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Academie de Musique de Sion
Sion, Switzerland, Switzerland, July 1–August 15. AF SFr80. Fee
SFr350–400 per week. R&B from SFr30per day. Scholarship.
One-, two-, and three-week master classes with student concerts. Festival
concerts for half-price.
Faculty: Tibor Varga, Sylvie Gazeau, Viktor Pikaizen, violin; Gerard
Causse, viola; Marcio Carneiro, cello; Duncan McTier, bass.
Contact: Liliane Martin, administrator, Case Postale
1429, Sion, CH-1951Switzerland. (41) 27 322 6652. Fax: (41) 27 323 4662.
E-mail: Festivargasion@vtx.ch.
Web: www.nouvelliste.ch/varga.htm.
Adriatic Chamber Music Festival
Bonefro, Termoli, Molise, Italy, July 16–August 15. AF $20. Fee
$2,400. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (35)
International intensive chamber-music and string-orchestra program.
Violin, viola, cello, bass, and piano. Private lessons, group instruction,
master classes, workshops, ten performances. Includes Italian-language
and Art History courses, Roman lectures, workshops in violin making
and improvisation. Held in a 16th-century Franciscan convent.
Faculty: Antonio Artese (artistic director), chamber music; Nina Bodnar,
Virgina Ceri, Teresa Ling, Josefina Vergara, violin; Liuh-Wen Ting,
Benjamin Simon, Roland Kato, viola; Gianna Abondolo, Andrew Smith, cello;
Libero Lanzillotta, bass; Edwin Outwater, conductor.
Contact: Antonio Artese, Artistic Director, 369 Union
St., San Francisco, CA 94133. (415) 781-4736. E-mail: admissions@acmf.org
or artese@acmf.org.
Web: www.acmf.org.
Alaria Chamber Ensemble: Summer Chamber Music at
Mannes
New York, NY, Tuesday/Thursday, June 13–July 26. AF $20. Fee $260–$520.
Scholarship. (20–40)
Two 2½-hour meetings per week. Suitable for singers and players of
all ages, levels, and instruments. Emphasis is on ensemble technique
and good sound. Acceptance depends on compatability with others. Everyone
is assigned to two ensembles. Most groups meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The
environment is musically serious, yet noncompetitive. Music ranges from
Baroque to contemporary. Many of the participants are repeaters. Performance
seminars also available.
Faculty: Alaria Chamber Ensemble; Yuri Vodovoz, violin/viola, cello
TBA.
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 22–August 4. AF £40
per quartet. Fee £350 per person. R&B £135 per person. Scholarship.
Tape. (9 quartets)
Each quartet receives one individual coaching session per day from
the Amadeus Quartet, and the opportunity to perform in informal public
concerts.
Faculty: Norbert Brawin, Siegmund Nissel, violin; Martin Lovet, cello.
Contact: Robin Anderton, , 100 Harvist Rd., London,
NW6 6HLEngland. (44) 181-960-4780. Fax: (44) 181-964-5510. E-mail: robin.anderton@lineone.net.
American School of Double Bass
Columbus, OH, TBA. Fee $595. R&B incl. (30)
A week of intense and energetic study in varying levels of bass playing
in a friendly and fun environment. Private lessons, master classes,
mock audition, faculty and student solo and bass ensemble performances,
stretching, fingering rules, practice tips, studying the score, memorization,
history of the bass, try the "other" bow, luthier presentation, and
classes in scales and arpeggios, technique, and orchestral repetoire.
Faculty: Mark Morton (artistic director), Thomas B. Gale, bass; Dianne
Cross, piano accompanist; Dr. Kathleen Horvath.
Contact: Mark Morton, 734 Oak St., Columbus, OH 43205.
(614) 232-BASS. Fax: (614) 232-2266. E-mail: asodb@aol.com.
Web: www.MusArts.net/asodb/.
American Suzuki Institute, University of Wisconsin
at Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI, July 30–August 5, August 6–12. AF $200. Fee $90
registration; $170/$185 (student/adult). R&B $148/$185 (student/adult).
