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California ASTA with NSOA Summer Institute
of Chamber Music
Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, CA, June 24–30. AF $25. Fee $485. R&B
incl. (50)
Intensive study and performance of chamber music literature. Work on
one main project for entire week fro an in-depth experience. Daily coaching,
master classes, special evening events, music reading, recreation.
Faculty: Victor Sazer, artistic director; Doris Fukawa, David Margetts,
violin; Kay Pech, violin/viola; David Aks, Victor Sazer, cello.
Contact: Martine Verhoeven, 14980 Camarosa Dr., Pacific
Palisades, CA 90272-4427. (310) 391-9787. Fax: (310) 391-1251. E-mail:
sazer@cello.org.
Web: home.earthlink.net/~calasta/state.htm.
California Summer Music
Pebble Beach, CA, July 7–30. AF $50. Fee $1,300. R&B $1,300.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (70)
Intensive chamber-music and private-lesson program for serious string
and piano students. Weekly private lessons, regular coachings, daily
rehearsal, guest-artist master classes, musicianship study, student
performance, concurrent professional performances. Composition Program
(ages 12–25) including private lessons, theory, contemporary music seminars,
and rehearsal and performance of student works.
Faculty: Louise Behrend, Zaven Melikian, Jan Repko, Robin Sharp, Wendy
Sharp, violin; Basil Vendryes, viola; Richard Andaya, Andrew Luchansky,
Irene Sharp, cello; david Teimpidis, composition.
Contact: Irene Sharp, PMB 104, 236 West Portal Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94127-1458. (415) 753-8920. Fax: (415) 753-8934. E-mail:
csm@dnai.com.
Web: www.csmusic.org.
California Summer String Institute
Thousand Oaks, CA, July 17–August 18. Fee $475 per week. (12 per
class)
Instruction in violin and bow making and repair. Open to all levels
and backgrounds, from university professors to 20-year-old novices.
Structure is very flexible to accommodate different levels of achievement;
8 a.m.–5 p.m., five days a week, with opportunity to work evenings and
weekends. Beautiful, peaceful campus with friendly staff and students.
Sightseeing opportunities. Discounts available at local hotels.
Faculty: Boyd Poulsen, violin building, repair, maintenance; Lynn Hannings,
bow making.
Contact: California Lutheran University, Office of
Continuing and Professional Education, 60 W. Olsen Rd. #2220, Thousand
Oaks, CA 91360. (805) 493-3130. Fax: (805) 493-3132. E-mail: cpe@clunet.edu.
Web: http://clunet.edu/CPE.
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, Toronto,
ON Canada. (905) 642-8706. E-mail: anyone@cammac.ca.
Web: www.cammac.ca/ENGLISH/camp_cg.html.
CAMMAC Music Centre at Quebec
Lake MacDonald, Quebec, 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, uncompetitive atmosphere.
Contact: Suzanne Provencher, 1751 Richardson, Suite
2509, Montreal, PQ H3K 1G6Canada. (888) 622-8755. Fax: (514) 932-9811.
E-mail: national@cammac.ca.
Web: www.cammac.ca.
Camp Encore/Coda
Sweden, ME, June 27–July 22, July 22–August 15, June 27–August 15.
Fee $3,100 Half; $5,400 Full. R&B included. Scholarship. Tape. (160)
Ages 9–18. Program includes chamber music, junior and senior orchestra,
music theory, semiweekly camper concerts, weekly staff concerts. Swimming
and land sports. Wind ensemble, jazz and rock groups. Eighty-acre site
on a lake.
Faculty: Sarah Eales, Stephanie Schweigart, Heather Walters, Suzanne
Walter-Geissler, violin; Lauren Smith violin/viola; Richard Thomes,
cello; Chris Marolf, Guo-Sheng Wang, bass.
Contact: James A. Saltman, 33 K Grassmere Rd., Brookline,
MA 02467. (617) 325-1541. Fax: (617) 325-7278. E-mail: jamie@encore-coda.com.
Web: www.encore-coda.com.
