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San Diego Chamber Music Workshop at Scripps
College
Claremont, CA, August 4–10, 2002. Fee $200. R&B $285/$265 (single/double).
Scholarship. (120)
Apply before April 1. Open to professional, college-age, and serious
amateur string players willing to accept critical comments of group
and personal skills; also piano and woodwinds. Groups change daily for
assigned coached chamber work, followed by small master classes. Preformed
groups may stay together and create their own format. An intensive schedule
of other optional musical activities. Dormitory suites, good meals;
air-conditioned.
Faculty: Susan Frier, Teresa Ling, Gene Purdue, Susan Waterbury, violin;
Susan Bates, David Dalton, viola; Carter Enyeart, Marlin Owen, Stephen
Harrison, Thomas Stauffer, cello; Anacapa String Quartet, Tapei Fine
Arts Trio, Cynthia Darby, and others.
Contact: Ronald Goldman, M.D., 3405 Kenyon, Suite
108, San Diego, CA 92110. (619) 479-7995. Fax: (619) 427-0955. E-mail:
violinron@aol.com.
San Francisco Early Music Society Summer Workshops
San Rafael, CA, June 23–July 6 (Baroque); July 7–13 (Medieval and
Renaissance). Fee $320. R&B $400 per week, double occupancy.
Scholarship. (60)
Ages 14–80. For intermediate amateurs seeking to strengthen their skills,
to professionals interested in learning early-music performance practice.
Master classes, coached ensembles, chamber orchestra, lectures, and
final student performances. Held at Dominican College, with a wooded
campus 25 miles from San Francisco.
Faculty: Michael Sand, Baroque violin; TBA, Baroque cello and viols;
Shira Kammen, Robert Mealy, and Elizabeth Reed, Medieval and
Renaissance strings.
Contact: Susan Hedges, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA
94709. (510) 528-1725. E-mail: sfems@sfems.org.
Web: www.sfems.org.
Sarasota Music Festival
Sarasota, FL, June 2–June 23. AF $40. Fee covered by full scholarship.
R&B $400 (breakfast and lunch). Scholarship. Tape. (approx. 100)
Most participants are pursuing careers as performing musicians and
are studying in leading conservatories and graduate schools.
Emphasis on instrumental technique and musical approaches to chamber
music. Weekly coached ensemble assignments. Apply by February 5, 2002.
Faculty: James Buswell, Martin Chalifour, Andrzej Grabiec, Ani Kavafian,
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Patricia McCarty, Robert Vernon,
Barbara Westphal, viola; Timothy Eddy, Christoph Henkel, Ronald Leonard,
cello; Fred Bretschger, Timothy Cobb, Paul Ellison, bass; Ronald
Thomas, Maricio Fuks.
Contact: RoseAnne McCabe, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota,
FL 34236. (941) 952-9634 and (800) 287-9634. Fax: (941) 953-3059. E-mail:
smf@fwcs.org.
Web: www.fwcs.org/sarasota.
School of the Arts at Rhinelander
Rhinelander, WI, July 29–August 2. Fee $150-300. Scholarship.
Interdisciplinary hands-on arts experiences at multiskill levels in
a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. A variety of classes may be chosen
from extensive offerings in the visual arts, creative writing, dance/movement,
music, photography, theatre/drama, and folk arts.
Faculty: Chelcy Bowles, artistic director; faculty TBA.
Contact: Chelcy Bowles, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison,
720 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703. (608) 265-5629.
Fax: (608) 262-1694. E-mail: cbowles@dcs.wisc.edu.
Web: www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/soa/.
Seattle Chamber Music Workshop
Issaquah, WA, July 22–27. Fee $275. R&B $275–350. (approx. 60)
Sponsored by the Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle's community
music school. Open to strings, woodwinds, and pianists. Program includes
assignments, daily coaching, musicales, and freelance opportunities.
Faculty: Holly Keinath Eckert, Olga Hauptman, violin; Clark Potter,
Janice Gockel, viola; Richard Eckert, Kevin Krentz, cello; others
TBA.
Contact: Janice Gockel, PO Box 30757, Seattle, WA
98103-0757. (206) 526-8443. Fax: (206) 526-8568. E-mail: scw@mcnw.org.