Tape. (1,200 precollege students, 250 adults)
Founded in 1971. Requirements: Suzuki Association guidelines. Children
have three to five one-hour classes daily. There are daily solo recitals
and planned evening activities. Teacher trainees have three hours of
classroom study each day plus assigned observation activities. Lectures,
recitals, etc. Student age range 3–18.
Faculty: 85 faculty members, including Mark Bjork, Carol Dallinger,
Timothy Durbin, Kyoko Fuller, Everett Goodwin, Joanne Martin, Tom Wermuth,
Janis Wittrig, violin; Rodney Farrar, Lawrence Leviton, Carol Tarr,
cello.
Contact: Dee Martz, Director, UW-SP, Stevens Point,
WI 54481-3897. (715) 346-3033. Fax: (715) 346-3858. E-mail: dmartz@uwsp.edu
or bziebell@uwsp.edu.
Amherst Early Music Festival
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, CT, July 28–August 5, August
5–12. AF $25. Fee $375. R&B $300-450. Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
(175)
Central program: open to all, no audition. Ensembles, master classes,
technique, more. Baroque Academy: audition required. Intensive program
for professionals and preprofessionals. Focus for 2001: France and the
low countries.
Faculty: Fifty teachers and conductors per week. Jaap ter Linden, cello/viola
da gamba; Simon Standage, violin; Mary Springfels, viol.
Contact: Marilyn Boenau, PO Box 1322, Shirley, MA
01464. (978) 425-4400. Fax: (978) 425-6644. E-mail: amherst@compuserve.com.
Web: www.amherstearlymusic.org.
Annual Chamber Music Festival
Bozeman, MT, TBA. Fee $250. R&B TBA. Scholarship. (150)
For students, teachers, amateurs of all ages (many retirees), professionals
who enjoy exploring the literature, and coaches who may play in the
groups. Ten partially coached assignments vary in size, instrumentation,
and stylistic period. Daily performance in a forum. Optional staff concerts,
orchestras, seminars, and social activities. Participants must have
intermediate or advanced ability. Held at Montana State University.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Margi Russell, Montana State University,
Music Dept., Bozeman, MT 59717-0008. . E-mail: music@montana.edu.
Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music Summer School
and Festival
Nelson, NH, June 22–July 1, July 6-15, July 20-29. August 3-12,
August 17–26. 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.
Argenta Chamber Music Retreat
Argenta, BC, Canada, 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 1B0Canada. (250) 366-4623. E-mail: sjdks@wkpowerlink.com.
Aria International Summer Academy
London, ON, Canada, Canada, July 15– August 25. AF $50. Fee $2,995
(6 weeks); $1,495 (3 weeks) US dollars. R&B incl. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (150)
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, Anton Miller,
Felicia Moye, Lucie Robert, David Russell, Teo Tetel, David Updegraff,
Lynn Chang, Peter Zazofsky, violin; Atar Arad, Helen Callus, Karen Ritscher,viola;
Emilio Colon, Simon Fryer, Stephen Geber, Minja Hyun, Carol Ou, Mihai
Tetel, Tillman Wick, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello.
Contact: Mihai Tetel, 95 Thorncliffe Park Dr., Ste.
3604, Toronto, ON M4H 1L7Canada. (416) 425-0778. Fax: (416) 425-0279.
E-mail: ariaint@tor.axxent.ca.
Web: www.axxent.ca/~ariaint.com.
Armadillo Suzuki Institute
Georgetown, TX, May 31–June 7. Fee $125. R&B $20 per night.
Scholarship. (75)
Must be studying with an SAA-registered Suzuki teacher. Parent must
attend. Master classes daily, group lessons, orchestra, chamber music.
Suzuki Teacher Training is also available.
Faculty: Alejandro Mendoza, Marilyn O'Boyle, Judith Palac, Laurie Scott,
Nancy Steffa, violin; William Dick, violin/viola; Elizabeth Brady, cello;
Kiyoshi Tamagawa, chamber music.
Contact: Dr. Laurie Scott, Southwestern University,
Dept. of Music, Georgetown, TX 78626. (512) 863-1224.
Max Aronoff Viola Institute
Seattle, WA, June 24-29. 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 2001: Ethos String Quartet. Chamber,
Pre-College Admission: application; Professional Viola Studies Admission:
tape required.