Canford Summer School of Music
Wimborne, Dorset, England, July 29–August 19. AF £50. Fee approx.
£350. R&B incl. (approx. 300/week)
Twenty-five courses covering all disciplines, with 32 international
teachers and conductors.
Faculty: Helena Binney, violin/cello; Ralph Ehler, viola; Lucy Ellen
Spencer, violin.
Contact: 5 Bushey Close, Old Barn Lane, Kenley, Surrey,
CR8 5AUEngland. (44) 208-660-4766. Fax: (44) 208-668-5273.
CDSS Pinewoods Camp Programs
Plymouth, MA, July 14–September 1. AF TBA. Fee TBA. R&B TBA.
Scholarship. (100)
One-week sessions focusing on different areas: early music, folk music,
American dance and music, English and American dance.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Steve Howe, Country Dance & Song Society,
PO Box 338, Haydenville, MA 01039-0338. (413) 268-7426. Fax: (413) 268-7471.
E-mail: camp@cdss.org.
Web: www.cdss.org/programs.
Center for Creative Youth
Middletown, CT, June 24–July 28. AF $15. Fee $1,850. R&B $1,700.
Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (200)
Interview. Ages 14–18. A precollege residential program for 200 talented
high-school students providing advanced classes in creative writing,
dance, music, theater, musical theater, technical theater, filmmaking,
photography, and visual arts.
Faculty: Eugene Bozzi, program chairperson; Dave Santoro, jazz; Laura
Kane, strings; Rami Haxhi, music instructor; Tom Schuttenhelm, theory
instructor; Ron Krentzman, Laurent Gareau, Niko Higgins, instructors.
Contact: Nancy Wolfe, Wesleyan University, 350 High
St., Middletown, CT 06459. (860) 685-3307. Fax: (860) 685-3311. E-mail:
ccy@wesleyan.edu.
Web: www.crec.org/.
Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of
the East
Bennington and Hamilton, VT/NY, July 22–August 19. AF $150. Fee
$850 per week. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
July 22-29, at Colgate University , Hamilton, NY: Participants study
3 works, 24 hours total coaching; July 29-August 19, at Bennington College,
Bennington, VT: Participants study 4 works, 21 hours total coaching.
For non-professional string, wind, and piano instrumentalists. Repertoire
reanges from classical to contemporary periods. During the three weeks
at Bennington College a resident composer works with a participant ensemble
on a newly-commissioned piece. Faculty and participant concerts all
four weeks.
Faculty: Joel Berman, Shem Guibbory, Sonya Monosoff, Joseph Schor,
Paul Wolfe, Masako Yanagita, violin; Joseph Gottesman, Raymond Page,
viola; Michael Finckel, Alexander Kouguell, Kermit Moore, Maxine Neuman,
cello; Lewis Paer, bass.
Contact: Beth Anderson, PO Box 6, Leonia, NJ 07605-006.
(201) 242-1277. E-mail: chmusic@tiac.net.
Chamber Music Holidays and Festivals—Corfu
Corfu, Greece, September 14–28. Fee £600. R&B per week included.
Ideal for players and listeners. Stay in a luxury beach resort. Scheduled
playing and coaching in the mornings. Sightseeing and sporting facilities.
Concerts in private villas with Kocian Quartet, and members of the Prazac
Quartet. Founded in 1982. Very sociable, international atmosphere. Music
library and stands provided.
Faculty: Kocian Quartet (Prague) and members of the Prazac Quartet
(Prague).
Contact: Vivienne Pittendrich, 57 Chatsworth Rd.,
Bournemouth, BH8 8SLEngland. (44) 1202 528 328. Fax: (44) 1202 524 081.
E-mail: vivpit@cwc.net.
Web: www.chamber.music.holidays.cwc.net.
Chamber Music Holidays and Festivals—Florence
Florence, Italy, October 1-9. Fee £930. R&B incl.
Scheduled chamber music and coaching for intermediate to advanced players.
