Canada

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The name of the program is followed by location and dates for 2000; where this year’s information is unavailable, we included the latest data we have. Abbreviations include AF for application fee (sometimes a deposit against tuition fees), R & B for room and board, and TBA for to be announced. "Audition or tape" means that a tape can be substituted for a personal audition, but one or the other is required. A number in parentheses indicates the approximate enrollment. To search for a specific program, teacher, or location, use the Find function of your Internet browser.

Argenta Chamber Music Retreat

Argenta, BC, Canada, August 1–7. Fee $150. (up to 20)

Your hosts: David Stewart and Stephanie Judy. Balance your own diet of sight-reading and rehearsing. An impromptu concert ends the session. Mainly strings; winds, singers also welcome. We have eight studio spaces, six with good pianos. On Kootenay Lake; camping on site, B&Bs and billets within walking distance. Food is potluck using our kitchen. Recreation includes fishing, swimming, hiking, and cycling.

Contact: David K. Stewart, General Delivery, Argenta, BC V0G 1B0, Canada. (250) 366-4623. E-mail: sjdks@wkpowerlink.com.

Aria International Summer Academy

London, ON, Canada, August 6–26. AF $45. Fee $1,450. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (130)

Intensive three-week program for advanced students (ages 12–30); emphasis on numerous private lessons, chamber-music coachings, master classes, and public concerts.

Faculty: James Buswell, Gregory Fulkerson, Katie Lansdale, Lucie Robert, David Russell, Teo Tetel, David Updegraff, violin; Roland Glassl, viola; Ronald Leonard, Emilio Colon, Norman Fisher, Simon Fryer, Carol Ou, Mihai Tetel, cello.

Contact: Mihai Tetel, 95 Thorncliffe Park Dr., Ste. 3604, Toronto, ON M4H 1L7, Canada. (416) 425-0778. Fax: (416) 425-0279. E-mail: ariaint@pathcom.com.

The Banff Centre for the Arts

Banff, AB, Canada, May 6–August 11. AF $50 CAN. 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. Apply by February 1.

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 T0L 0C0, Canada. (403) 762-6180. Fax: (403) 762-6345. E-mail: arts_info@banffcentre.ab.ca. Web: www.banffcentre.ab.ca/Registration.

CAMMAC Music Centre at Cedar Glen

Bolton, ON, Canada, July 30–August 6, August 6–13.

Faculty: Sue Carduelis, Tom Dowling, music directors.

Contact: Sue Carduelis, CAMMAC Southern Ontario. (905) 642-8706. E-mail: anyone@cammac.ca. Web: www.cammac.ca/ENGLISH/camp_cg00.html.

CAMMAC Music Centre at Quebec

Lake MacDonald, PQ, Canada, June 25–August 20. AF $25. Fee $222–$379. R&B $170–$465.

Creates opportunities for musicians of all levels to make music together in a relaxed, noncompetitive atmosphere.

Contact: Suzanne Provencher, 1751 Richardson, Suite 2509, Montreal, PQ H3K 1G6, Canada. (888) 622-8755. Fax: (514) 932-9811. E-mail: national@cammac.ca. Web: www.cammac.ca.

Domaine Forget Music and Dance Academy

St.-Irénée, PQ, Canada, July 19–August 9 (strings), August 9–23 (chamber music). AF $40. Fee $230 per week (5% discount before May 1). R&B $210 per week. Tape. Recommendation. (125)

Students age ten and older, most from conservatories, universities, and professional schools. Master classes, lessons, chamber music, rehearsals, and a final symphonic concert. Held on 150-acre historic estate overlooking the St-Lawrence River.

Faculty: includes Pierre Amoyal, Andrée Azar, Martin Chalifour, Lise Elson, Jean Anger, Régis Pasquier, Claude Richard, violin; Joseph De Pasquale, Douglas McNabney, François Paradis, viola; Jean Deplace, Monique Joachim, Walter Joachim, Philippe Muller, cello; Paul Ellison, Jean Michon, bass; François Paradis, ensembles; Paul Watkins, orchestra conductor. (Subject to change.)

Contact: Mrs. Ginette Gauthier, 398 Chemin Les Bains, St.-Irénée, PQ G0T 1V0, Canada. (418) 452-8111. Fax: (418) 452-3503. E-mail: dforget@cite.net. Web: www.cite.net/~dforget.

Edmonton Chamber Music Camp

Edmonton, AB, Canada, July 5–9 and July 12–16. Fee $200 per week. R&B $120 per week.

Chamber music for string students of all ages and levels. Progressive study of repertoire includes daily sight-reading, ensemble rehearsal, and coaching with rotating seating assignments. Performance recital at conclusion of each session. Written participant evaluation of chamber-music skills. Week two is more advanced.

Faculty: Velma Ko, Ronn Andrusco.

Contact: Velma Ko, 11614 76th Ave., Edmonton, AB T6G 0K8, Canada. (403) 439-0652.

International School for Musical Arts

Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, July 31–August 13, August 13–26. AF $50. Fee $1,150 per session. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (110)

Intensive private-lesson and chamber-music program with internationally renowned faculty. Student performances on campus and participation in the concert series at the Niagara International Chamber Music Festival. Five private lessons and five chamber-music coachings, plus master classes, open lessons, and faculty concerts. Held at Niagara College, with luxury accommodations and stimulating atmosphere. Recreational facilities. Apply by April 1.