Faculty: Ethos Quartet; Betty Agent, Lisa Bergman, Scott Ligocki, Marcia
Ott, Charles Noble, Joyce A. Ramee; other TBA.
Contact: Joyce Ramée, 6302 54th Ave., Court
West, Tacoma, WA 94867. (253) 474-6922. E-mail: mavijramee@aol.com.
Web: www.viola.com/aronoff.
Arrowbear Music Camp
Arrowbear Lake, CA, Symphonic Session June 23-30; Intermediate I
July 1-7; Advanced I July 8-21; Elementary July 29-August 4; Advanced
II August 5-18; Intermediate II August 19-25; Reading August 29-Sept.
2. Fee $330 per week. R&B incl. (100 plus per session)
Band, orchestra programs, choir, music-appreciation classes. Committed
to giving campers a fine musical and group experience in a mountain
setting. One elementary sessions (one week long), two intermediate sessions
(one weeks long), two advabced (two weeks long, one reading session
(four days), and symphonic session (one weeks long). Grades entering
fourth through adult. One- and two-week programs.
Faculty: Alan and Stephanie Carter, William Kennedy, Michelle Chace-Bass,
Amy Higgins, and Stephen Tucker.
Contact: Dennis or Carole Dockstader, PO Box 180,
Running Springs, CA 92382. (877) 867-4511. Fax: (909) 867-2794. E-mail:
arrowbearmusic@yahoo.com.
Web: www.arrowbear.com.
Aspen Music School
Aspen, CO, June 15– August 16. AF $55-$100. Fee $1,425/$2,150 (4½/9
weeks). R&B $1,600/$2,500 (4½/9 weeks). Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
(900)
Apply by February 18. Financial aid based on need and ability. Concentrated
study and performance program with outstanding faculty for highly motivated,
competitive young players. Weekly lessons, orchestral assignments, chamber
music, additional courses. To schedule an audition, call (970) 925-7354
after November 1.
Faculty: Renata Arado, Earl Carlyss, Laurie Carney, Min Soo Chang,
Caroie Cowan, Wilfredo Deglans, Dorothy DeLay, Eugene Drucker, Herbert
Greenberg, Koichiro Harada, Jennifer John, Hyo Kang, Paul Kantor, Alexander
Kerr, Cho-Liang Lin, Samuel Magad, Robert McDuffie, Piotr Milewski,
David Perry, Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, Sylvia Rosenberg, Kurt
Sassmannschaus, Eva-Christina Schonweiss, Phillip Setzer, Naoko Tanaka,
Donald Weilerstein, Peter Winograd, Won-Bin Yim, Ayako Tonetani, violin;
Daniel Avshalomov, Catherine Carroll, Heidi Castleman, Victoria Chiang,
James Dunham, Lawrence Dutton, Kathleen Mattis, Ellen Rose, Steven Tenenbom,
Sabina Thatcher, Michael Tree, viola; Timothy Eddy, Anthony Elliot,
Rafael Figueroa, David Finckel, David Geber, William Grubb, Yehuda Hanani,
Lynn Harrell, Alan Harris, Eric Kim, Michael Mermagen, Mark Schroeder,
Wayne Foster Smith, cello, Bruce Bransby, Paul Ellison, Albert Lazlo,
Eugene Levinson, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Sankey, bass.
Contact: , 2 Music School Rd., Aspen, CO 81611. (970)
925-3254. Fax: (970) 925-5708. E-mail: school@aspenmusic.org.
Web: www.aspenmusicfestival.com.
Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops
Elkins, WV, July 11–August 15. Fee TBA. R&B $220 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, 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 30– July 21. 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,
violin; Ames Asbell, Josephine Liu, Bruce Williams, viola; Margaret
Coltman-Smith, Muriel B. Sanders, Anthony Stogner, 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 15–28, 2001. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Scholarship.
Tape. (60)
Concentrated program of music study for seriuos high school musicians
with attention to the individual student as a soloist and chamber musician.
Faculty: Leslie Braideck, violin/viola; Regina Mushabac, cello.
Contact: Bryan Bowser, 275 Eastland Rd., Berea, OH
44017. (216) 826 2372. E-mail: thecon@bw.edu.