Extensive sightseeing, especially to places of musical interest. Included
are three concerts and one rehersal and tour of the opera. Founded in
1982. Sociable, international atmosphere. Music library and stands provided.
Faculty: Igor Polesitsky and Roger Low.
Contact: Vivienne Pittendrich, 57 Chatsworth Rd.,
Bournemouth, BH8 8SLEngland. (44) 1202 528 328. Fax: (44) 1202 524 081.
E-mail: vivpit@cwc.net.
Web: www.chamber.music.holidays.cwc.net.
Chamber Music Holidays and Festivals—Prague
Prague, England, May 12–23, August 29–September 9. Fee £940. R&B
incl.
Choose one of two sessions. Scheduled chamber music and coaching for
intermediate to advanced players. Extensive sightseeing, espcially to
places of musical interest. Included are several concerts, one or two
operas, and other attractions. Founded in 1982. Very sociable, international
atmosphere. Music library and stands provided.
Faculty: Members of Kocian Quartet, Stamic Quartet, Raphael Quartet,
Talich Quartet.
Contact: Vivienne Pittendrich, 57 Chatsworth Rd.,
Bournemouth, UK BH8 8SLEngland. (44) 202-528-328. Fax: (44) 202-524-081.
E-mail: vivpit@cwc.net.
Web: www.chamber.music.holidays.cwc.net.
Chamber Music Holidays and Festivals—Vienna, Esterhaza,
Budapest
Vienna, Esterhaza, Budapest, Austria, Hungary, England, May 24–June
5. Fee £992.
Daily chamber music and coaching for intermediate to semiadvanced players.
Extensive sightseeing. Concert, opera performance included. Listeners
welcome. Founded in 1982. Sociable, international atmosphere. Music
library and stands provided.
Faculty: Aron String Quartet (Vienna).
Contact: Vivienne Pittendrich, 57 Chatsworth Rd.,
Bournemouth, BH8 8SLEngland. (44) 202-528-328. Fax: (44) 202-524-081.
E-mail: vivpit@mcmail.com.
Web: www.chamber.music.holidays.mcmail.com.
Chamber Music Institute
Quilcene, WA, July 4–25. AF $40. Fee $1,500. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Audition. Recommendation. (20)
Ages 14–18. Detailed summary of musical experience, including study
and repertoire, required. Exclusive focus on chamber music and its pastoral
setting. Provides an unparalleled opportunity for growth through a rich
variety of chamber-music experiences, including several performances.
Attend festival concerts and interact with performers. Located on a
turn-of-the-century dairy farm with comfortable cabins. Family-style
meals by professional chef. Recreational activities include swimming,
hiking, ping-pong, excursions.
Faculty: Irwin Eisenberg, Director, violin; Alan Iglitzin, viola; Carter
Enyeart, Diane Farrell (associate director), cello; past and current
members of the Philadelphia String Quartet; other artists.
Contact: Alan Iglitzin, Executive Director, Philadelphia
String Quartet, PO Box 45776, Seattle, WA 98145-0776. (206) 527-8839.
Fax: (206) 526-8621. E-mail: olymusic@brigadoon.com.
Web: www.musicfest.net.
Chamber Music for String Instruments
Ellison Bay, WI, July 8-14. AF TBA. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Scholarship.
(20)
Twin-bedded room/dormitory. Students ages 18 and over (average in their
50s) are very dedicated to their music, playing quartets with rotating
members. Held at The Clearing, an adult learning school overlooking
the waters of Green Bay in northern Wisconsin.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: The Clearing, PO Box 65, Ellison Bay, WI
54210. (414) 854-4088. Fax: (414) 854-9751. E-mail: clearing@theclearing.org.
Web: www.theclearing.org.
Chamber Music in Tuscany/Pennsylvania Academy of
Music
Montecatini, Italy, June 10-July 5. Fee $2,800 (all-inclusive).
Scholarship. Audition. Tape.
Chamber Music and string orchestra festival in Montecatini, Italy.
Four star hotel accommodations in Tuscany Hills. Concerts in surrounding
area.
