Austin Award for Best Kids' Music Camp 1999.
Faculty: Jennifer Bourianoff, Richard Kilmer, Anne Rardin, Joanna Winters,
Adrianna Hulscher, Amy Johnston, violin; Ames Asbell, Josephine Liu,
Bruce Williams, viola; Margaret Coltman-Smith, Muriel B. Sanders, Anthony
Stogner, Ken Pruitt, cello.
Contact: Felicity Coltman, 4930 Burnet Rd., Suite
203, Austin, TX 78756. (512) 454-7562. Fax: (512) 454-0029. E-mail:
info@austinchambermusic.org.
Web: www.austinchambermusic.org.
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music Summer
Music Institute
Berea, OH, July 7–10, 2002. AF none. Fee $625. R&B $350. Scholarship.
Tape. (100)
Concentrated program of music study for seriuos high school musicians
with attention to the individual student as a soloist and chamber musician.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Bryan Bowser, 275 Eastland Rd., Berea, OH
44017. (216) 826-2365. Fax: (440) 826-8069. E-mail: thecon@bw.edu.
Web: www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/outreach/smp/smi.
The Banff Centre
Banff, AB, Canada, May 11–August 10. AF CDN$50. Fee $336 per week.
R&B $262.50 per week. Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (varies)
Short-term residencies, chamber music and select master classes for
participants at post-secondary or graduate-level studies, or professionals.
No curriculum or academic schedule. Master classes, lessons, rehearsals,
and concerts. All participants live on campus. Many performance opportunities.
Application deadline:January 18, 2002.
Faculty: Lorand Fenyues, Erik Raum, violin; Karen Tuttle, viola; Laurence
Lesser, Aldo Parisot, Shauna Rolston, cello.
Contact: Office of the Registrar, Box 1020, Station
28, Banff, AB T1L1H5Canada. (403) 762-6180. Fax: (403) 762-6345. E-mail:
arts_info@banffcentre.ca.
Web: www.banffcentre.ca/music.
Baroque Performance Institute
Oberlin, OH, June 23–July 7. Fee $715. R&B $150, room only.
(100 per week)
Now in its 31st year, this institute offers instruction in Baroque
instruments and voice. Students of all levels—from beginning to professional
to retired—participate in master classes and coached ensembles with
an international faculty of Baroque specialists. Scholarships are available
for qualified high-school students.
Faculty: Oberlin Baroque Ensemble (Lisa Goode Crawford, Michael Lynn,
Marilyn McDonald, Catharina Meints); Kenneth Slowik, artistic director;
Mary Anne Ballard, Cynthia Roberts, Jane Starkman, and more.
Contact: Anna Hoffmann, Conservatory of Music, Oberlin
College, Oberlin, OH 44074-1588. (440) 775-8044. Fax: (216) 775-6840.
E-mail: OCBPI@oberlin.edu.
Béla Bartók Centre, Chamber Music Course
London, England, July (exact date TBA). Fee £180. (Flexible)
Open to all string instrumentalists. We run regular classes for all
instrumentalists (as well as noninstrumentalists) all year round. Once
a year (July) we set aside a period for chamber music.
Faculty: Agnes Kory, others TBA.
Contact: Agnes Kory, Béla Bartók Centre
for Musicianship, 6 Frognal Court, 158 Finchley Rd., London, NW3 5HLEngland.
(44) 171 435 3685. E-mail: agnes.kory@kcl.ac.uk.
Web: www.bbcm.co.uk.
Belvoir Terrace
Lenox, MA, June 25–August 13. Fee $7,400. R&B incl. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (200)
Educational program for girls only, ages 9–17, focusing on fine and
performing arts and individual sports. Plan your program with the director
according to skills and interests. Emphasize music or combine music
with art, dance, theater,or sports. Private lessons, supervised practice,
chamber music, orchestra, performance opportunities, master classes.
Supervised estate living. Nearby cultural events at Tanglewood and Saratoga.
Faculty: Laura Goldberg (music chairperson), violin; 25 music faculty.
Contact: Nancy S. Goldberg, 101 W. 79th St., #15B, New York,
NY 10024. (212) 580-3398. Fax: (212) 579-7282. E-mail: belvoirt@aol.com.
Web: www.belvoirterrace.com.
Birch Bay String Teachers Workshop
Ferndale, WA, August 5–9. Fee $100. (50+)
The oldest and most comprehensive string workshop in the west, for
school and studio teachers. Playing, learning, camaraderie, access
to festival concerts. Local hotel reservations recommended. Included
in tuition is a barbequed salmon dinner at Birch Bay State Park, hosted
by Pepper Music Co.
Faculty: Joanne Donnellan, chamber music; Ian Edlund, orchestra/pedagogy;
others TBA.
Contact: Ian Edlund/Joanne Donnellan, 5922 Malloy
Ave., Ferndale, WA 98248. (360) 491-3932 or (360) 384-1394. Fax: (360)
384-1394. E-mail: iedlund@msn.com.
Birch Creek Music Performance Center
Egg Harbor, WI, June 17–29. AF $50. Fee $345. R&B $560. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (57)
Two-week resident summer session for advanced musicians ages 13 to
19. Faculty includes top educators and performers; students rehearse
and perform alongside faculty in 6 public concerts.