Web: www.bw.edu/~wwwcon.
The Banff Centre for the Arts
Banff, AB, Canada, May 6–August 11. AF CDN$50/day. 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 0C0Canada. (403) 762-6180. Fax: (403) 762-6345. E-mail:
arts_info@banffcentre.ab.ca.
Web: www.banffcentre.ab.ca/music.
Baroque Performance Institute
Oberlin, OH, June 17–July1. Fee $715. R&B $150, room only. (100
per week)
Now in its 30th 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, England, July (exact date TBA). Fee £180. (Flexible)
Open to all string instrumentalists.
Faculty: Agnes Kory, others TBA.
Contact: Agnes Kory, Béla Bartók Centre
for Musicianship, 6 Frognal Court, 158 Finchley Rd., London, NW3 5HL
England. (44) 171 435 3685. E-mail: agnes.kory@kcl.ac.uk.
Web: www.bbcm.co.uk.
Belvoir Terrace
Lenox, MA, June 24–August 12. Fee $7,000. 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.
Benslow Music Trust Orchestra Summer School
Hitchin, England, England, August 14–20. AF £290 (residents). Fee
£250. (40)
Daily sight-reading sessions, sectional workshops led by specialist
resident tutors, and chamber-music sessions. Can visit the BBC Proms.
Faculty: Aiden Massey.
Contact: Helen Marshall, Little Benslow Hills, Benslow
Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, S44 7AA England. (44) 462-459-446. Fax:
(44) 462-440-171. E-mail: bmusict@aol.com.
Web: www.members.aol.com/bmusictrus.
Benslow Music Trust String Orchestra Weekend
Hitchin, England, England, August 4–6. AF £121 (residents). Fee
£101. (40)
Intensive but informal work on a wide repertoire, including Bach's
Violin Concertos in A Minor and E Major.
Faculty: David Bass, John Bass, Jen Lynch.
Contact: Helen Marshall, Little Benslow Hills, Benslow
Lane, Hitchin, Herts S44 7AAEngland. (44) 462-459-446. Fax: (44) 462-440-171.
E-mail: bmusict@aol.com.
Web: www.members.aol.com/bmusictrus.
Birch Bay String Teachers Workshop
Ferndale, WA, July 30–August 3, 2001. Fee $100. (50+)
The oldest, most comprehensive string workshop in the west, for school
and studio teachers. Playing, learning, camaraderie, access to festival
concerts. Local hotel reservations recommended.
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 18–30. AF $50. Fee $335. R&B $550. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (57)
Two-week summer session for advanced students (typically ages 13–19).
Mentoring approach; student-faculty ratio of two to one. At least six
public-performance opportunities.
Faculty: Robert Hanford, Betty Lewis, Sheila Hanford, violin; Matthew
Mantell, viola; Emily Lewis Mantell, cello; Ricardo Castañeda,
program director; others TBA.
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 27–August 20. Fee $730. R&B incl.
Scholarship. (1,000 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 (toll free). Fax: (231)
893-5120. Web: www.bluelake.org.
Bochmann String Courses
Cotswolds (Gloucestershire), England, England, throughout the year.
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) 386-584539. E-mail: bachmann@udonline.co.uk.
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Lenox, MA, Quartet Workshop, June 18–July 1; Young Artists Orchestra,
July 2–August 12. AF $60. Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
String Quartet Worshop includes coachings, master classes, performances.
Young Artists Orchestra includes daily orchestra rehearsals (3 concerts),
chamber music coachings and performances, solo master classes, optional
private lessons.
Faculty: Bayla Keyes, Peter Azzofsky, violin; Raphael Hillyer, viola;
Andrés Díaz, Michael Reynolds, Laura Thielke, cello; Eric
Larson, Todd Seeber, double bass.
Contact: Beth Noel, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Room 246,
Boston, MA 02215. (617) 353-3386. Fax: (617) 353-7455. E-mail: tanglewd@bu.edu.
Web: www.bu.edu/sfa/affiliated/tanglemusic/html.
Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Inc.