Web: www.mcnw.org.
Irene Sharp Cello Seminar
New York, NY, June 17–21. Fee $550. R&B dorm available. (20)
Held at Mannes College of Music. Two-hour morning sessions focus on
techniques that foster healthy and artistic approach to the cello plus
two-hour afternoon master-class sessions.
Faculty: Irene Sharp, cello.
Contact: Irene Sharp, 772 Ames Ave., Palo Alto, CA
94303. (650) 493-1545. Fax: (650) 858-2075. E-mail: Isharp@PacBell.net.
Web: home.pacbell.net/GSZENT.
Sierra Chamber Ensemble Workshop
Mammoth Lakes, CA, Session I: July 21–July27, Session II: July 28–August
3. AF none. Fee $295 per session. R&B varies. (30–40 per session)
Located in the picturesque High Sierra, SCEW is for intermediate/advanced
amateur string players. Participants receivecoaching sessions from the
Felici Piano Trio as well as other outstanding faculty. Ample freelance
opportunities. Otheractivities include hiking, biking, fishing, golf.
Faculty: Felici Piano Trio: Rebecca Hang, violin; Brian Schuldt, cello.
Other faculty include Amadi Hummings, viola, and the Corigliano
String Quartet.
Contact: Brian Schuldt, PO Box 1219, Mammoth Lakes,
CA 93546. (760) 934-7015. Fax: (760)934-7015. E-mail: Felici@aol.com.
Web: www.FeliciTrio.com.
Soundfest Chamber Music Festival and Quartet Institute
Falmouth, MA, June 17–30. AF $25 per group. Fee $150 per person
per week. R&B $200 per person per week. Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
(6–10 quartets)
Two-week career-preparation program for advanced, preformed quartets.
Groups work daily with the faculty in coachings and master classes and
develop their own teaching skills by coaching groups from the Apprentice
Program.There is also a high school program for advanced students.
Faculty: Colorado Quartet (Julie Rosenfeld, Deborah Redding, violin;
Marka Gustavson, viola; Diane Chaplin, cello).
Contact: The Colorado Quartet, 225 Prospect Ave.,
Suite B, Hackensack, NJ 07601. (201) 679-7061. Fax: (201) 498-0019.
E-mail: cq@coloradoquartet.com.
Web: www.coloradoquartet.com.
The Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute
Appleby College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, August 10–24, 2001.
AF CDN $35. Fee CDN $1,100. R&B included. Scholarship. Tape. (40
students (8–9 string quartets/trios))
Excellence, Esploration, Achievement, Camaraderie. The Southern Ontario
Chamber Music Institute is all of this and more. It is a unique
opportunity to explore chamber music in an intensive and motivating
environment. The 14-day session includes daily coachings, rehearsals,
masterclasses, performances by faculty and guest artists, and public
student concerts. All of this balanced with a healthy dose of R &
R. Individual applicants are encouraged. Music will be assigned in advance
to ensure that the repertoire is rehearsal-ready upon arrival.
Faculty: Former members of the Orford String Quartet: Terence Helmer,
Viola; Marcel Saint-Cyr, cello; Canadian composer in residence program,
and guest artists. Please check Web site for updated faculity information.
Contact: Adrianne Ficzere, Institute Director, 268
Lakeshore Rd. East, Ste. 512, Oakville, ON L6J 7S4Canada. (905) 842-5865.
Fax: (905) 627-1627. E-mail: con.brio@sympatico.ca.
Web: www.socmi.on.ca.
The Splore
Aberdeen, Scotland, England, July 26–August 4, 2002. AF none-(£30
deposit). Fee £200. R&B incl. Scholarship. Tape.(30)
Scottish Traditional Music School with a core focus on music of the
North East; individual tuition, ensemble work, composition and
arrangement classes, workshops and master classes. Opportunity to mix
socially and musically with international participants at the Aberdeen
International Youth Festival. Other instruments on the course include
clarsach, piano/guitar accompaniment, tin-whistle, wooden flute, voice/song.
Faculty: Mairi Campbell, Alastair Hardie, fiddle.