Faculty: Brandon Christensen, Michael T. Jamanis, violin; Aundrey Mitchell,
viola; Nancy Baun, Sara Male, cello; Stiliana Christof, bass.
Contact: Dr. Michael Tlamaus, 42 N. Prince Street,
Lancaster, PA 17603. (717) 399-9479. Fax: (717) 399-0023. E-mail: musacad@desupernet.net.
Web: www.paacademymusic.org.
Chamber Music Workshop at Converse College
Spartanburg, SC, June 4-9. AF $25 deposit. Fee TBA. R&B TBA.
(Approximately 55)
Apply by March 25. For players age 18 or older with at least one year
of experience playing chamber music. Varied daily coached rehearsal
and seminar performances.
Faculty: Leonard Felberg, violin; Victor Stern, viola; Joanna de Keyser,
cello.
Contact: Kenneth Law, School of Music, Converse College,
Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006. (864) 596-9003. Fax: (864) 596-9167. E-mail:
kenneth.law@converse.edu.
Chamber Music Workshop at Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR, July 15–20, 22–27. Fee $230. R&B TBA. Scholarship.
Recommendation. (80 per week)
Apply by March 1. Good amateur players, college age and older, are
grouped in 18–22 ensembles each day, for coached study and rehearsal
of standard chamber-music literature, culminating in daily performances.
Lots of freelancing, mountain setting, acclaimed Shakespeare Festival.
Outstanding library and special sessions by staff.
Faculty: Tom Stauffer, Cynthia Darby, Joe Axup, Nancie Shaw, Armand
Ambrosini, Emma Rubinstein, Rhett Bender, and others.
Contact: Phebe Ann Kimball, Music Dept., Southern
Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. (541) 482-2204.
Fax: (541) 552-6549. E-mail: pkimball@jeffnet.org.
Web: www.efn.org/~ashcmw/.
Chamber Music Workshop at the University of North
Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, May 30–June 5. Fee $385. (60)
Coaching sessions in the chamber-music literature for piano, strings,
and woodwind. Join various trios, quartets, quintets, and chamber groups;
preformed groups welcome. Reading sessions for larger ensembles; two
master classes per week. Evening activities include open readings and
public concert at UNC. Access to vast music library.
Faculty: Donald L. Oehler (director), Kati Sebestyen, violin; Ervin
Schiffer, viola; Brent Wissick, cello; Freddy Arteel, Sarah Johnson,
Benjamin Rawitz, Doris Powers, Michael Rowlett, Linda Pereskstra, Tony
Kalam, Barbra Rowan, Francis Whang; others TBA.
Contact: Donald Oehler, Director, University of North
Carolina Music, CB 3320, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. (919) 962-1042 or 563-5264.
Fax: (919) 962-2061 or 563-5092.
Chamber Strings Camp
Ashland, OR, August 5–17, Fee $625. R&B $555. Tape. (200)
Open by audition to intermediate and advanced musicians ages 14 to
19 who want to explore the exciting world of chamber music. Learn chamber
music as the art of communication from gifted and inspiring master teachers
and performers. Stretch your musical mind and discover new approaches
to music-making. Make friendships that will last a lifetime! Alumni
of Chamber Strings Camp are now attending major music conservatories
such as The Juillard School of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music,
and Oberlin Conservatory. The Cavani String Quartet will once again
bring joy and magic to this very personal exploration of classical chamber
music. Currently in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the
Cavani is hailed as one of the nation’s most creative and energetic
teaching ensembles. Known for their extraordinary rapport with young
musicians, the Cavani has made Chamber Strings an intense and profoundly
moving experience.
Faculty: Cavani String Quartet: Annie Fullard and Mari Sato, violins;
Erica Eckert, viola; Merry Peckham, cello.
Contact: Dr. David McKenzie, PO Box 1124, Medford,
OR 97501. (800) 882-7488; (541) 779-0847 x19. E-mail: education@brittfest.org.
Web: www.brittfest.org.
Chautauqua Institution School of Music Festival Orchestra
Chautauqua, NY, June 23–August 14. AF $30. Fee $1,380. R&B $1,315.