Brunswick, ME, June–August. AF $50. Fee $1,800/$1,150 (full/half
session). R&B $1,225/$595 (full/half). Scholarship. Tape. (200)
Apply by March 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, Petru Munteanu, Itshak Rashkovsky, Maria Schleuning,
Ani Schnarch, violin; Roger Myers, viola; Steven Doane, Rosemary Elliott,
Andre Emelianoff, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello.
Contact: Lewis Kaplan, Director, 6300 College Station,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011. (207) 725-3322. Fax: (207) 725-3047.
E-mail: bsmf@blazenetme.net.
Web: www.summermusic.org.
Brandeis Summer Music Festival
Waltham, MA, June 3–12, June 15–24. AF $50. Fee $550/$1,050 (one/two
sessions). R&B $180 per session. 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/sumsch.
Bravo! Summer String Institute
Minneapolis, MN, dates,fees TBA. Audition. Tape. (75)
The Bravo Summer String Institute is a summer program located in the
Midwest for violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists.
Faculty: Yari Kless, John Gilbert, Sally O'Reilly, violin; Alexander
Braginsky, Tanya Remeniko, cello.
Contact: Sally O'Reilly, University of Minnesota School
of Music, 2106 4th St. South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. (612) 624-0846.
Fax: (612) 624-0846.
Brevard Music Center Festival
Brevard, NC, June 20– August 5. AF $50. Fee $3,350. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (350)
Full range of ensembles, from opera and chorus to band and chamber
music. Two basic divisions of precollege and college/graduate studies;
students participate in at least one of five 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, 2nd violin; Carlton McCreery,
cello.
Contact: Brevard Music Center, PO Box 312, Brevard,
NC 28712-0312. (828) 884-2975. Fax: (828) 884-2036. bmcadmission@brevardmusic.org.
Web: www.brevardmusic.org.
The British Connection, Inc./Musicale Holidays
England, July/August. AF $1,500. Fee TBA. R&B TBA.
Our 21st year. Many children in England attend centers close to their
homes. Children from the U.S. may stay with own families in nearby bed-and-breakfast,
hotel, dormitory on campus, or with British families. Courses for nonplayers
ages 5–9: singing, composing, instrumental instruction; for players
ages 7–18: band, orchestra, chamber music, choral, voice instruction.
Faculty: Members of the best English orchestras and hold teaching positions
at well-known schools.
Contact: Annabella Fitch Hutton, 1166 Oxford Rd.,
Atlanta, GA 30306. (404) 373-1420 or (800) 420-2569. Fax: (404) 378-5265.
E-mail: britcon575@aol.com.
Web: www.thebritishconnection.com/music.
The Britt Institute
Medford, OR, August. AF $75. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Audition. Tape.
(64)
Intermediate to advanced students in high school or college. Attend
master classes and receive coaching from performers at the Peter Britt
Festival. (Preformed quartets are given special consideration). Intense
study of the art of quartet playing.
Faculty: Cavani String Quartet.
Contact: Editorial Director, c/o Britt Festivals,
PO Box 1124, Medford, OR 97501. (541) 779-0847. Fax: (541) 776-3712.
E-mail: education@brittfest.org.
Web: www.brittfest.org.
Bulgarian Bass Club International Bass Week in Michaelstein
Michaelstein, Germany.
Contact: Petya Bagovska, Hipodruma BL 140, A, 12 Flat, Sofia,
BULG-1612Bulgaria. (359) 2 544929. Fax: (359) 2 9433188.
Burlingham Inn, Musical Bed & Breakfast
Pine Bush, NY, year-round. Fee TBA. R&B incl. (breakfast only).
(5 per session maximum)
Play sonatas or chamber music with Jonathan Bley, concert pianist and
former director of the Southampton Chamber Music Festival and the 92nd
Street Y at Music Mountain. Open to individuals and preformed groups.
We will customize a unique musical stay at our inn, located 75 miles
from New York City in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains and minutes
from wineries, nature preserves, antiquing, golf, and fine dining.
Faculty: Jonathan Bley, piano.
Contact: Beth Bley, 29 Vinegar Hill Rd., Pine Bush,
NY 12566. (914) 744-8499. Fax: (914) 744-8936. E-mail: biconcerts@aol.com
Web: http://burlinghaminn.com.