Contact: Nicola Wallis, Festival Director, Aderdeen
International Youth Festival, 3 Nutborn House, Clifton Rd., London,
SW19-4QTEngland. (44) 946-2995. Fax: (44) 944-5607. E-mail: admin@aiyf.org.
Web: www.aiyf.org.
St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp
Northfield, MN, June 16–23. Fee $500. R&B incl. Scholarship.
(200)
A performance camp for accomplished high-school musicians and vocalists.
Each day students meet in ensembles and sectionals and have optional
classes. Two private lessons included. All classes taught by St. Olaf
faculty. Camp includes band, choir, and orchestra major ensembles.
Faculty: Steven Amundson, David Carter, Andree Een, Charles Gray, Lucinda
Marvin, Elinor Niemisto, Paul Ousley, Tim Mahr, Sigrid Johnson, Robert
Scholz, Peter Hamlin, David Hagedorn.
Contact: Pat Anfinson, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield,
MN 55057-1098. (507) 646 3043. Fax: (507) 646-3690. E-mail: summer@stolaf.edu.
Web: www.stolaf.edu/services/conferences.
Stanford Jazz Workshop Jazz for Strings Program
Stanford University, CA, July 21–August 4 (camp), August 4–10 (residency).
AF $100, applied to tuition. Fee $800. R&B $500. Scholarship. Tape.
Recommendation. (200–250 per week)
Jazz Camp is for ages 12–17, no prerequisites except basic knowledge
of your instrument. Jazz Residency is for adults/advanced students;
prerequisite is a practical knowledge of the 12 major scales played
over two octaves. Individual and preexisting quartets study technique,
theory, and ensemble playing. Instruction is scheduled alongside general
jazz workshop activities so string players can join other players in
lectures, clinics, and jam sessions. Nightly concerts featuring faculty
and guest artists. Access to Stanford's fine libraries, galleries, cultural
activities, recreational facilities.
Faculty: 2002 faculty TBA. Past faculty includes: Regina Carter, David
Balakrishnan, Miya Masa Oka, Victor Lin, Jenny Scheinman.
Contact: Stanford Jazz Workshop, PO Box 20454, Stanford,
CA 94309. (650) 736-0324. Fax: (650) 856-4155. E-mail: info@stanfordjazz.org.
Web: www.stanfordjazz.org.
Stavanger International Summer Academy
Stavanger, Norway, Norway, August 12–17. AF TBA. Fee TBA. R&B
TBA.
An integrated part of the International Chamber Music Festival (ICMF),
the academy aims to make the festival atmosphere accessible to students
from all over the world. Participants have full use of the excellent
facilities at the city's music complex, receive free tickets to ICMF
concerts, and may perform in concerts organized by the festival.
Contact: Jens V. Thordal, Managing Director, Sandviga
27, Stavanger, N-4007Norway. (47) 518 46670. Fax: (47) 518 46673. E-mail:
icmf@online.no.
Web: www.icmf.no.
Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia
Festival
Highland Park, IL, June 15–July 20. AF $50. Fee covered by full
scholarship. R&B incl. (some meals only). Scholarship. Audition.
Tape. Recommendation. (35)
For young professional musicians and highly motivated, advanced students.
Emphasis on interpretation and development of performance skills.
Participants study with the entire faculty, regardless of instrument,
and can attend all performances of the Ravinia Festival.
Faculty: Miriam Fried (faculty chairman), Henry Meyer, Donald Weilerstein,
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Paul Biss, violin/viola; Atar Arad,
Martha Katz, viola; Timothy Eddy, Gary Hoffman, Paul Katz, cello.
Contact: Diane P. Dorn, Steans Institute, Ravinia Festival,
400 Iris Ln., Highland Park, IL 60035. (847) 266-5106. Fax: (847) 266-5063.
E-mail: SIYA@mail.ravinia.org.
Web: www.ravinia.org.
The Stirling Duo Chamber Music Workshop
The Poconos, PA, June 14–16. AF $50. Fee $310–$350. R&B incl.
Scholarship. (50)
Informal, noncompetitive atmosphere at a charming country inn. Groups
and music chosen in advance by ability. Four coached sessions during
the weekend, faculty recital. Scholarships available for four teenagers
able to play a Beethoven quartet; nonplaying family welcome. Private
baths.