Faculty: Atis Bankas, Robert Chen, Oleh Krysa, Vladimir Landsman, Yuri Mazurkevich, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ani Shnarch, Misha Vaiman Almita Vamos, Roland Vamos, Thomas Williams, Zvi Zeitlin, violin; Helen Callus, Sel Kardan, Jerzy Kosmala, Mathew Michelic, Kelly Randolph, Roland Vamos, viola; Janet Anthony, Suren Bagratuni, Francis Couton, Natalia Khoma, Vladimir Panteleyev, cello.

Contact: Atis Bankas, 32 Albany Ave., Toronto, ON M5R 3C3, Canada. (416) 530-4050. Fax: (416) 538-4342. E-mail: music@chamberconcerts.com. Web: www.chamberconcerts.com.

Kincardine Summer Music Festival

Kincardine, ON, Canada, August 6–19. Fee $80–300 CAN; higher after July 1. Scholarship. (50–60 jazz, 30–40 chamber)

A unique blend of performance festival and music camp. Classes during the day, evening staff concerts. Week I is jazz for high-school students and older. Week II is chamber music (for fairly accomplished players), band, string and symphony orchestra, choir, etc., for all levels. Excellent "Music for Young People" program for ages 4–8.

Faculty: Gryphone Trio; others TBA.

Contact: Irv Mills, 936 MacDonald Ave., Kincardine, ON N2Z 1A1, Canada. (519) 396-9716. Fax: (519) 396-2769. E-mail: imills@primeline.net. Web: www.primeline.net/KSMF/.

Orford Arts Centre

Orford, PQ, Canada, June 26–August 12. AF $45 CAN. Fee $500 CAN per week. R&B incl. Scholarship. Tape. (120 per week)

Master classes, chamber music, orchestra training program, conducting classes, solo repertoire.

Faculty: Jean Angers, Emanuel Borok, Lorand Fenyves, David Halen, violin; Christopher Schiller, Robert Verebes, Neal Gripp, viola; Janos Starker, cello; Raffi Armenian, Agnes Grossmann, conducting.

Contact: 3165, Ch. Du Parc, Orford, PQ JIX 7A2, Canada. (819) 843-3981. Fax: (819) 843-7274. E-mail: arts.orford@sympatico.ca. Web: www3.sympatico.ca/arts.orford.

Sound Encounters

Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS, June 14–24. AF $45. Fee, R&B TBA. Scholarship. (100)

Apply by March 1 for discount. Other fees: $101 (subject to change). Tape required for master classes. Chamber-music program for advanced string students, collegiate and undergraduate divisions. Coaching and rehearsals, chamber orchestra, master classes, private instrumental study, group classes on technique and repertoire, recitals, special activities. Electives: The Art of Auditioning, Composition, Conducting.

Faculty: Carol Dallinger, Brian Lewis, Almita Vamos, violin; Michael Kimber, Roland Vamos, viola; Richard Aaron, cello; David Barg, orchestra; Ruth Meintz, viola/chamber; Judy Koster, Manon Lawrence, chamber; and others.

Contact: Alice Joy Lewis, 1001 S. Cedar #99, Ottawa, KS 66067-3399. (800) 755-5200, ext. 5437. Fax: (785) 242-5066.

Strings of the Future Festival

Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 3–8. Fee $200 CAN (master classes). R&B limited. Tape. (1 quartet per master class)

Master classes by string quartets participating in "Strings of the Future" Festival. Students at university/conservatory level. Festival includes concerts, lecture series, public readings of new works, round tables at the National Gallery of Canada.

Faculty: Arditti, Chilingirian, Mosaïques, Prazák, St. Petersburg, and St. Lawrence Quartets.

Contact: Moira Johnson or Claude Infante, 251 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 201, Ottawa, ON KIN 6P7, Canada. (613) 232-5000. Fax: (613) 232-7715. E-mail: cmcf@magma.ca. Web: www.stringsofthefuture.com.

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Throughout the U.S. and Canada, June–August, one- and two-week sessions. Fee varies.

Summer-study opportunities for teachers and students at Suzuki institutes across the U.S. and Canada. Teachers can participate in short-term training with registered Suzuki teacher trainers in violin, viola, cello, bass, early-childhood education, and more. Students have private and group lessons, plus supplementary enrichment classes such as chamber music, orchestra, theory, Orff, Dalcroze, improvisation, fiddling.

Contact: PO Box 17310, Boulder, CO 80308. (303) 444-0948. Fax: (303) 444-0984. E-mail: suzuki@rmi.net. Web: suzukiassociation.org.

Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival

Vancouver, BC, Canada, August. Fee $850 CAN. R&B $450 CAN.

Baroque program focusing on 17th-century music from Italy and the lowlands.

Faculty: David Douglass, violin; Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba.

Contact: José Verstappen, Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada. (604) 732-1610. Fax: (604) 732-1602. E-mail: staff@earlymusic.bc.ca. Web: www.earlymusic.bc.ca.

West Coast Summer Music Festival

Langley, BC, Canada, July 16–23.

Provides amateur musicians and their families with a variety of musical experiences in a retreat setting, recognizing varied musical interests and honoring individual differences.

Contact: Anne Brennan, West Coast Amateur Musicians Society, Box 233, Suite 185, 9040 Blundell Rd., Richmond, BC V6Y 1K3, Canada. (604) 926-3030. E-mail: abrennan@telus.net. Web: www.daconsulting.bc.ca/wcams/index.html.

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