Audition. Tape. (85)
For students ages 17–25. Intensive daily rehearsals, sectionals, master
classes, chamber music, private lessons, public performances.
Faculty: Vasile Beluska, Andrew Galos, David Hult, Jacques Israelievitch,
Brian Reagin, Lee Wilkins, Matus Zelmanovich, violin; Thomas Dumm, Andrew
Galos, Evan Wilson, viola; Arie Lipsky, David Sabee, Chaim Zemach, cello;
Curtis Burris, bass; Timothy Muffitt, music director.
Contact: Anne Jackson Marshaus, Schools Office, PO
Box 1098, Dept. SA, Chautauqua, NY 14722. (716) 357-6233. Fax: (716)
357-9014. E-mail: www.ciwebt.org.
Chico Chamber Music Workshop
California State University, Chico, CA.
Contact: Al Loeffler, CSU/Chico Music Dept., Chico, CA 95929-0805.
(530) 345-3772. Fax: (530) 898-5152. E-mail: loeffler@ecst.csuchico.edu.
Web: www.csuchico.edu/.
Chilingirian String Quartet Course at West Dean College
Sussex, England, England, July 15–21. Fee TBA. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Tape. (8 quartets/trios)
Intensive daily coaching for each student group with individual members
of the Chilingirian Quartet; master classes, concerts. Held in a country
house on the Sussex Downs with superb accommodations and practice rooms.
Faculty: Levon Chilingirian, Charles Sewart, violin; Asdis Valdismars
Dottir, viola; Philip de Groote, cello.
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/.
Chimneys Violin Makers Workshop
Tucson, AZ, May 1–5, May 8–12, May 15–19, May 22–26. Fee
$625 per week. R&B some incl. (20)
Weeks 1–2, new making; weeks 3–4, new making and repair and restoration.
Faculty: Ed Campbell, Jon Peterson.
Contact: Ed Campbell, 614 Lerew Rd., Boiling Springs,
PA 17007. (717) 258-3202. Fax: (717) 258-3201. E-mail: edwardcampbell@sprintmail.com.
Web: www.thechimneysviolinship.com.
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Colorado Springs, CO, June 20–July 10. AF $50. Fee $700. R&B
$700. Scholarship. Tape. (38)
For serious, preprofessional music students ages 17–25. Chamber orchestra
presents two concerts; chamber-music ensembles present lunch-time concerts
the third week as well as other community concerts. Chamber-music concerts
by faculty. Held at Colorado College.
Faculty: Frank Almond, Jose Luis Garcia, Martin Chalifour,Stefan Hersh,
violin; Geraldine Walther, Virginia Barron, viola; Kim Scholes, Desmond
Hoebig, cello.
Contact: Susan Grace, Music Director, The Colorado
College Summer Session Office, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado
Springs, CO 80903. (719) 389-6653. Fax: (719) 389-6955. E-mail:
festival@coloradocollege.edu.
Web: www.coloradocollege.edu/summersession/musicfestival.
Common Ground on the Hill
Westminster, MD, July 1–13. Fee $350 (per week; weekend festival
fees are extra). R&B $175 (per week). Scholarship. (250 (per week))
Two traditional music-and-arts weeks (workshops, concerts, and festival)
offering a high-quality learning experience with master musicians, artists,
and writers while exploring cultural diversity in search of a "common
ground."
Faculty: Pete Seeger, Guy Davis, Scott Ainslie, Bill Keith, Walt Michael,
Robin Bullock, Barry Mitterhoff, Brian Bowers, Sally Rogers, and more.
Contact: Walt Michael, Common Ground on the Hill,
2 College Hill, Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD 21157. (410)
857-2771. Fax: (410) 857-2729. E-mail: cground@qis.net.
Web: www.commongroundonthehill.com.
Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center at
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA, July 22–August 5. AF $100. Fee $825/630 (residents/commuters).