Faculty: Joseph Gluck, violin; Mary Babiarz, violin/viola; members
of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Contact: Mary Babiarz or Joe Gluck, 744 Stirling Dr.
E., South Orange, NJ 07079. (973) 762-1416. Fax: (973) 762-1416. E-mail:
mbstirling@aol.com.
Web: www.thestirlingduo.com.
Stony Brook Summer Music Festival
Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, July 28–August 11. AF $25. Fee
$1,700 resident, $1,200 nonresident. R&B inc. in tuition for residents.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (ages 13–26; 50 qualified
students)
A unique two-week resident program for talented, professional track,
musicians ages 13 to 25. Students work intensively with coaches in the
presentation of chamber music. Daily scheduling encompasses composition,
Dalcroze and theory, historical research and presentation, informal
concerts, solo performance opportunities, chamber orchestra, special
guest speakers, recording process, a concert trip to New York City,
and leisure activities around thecampus. Audition required.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Linda Sinanian, Director, State University
of New York at Stony Brook, Dept. of Music, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5475.
(631) 220-0911. Fax: (631) 744-7875. E-mail: lsinanian@notes1.cc.sunysb.edu.
Web: www.sunysb.edu/Music.
String Camp of Rochester
Rochester, NY, July 8-11, 15-18. Fee $150-$250. R&B TBA.
A unique program for adult string players, including chamber music,
string orchestra, and special events.
Contact: Beth Bultman, 67 Pembroke St., #1, Rochester,
NY 14520. (585) 244-4962. Fax: (585) 244-4962. E-mail: music@ontarioensemble.com.
String Quartet Seminar with the Takács Quartet
Boulder, CO, June 2–13. AF none. Fee none. R&B incl. (room only).
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (3–4 quartets)
An intensive course for pre-professional string quartets. Receive private
coachings and take part in public master classes. The course culminates
in two formal student performances.
Faculty: Erika Eckert, viola; Judith Glyde, cello; Takács String
Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Karoly Schranz, violin; Roger Tapping, viola;
Andras Fejer, cello).
Contact: Judith Glyde, University of Colorado, Campus
Box 301, Boulder, CO 80309. (303) 492-5921. Fax: (303) 492-5619. E-mail:
judith.glyde@colorado.edu.
Strings and Piano in the Classical Era: Sonatas and
Chamber Music
Oberlin, OH, July 16–23. Fee $300. R&B $150. Audition. Tape.
Designed for advanced peformers. The groups will include string quartet,
piano quartet, piano trio, and violin or cello sonatas. Each participant
will play in two ensembles to be coached daily. Performance opportunities.
Prior experience with period instruments welcome but not required.
Faculty: Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, cello, David Breitman,
fortepiano.
Contact: Anna Hoffmann, Outreach Programs, Conservatory
of Music, 77 West College St., Oberlin, OH 44074. (440) 775-8044. Fax:
(440) 775-6840. E-mail: anna.hoffmann@oberlin.edu.
Web: www.oberlin.edu/con.
Summer Conference for String Education and Chamber
Music
Glassboro, NJ, August 3–10. AF TBA. Fee $625 (adult); $475 (youth).
R&B TBA. (400, 70–80 adults)
Adults and students (ages 10–18) at all levels of ability welcome.
Founded in 1964. Emphasis for adults on chamber music, string playing,
and individualized coaching by professionals; string orchestra; reading
orchestra and conducting workshop; and multiple quartet workshop. Training
sessions for adult beginners/intermediates; matched abilities for chamber
music to professional levels. Something for each level and interest.
Held in Rowan University's air-conditioned music building.
Faculty: Bertram Greenspan, violin; Danielle Farina, viola; Jeffrey
Solow, cello; Linda McKnight, bass.
Contact: Bertram Greenspan, Director, Music Dept.,
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. (856) 220-0212. Fax: (856) 589-7140.
Web: www.stringconference.com.
Summer Institute of Chamber Music
Redlands, CA, June 24-30. AF $35. Fee: $495. R&B incl.
An intensive program of study and performance of chamber music literature.