Contact: Patty Birnschein, PO Box 230, 3821 Cty. Hwy.
E., Egg Harbor, WI 54209-0230. (920) 868-3763. Fax: (920) 868-1643.
E-mail: mainoffice@birchcreek.org.
Web: www.birchcreek.org.
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Twin Lake, MI, June 25–August 18. Fee $835. R&B incl.
Scholarship. (1,100 per session)
Two-week programs in music, drama, art, and dance. String programs
include a Suzuki camp, Jr. Camp Bernstein, advanced programs
for high school students, adult programs.
Faculty: Full range from colleges and universities across the country.
Contact: Admissions, 300 E. Crystal Lake Rd., Twin
Lake, MI 49457. (231) 894-1966 or (800) 221-3796. Fax: (231) 893-5120.
Web: www.bluelake.org.
Bochmann String Courses
Cotswolds (Gloucestershire), England, England, mutual convenience.
AF varies. Fee varies. R&B incl. Scholarship. (1–12)
Occasional courses planned by request with director/coach Michael Bochmann,
leader of English String and Symphony Orchestra and Bochmann
String Quartet. Repertoire and length of study by agreement (from hours
to weeks or months). For violin soloists and string chamber ensembles
(with or without piano). Professionals and advanced amateurs
over 18. Held in a 200-year-old converted barn in beautiful, rural Cotswolds.
Mini concert hall with recording facilities.
Faculty: Michael Bochmann, violin.
Contact: Gina Bochmann, BMCC, The Barns, The Village
Farm, Ford, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 5RUEngland. (44) 386-584539. Fax:
(44) 386-584839. E-mail: bochmann@ukonline.co.uk.
Bowdoin Summer Music Festival
Brunswick, ME, June 22–August 3. AF $50 before Feb 1/$75 after Feb.
1. Fee $2,000/$1,300 (full/half session). R&B $1,325/$725 (full/half).
Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (200)
Apply by February 1. Intensive program for strings, composition, other
instruments at Bowdoin College. Solo and chamber study with international
faculty. Major concert series with world-class guest and resident artists.
Held in scenic coastal Maine: beaches, recreation nearby. Scholarship
aid including some full-tuition fellowships.
Faculty: Lewis Kaplan, Wen Zhou Li, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ani Schnarch,
violin; Roger Myers, Rainer Moog, Andre Roy, viola; Steven Doane, Rosemary
Elliott, Nicholas Jones, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello.
Contact: Jennifer G. Means, Director of Admissions,
6300 College Station, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011. (207) 373-1400.
Fax: (207) 373-1441. E-mail: info@summermusic.org.
Web: www.summermusic.org.
Brandeis Chamber Music Festival
Waltham, MA, June 3–12, June 15–24. AF $50. Fee $630 per session.
R&B TBA. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (40). Apply by April 30.
Two ten-day chamber-music intensives with the Lydian Quartet for professionals,
advanced students, and serious amateur musicians. Preformed groups preferred.
Daily master classes, coachings, and discussions, culminating
in a public performance.
Faculty: Lydian String Quartet (Daniel Stepner, Judith Eissenberg,
violin; Mary Ruth Ray, viola; Rhonda Rider, cello).
Contact: Gwenn Smaxwill, Rabb School of Summer, Special,
and Continuing Studies, MS 085, Brandeis University, PO Box 9110, Waltham,
MA 02454-9110. (781) 736-3424. Fax: (781) 736-8124. E-mail: summerschool@brandeis.edu.
Web: www.brandeis.edu/summer.
Brevard Music Center Festival
Brevard, NC, June 19– August 4. AF $50. Fee $3,600. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (350)
Full range of ensembles, from opera and chorus to orchestra and chamber
music. Two basic divisions of precollege and college/graduate studies;
students participate in at least one of three orchestras, with numerous
student performances plus festival. In the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Full fellowships for Repertory Training Program and Advanced
Chamber Music groups.
Faculty: BMC Festival Orchestra Principals: Thomas Joiner, J. Patrick
Rafferty, concertmasters; Misha Rosenker, second violin; Carlton McCreery,
cello; Craig Brown, double bass.
Contact: Brevard Music Center, PO Box 312, Brevard,
NC 28712-0312. (828) 884-2975. Fax: (828) 884-2036. E-mail: bmcadmission@brevardmusic.org.
Web: www.brevardmusic.org.
Bulgarian Bass Club
Michaelstein, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, June 30–September 15. Fee $4,000
Bachelor's; $6,000 Master's. Audition. Recommendation.
Bulgarian State Academy of Music offers teaching in all stringed instruments.
Classical profile. There is also a possibility to study bass in pop
rock and jazz. All students study chamber ensembles, orchestra, art
history, music history, and pedogogic practices.
Contact: Petya Bagovska, Hipodruma BL 140, A, 12 Flat,
Sofia, BULG-1612Bulgaria. (359) 2952-5657. Fax: (359) 2 9433188. E-mail:
p.bagovska@hotmail.com.