Intermediate, advanced, and professional violinists, violists, cellists,
and pianists are invited to apply.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Victor Sazer, University of Redlands, Redlands,
CA. (310) 454-7597 or (310) 391-9787. E-mail: violin.tientje@gte.net
or sazer@cello.org.
Summer Music West
San Francisco, CA, June 8–August 2. AF $50. Fee TBA. R&B none.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (30–50 per session)
Offers a concentrated study of a variety of literature through daily
rehearsals and coachings in two sessions: Instrumental Ensembles and
String Orchestra (ages 9-12) and Chamber Music (ages 12-18). Incudes
theory, ear-training, sight reading, master classes and performances.
Auditions required.
Faculty: Faculty headed by Doris Fukawa, violin/ensembles coordinator.
Contact: Laura R. Chrisp, San Francisco Conservatory
of Music, 1201 Ortega St., San Francisco, CA 94122-4498. (415) 759-3454.
Fax: (415) 759-3499. E-mail: Irc@sfcm.edu.
Web: www.sfcm.edu/summer.
Summer Program at Brandeis
Waltham, MA.
Young professionals and advanced amateur players work oone-on-one and
in group settings with members of the Lydian Quartet. Course includes
concerts, masterclasses, and lecture/demonstrations in chamber music.
Faculty: Lydian Quartet.
Contact: Rhoda Rider, Summer School Office, MS - 085,
Brandeis University, PO Box 549110, Waltham, MA 02454-9110. Fax: (781)
736-8124. E-mail: hfoster@brandeis.edu.
Summer School in Early Music Performance at West
Dean College
Sussex, England, England, August 24–30. Fee £485 (approx) TBA. R&B
incl. Scholarship. (35)
Course offers coaching in solo song, consort song, mixed consorts,
and chamber music. For all levels of ability. The tutors are all prominent
performers in early music and will give a concert. Located in a country
house on the Sussex Downs with superb accommodation, practice rooms.
This course offers individual and ensemble coaching from eminent performers
in a superb setting in Sussex countryside.
Faculty: Duncan Druce, violin; Susanna Pell, viol; David Miller, course
director; Frances Kelly, harp.
Contact: The Music Course Organizer, West Dean College,
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZEngland. (44) 243 811301.
Fax: (44) 243 811343. E-mail: short.courses@westdean.org.uk.
Web: www.westdean.org.uk/.
SummerKeys: The Cello Workshop and the Violin Workshop
Lubec, ME, June 24–28, August 6–31. Fee $420 per week. R&B $240–$330.
(10 per week)
For adult cello and violin students wanting to spend a week or more
immersed in study and practice. Each day has an hour of group class,
two hours of practice, and a private lesson. Sightseeing, clifftop hiking
by the sea. Students choose among five B&Bs, all within walking
distance. Evening ensemble classes, student and professional concerts.
Aprofessional accompanist is available August 6–31.
Faculty: Peter Lewy, cello; Yari Bond; Marka Young, violin/viola.
Contact: Bruce Potterton, 32 North Main St., Boonton,
NJ 07005. (973) 316-6220. Fax: (973) 316-6605. E-mail: sumrkeys@nemaine.com.
Web: www.nemaine.com/SUMMERKEYS.
Summertrios
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, June 23–30; June 30–July 7. AF
$100 deposit. Fee $750. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition.
(75 per session)
Scheduled playing of ensembles, string, woodwind, and piano faculty.
Customized scheduling, coaching, optional performances, faculty concerts.
Very supportive, friendly atmosphere. Staff-to-student ratio of one
to three. Novice to professional. Scholarships for high-school and undergraduate
students only. Week I, piano/ strings/novic strings. Week II, string/piano/woodwind
ensembles.
Faculty: Christopher Lee, Yuval Waldman, Richard Simon, violin; Joseph
Kimura, Eugene Moye, Lindy Clarke, cello; David Oei, Adrienne Kim, piano.
Contact: Lily Friedman, Music Director, Summertrios,
PO Box 1062, New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-1289. Fax: (212) 222-1289.
E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summertrios Concerto Week
Philadelphia, PA, June 3–7. AF $100. Fee approx. $1,800. R&B
incl. (15)
Play concerto with professional orchestra. Prepare with rehearsals.
Final Performance. Must apply.
Faculty: Yuval Waldman, conductor; Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia
Orchestra.
Contact: Lily Friedman, PO Box 1062, New York, NY
10025. (212) 222-1289. Fax: (212) 222-1289. E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summertrios Premium Program
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, June 16–23. AF $100 deposit. Fee
$1,350. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. (40–50)
An opportunity for an amateur musician to rehearse and perform with
an all professional group. Priced according to number of musicians you
require, determined by your choice of repertoire.
Faculty: Christopher Lee, Richard Simon, Tom Chiu, Yuva Waldman, violin;
Eugene Moye, cello; David Oei, piano; New York Piano Trio, Meridian
String Quartet.
Contact: Lily Friedman, Summertrios, PO Box 1062,
New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-1289. Fax: (212) 222-1289. E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summit Music Festival at Marymount College of Fordham
University
Tarrytown, NY, July 22–August 11. AF $75. Fee $900 - $1,350. R&B
$400 per week. Scholarship. Tape. (60-90 students)
Intensive chamber-music and instrumental training with an international
faculty. Focus is on student-faculty collaboration and individual and
ensemble performance.
Faculty: Aaron Rosand, Jacob Gilman, violin; Eugene Becker, viola;
Nathaniel Rosen, cello; others TBA.
Contact: Miriam Derivan, 192 Edgewood Ave., Pleasantville,
NY 10570. (914) 769-4111. Fax: (914) 769-4111. E-mail: summitmusic2000@aol.com.
Web: www.summermusicfestival.org.
The Swannanoa Gathering
Swannanoa, NC, July 7–13 (Celtic), July 14–20 (dulcimer, sing, swing,
string), July 21–27 (old-time), July 28–Aug. 3 (contemporary & folk
guitar). AF $100. Fee $365. R&B $260. (200 per week maximum)
The Swannanoa Gathering is held on the campus of Warren Wilson College,
just east of Asheville, North Carolina. The program consists of week-long
workshops devoted to the exploration of select areas of our folk tradition.
The Swannanoa Gathering is for sincerely interested students of all
ages.
Faculty: Elke Baker, Laura Risk, Tommy Peoples, Liz Carroll, Seamus
Connolly (Celtic); Ralph Blizard, John Herrmann, Brad Leftwich,
old-time; others TBA.
Contact: Warren Wilson College, PO Box 9000, Asheville,
NC 28815. (828) 298-3434 or (828) 771-3761. Fax: (828) 299-3326. E-mail:
gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Web: www.swangathering.com.
Taos School of Music Summer Chamber Program
Taos, NM, June 16–August 11. AF $50. Fee covered by full scholarship.
R&B $600. Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (19)
Apply by Feb. 17. Our 40th summer of intensive chamber-music training
for students (age 18 or over) of violin, viola, cello, and piano;
advanced, professionally oriented. Public faculty and student concerts
are part of the school's Summer Chamber Music Festival. Hotel living,
nearby recreation.
Faculty: Chicago String Quartet (Joseph Genualdi, Jasmine Lin, violin;
Rami Solomonow, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello); Brentano
String Quartet (Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola;
Nina Maria, cello); Michael Tree, viola.
Contact: Chilton Anderson, Taos School of Music, Box
1879, Taos, NM 87571. (505) 776-2388. E-mail: tsofm@newmex.com.
Web: www.newmex.com/TaosSchoolofMusic.
Texas Music Festival
Houston, TX, June 2–29. AF $35. Fee none. R&B $850. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (100)
Orchestra and chamber-music programs, advanced-college and young-professional
level of performance. Daily privatelessons, orchestral rehearsal, sectionals,
practice, distinguished-artist performances. Reside in campus dormitories.
Faculty: Fredell Lack, Andrzej Grabiec, Lucie Robert, violin; Lawrence
Wheeler, Karen Ritscher, Rita Porfiris, viola; Laszlo Varga, David Tomatz,
cello; Franz Anton Krager, En Shao, Klauspeter Seibel, Carl St. Clair,
conductors; Houston Symphony members.
Contact: Alan Austin, Texas Music Festival, Moores
School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4017. (713)
743-3167. Fax: (713) 743-3391. E-mail: tmf@bayou.uh.edu.
Web: www.uh.edu/music/new/tmf.html.
University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education
Cambridge, England, England, March 29–April 3, July 19–26. Fee £440/£318
(resident/nonresident). R&B incl.
Individual instruction for chamber ensembles with outstanding coaching
from some of the U.K.'s finest teachers. Alberni Masteclasses.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Linda Fisher, Madingley Hall, Madingley,
Cambridge, CB3 8AQEngland. (44) 954-280280. Fax: (44) 94-280200. E-mail:
laf22@cam.ac.uk.
Web: www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/conted/.
Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School
Boulder Creek, CA, August 23–31, 2002. AF $100. Fee approx. $520/$435
(adult/child ages 3–11). R&B incl. Scholarship. (200)
For musicians and dancers of all ages and levels of skill. Intensive
study of Scottish fiddle music and dance in beautiful redwood setting
near Santa Cruz. Classes from top fiddlers from Scotland, Ireland, Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia, and Shetland Islands. Evening dances, jams,
swimming, hiking. Public concert by camp participants.
Faculty: Alasdair Fraser, others TBA.
Contact: Cherry Clark, 1281 Fifth Avenue, San Francisco,
CA 94122. (415) 566-4355. E-mail: vom@monitor.net.
Web: www.valleyofthemoon.org.
Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival
Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7–18. Fee $900 CAN. R&B $475 CAN.
Tape. Recommendation. (Max. 10 per instrument)
Instrumental workshop focusing on the late Baroque, for violin, cello,
harpsichord, flute, oboe. Coincides with Baroque vocal and gesture workshop
and medieval workshop. Concerts at Vancouver Early Music Festival and
at Festival Vancouver.
Faculty: Marc Destrube, violin; Jaap ter Linden, cello.
Contact: José Verstappen, Early Music Vancouver,
1254 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6Canada. (604) 732-1610. Fax:
(604) 732-1602. E-mail: staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.
Web: www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Verbier Festival & Academy
Verbier, Switzerland, Switzerland, July 20–August 5. AF SFr 100.
Fee SFr 1750. R&B incl. Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation.
(60)
Founded in 1994. Classical-music workshop includes master classes,
chamber-music program, concerts. Set in the Swiss Alps.
Faculty: Victor Tretjakov, Donald Weilerstein, violin; Yuri Gandelsman,
Paul Neubauer, viola; Lynn Harrell, Gary Hoffman, cello.
Contact: Minh-Tam Tran, 4, rue J.-J-. Rousseau, Vevey,
CH-1800Switzerland. (41) 21 925 90 60. Fax: (41) 21 925 90 68. E-mail:
academy@verbierfestival.com.
Web: www.verbierfestival.com.
Vermont Music and Arts Center
Lyndonville, VT, July 7–28. AF $50 app. Fee. Fee $625 per week.
R&B incl. Scholarship. (60 per week)
Founded in 1952. For serious amateur players of strings, winds, piano,
and early music, and for vocalists. Master classes, coaching, seminars,
concerts. Design your own program; coaches play in your group if desired.
Arts program available. Stay in private rooms in college residence halls.
Friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
Faculty: Virginia Howe, Barbara Jaffe, Anne Lieberson, Simon Maurer,
violin/viola; Agnes Maurer, viola; Gael Abbasi, Gerall Hieser,
Louisa Marks, cello; plus winds, piano, and voice.
Contact: Joan E. Miller, PO Box 240, Berkeley Heights,
NJ 07922. (908) 464-6933. Fax: (908) 464-4894. E-mail: jemsoftware@att.net.
Violin and Bow Makers' Summer Institute
Durham, NH, June 17–Agust 2. Fee varies. R&B varies. (15 students
per workshop)
Our 29th season. Held at the University of New Hampshire. Eleven sessions,
5–35 days in length, on violin, cello, and viola building; maintenance,
repair, varnishing; frog making; bow making, rehairing, repair. Beginning
to advanced.
Faculty: Horst Kloss, Karl Roy, Lynn Hannings, George Rubino.
Contact: University of New Hampshire Continuing Education,
Violin Craftsmanship Institute, 24 Rosemary Ln., Durham, NH 03824.
(603) 862-1088. Fax: (603) 862 1495. E-mail: learn.dce@unh.edu.
Web: www.learn.unh.edu.
Violin and Guitar Making
Concord, MA, August. Fee $550. R&B extra. (5)
Students may make a guitar or violin from a kit purchased in advance.
This nine-day course will result in a playable instrument without finish.
Faculty: Thomas Knatt has made guitars since 1964 in the Robert Bouchet/Daniel
Friedrich tradition. He studied violin making at UNH with Karl Roy.
He studied violin acoustics with Carleen Hutchins.
Contact: Thomas Knatt, Luthier's Workshop, 83 Riverside
Ave., Concord, MA 01742. (978) 287-0464; 1-877-LUTHIER (toll free).
E-mail: tknatt@ziplink.net.
Web: www.ziplink.net/~tknatt.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, July 7–20. AF $75 deposit. Fee approx. $750. R&B
incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (36)
Apply by May 1. High-school students form eight string quartets for
daily coaching, chamber orchestra, theory class, performances.
Private lessons available. Part of larger program for instrumentalists
and vocalists at Western Michigan University. Evening activities; residence-hall
living. 50th annual program was presented in 2001.
Faculty: Richard Piippo (coordinator), cello/conductor; Hal Grossman,
violin;Henry Janzen, viola; Thomas Knific, bass.
Contact: Carl Doubleday, School of Music, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5434. (616) 387-4681. Fax:
(616) 387-1113. E-mail: carl.doubleday@wmich.edu.
White River Artisans School
Cotter, AR, February 18–23 (frog making), June 17–22 (stick making),
October 9–14 (bow repair/restoration). AF $300. Fee $750. (7 per class)
Violin Bow I: Frogs will be handmade in ebony and silver. Basic silversmithing
and simple lathe techniques. Violin Bow II: Students will make templates
corresponding to the period and style of a chosen bow. Bending the stick,
head carving, planing, hairing, finishing techniques.
Faculty: Reid Hudson.
Contact: Don Cleveland, 2519 Denton Ferry Rd., Cotter,
AR 72626. (870) 430-5437. Fax: (870) 430-5912. E-mail: artisans94@centurytel.net.
Web: www.mtncom.com/artisans.
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
Putney, VT, June 30–August 4. AF $60. Fee $1,700 (full tuition scholarships
provided). R&B $1,500. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation.
(50)
Full tuition scholarships provided. For string, piano, and woodwind
players of demonstrated ability, career-oriented, ages 18–40.
Emphasis on supportive community, chamber music, public performance.
Intensive coaching, private lessons, performance, master classes. Auditions
January–February in eight cities. Auditions: Jan.–Feb., 8 cities. Tape
deadline: Feb. 8. Late applications accepted if space remains available.
Faculty: Curtis Macomber, Anthony Marwood, Violaine Melançon,
Donald Weilerstein, violin; Maria Lambros, Nicholas Mann, Katherine
Murdock, viola; Natasha Brofsky, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Bonnie Hampton,
Michael Kannen, Joel Krosnick, David Wells, cello. Guest artists: Kim
Kashkashian, viola; Robert Mann, violin; Seth Knopp, Artistic Director;
David Wells, Founding Director.
Contact: Maurey McNaughton, Administrator, 91 Old
Rte. 5, Putney, VT 05346. (800) 639-3819, (802) 387-6637 x2. Fax: (802)
387-4276. E-mail: ybarn@sover.net.
Web: www.yellowbarn.org.
Young Artists Academy
Eugene, OR, July 30–August 10. AF $20. Fee $325–$575. R&B home
stays or dorm. Scholarship. Audition. (appox. 60)
An intensive two-week performance-based experience in conjunction with
the Oregon Festival of American Music, focusing on a different
theme each year. Ages 12–21. Vocal, jazz, and strings ensembles also
work with guest artists.
Faculty: Local instructor TBA.
Contact: Erik Martin, PO Box 1497, Eugene, OR 97440. (541)
687-6526. Fax: (541) 687-1589. E-mail: erik@ofam.net.
Web: www.ofam.org.