R&B included for residents. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (90 per
week)
Chamber-music program for amateur players and singers coached in prearranged
groups by professionals who also perform the music of contemporary composers
selected by competition. Unique opportunity for interaction of players,
singers, and composers. Woodwinds welcome.
Faculty: Curtis Macomber, Rolf Schulte, Cyrus Stevens, Bayla Keyes,
Laura Frautschi, Jennifer Elowitch, violin; Lois Martin, Louise Schulman,
viola; Christopher Finckel, Michael Finckel, Joshua Gordon, cello; Donald
Palma, bass.
Contact: Kathryn Welter, PO Box 5507, Wayland, MA
01778. (508) 276-1011. Fax: (508) 276-1011. E-mail: admin@composersconference.org.
Web: www.composersconference.org.
Concordia College Summer Strings Institute
Moorhead, MN, June 14–20. Fee $310. R&B incl. Audition.
Tape. (25)
Intensive summer-study and performance opportunity for serious students
grades 9–12. Individual progress is a top priority. Daily private lessons,
chamber music, and string orchestra. Ample time for individual practice;
opportunities for formal and informal performance.
Faculty: Joanne Cohen, violin; Eugenia Slezak, cello; Bruce Houglum,
conductor.
Contact: Eugenia Slezak, Music Dept., Concordia College,
Moorhead, MN 56560. (218) 299-4414. Fax: (218) 299-3058. E-mail: cohen@cord.edu.
Cours International De Musique
Morges, Switzerland, July 15–30. Fee $800. R&B incl.
Audition. Tape. (100-125)
Intensive chamber music. International setting. Solo possibilities.
University credit from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Faculty: Kati Sebestyen, violin; Ervin Schiffer, viola; Jaap Kruithof,
cello.
Contact: Donald L. Oehler, Hill CB 3320, UNC, Chapel
Hill, NC 27599. (919) 962-1042. Fax: (919) 563-5092. E-mail: dloehler@E-mail.unc.edu.
CSU Summer Arts
Fresno, CA, July 9–20. Fee TBA. Scholarship. Tape.
Composer/Performer Collaborative Project Workshop provides instrumentalists
and composers the chance to work on their own topics with chamber coaches
and master composers. Student instrumentalists will perform student
works.
Faculty: Alexander String Quartet, Orpheus Ensemble.
Contact: , CSU Fresno, 2380 E. Keats Ave., MS MB129,
Fresno, CA 93740-8024. (559) 278-7091. Fax: (559) 278-4194. E-mail:
summerarts@calstate.edu.
Web: www.calstate.edu/summerarts.
Dakota Chamber Music Adult Program
Minot, ND, July 9–14. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Scholarship. (40)
Designed to gather string teachers, university students, and amateur
adult players together to perform in small chamber groups and receive
intensive coaching. College credits available. Previously formed groups
welcome.
Faculty: Jon Rumney, violin; Ying Quartet (Timothy, Janet, Phillip,
and David Ying); Andrew Smith, cello.
Contact: Lynne Rumney, c/o Div. of Music, Minot State
University, 500 University Ave. W., Minot, ND 58707. (701) 858-3185.
Fax: (701) 858-3823. E-mail: rumneyl@warp6.cs.misu.nodak.edu.
Web: www.misu.nodak.edu/music/.
Dakota Chamber Music High-School Program
Minot, ND, Second week of June. Fee TBA. Scholarship. Audition.
Tape. (25)
Week-long program providing intensive quartet and piano/string chamber-music
training for high-school students.
Faculty: Jon Rumney, violin; Ying Quartet (Timothy, Janet, Phillip,
and David Ying); Andrew Smith, cello.
Contact: Lynne Rumney, c/o Div. of Music, Minot State
University, 500 University Ave. W., Minot, ND 58707. (701) 858-3185.
Fax: (701) 858-3823. E-mail: rumneyl@warp6.cs.misu.nodak.edu.
Web: www.misu.nodak.edu/music/.
Dartington International Summer School
Totnes, Devon, , England, July 21–August 25. Fee dependent on accommodaton.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (400 per week)
For more details, contact for a free brochure.
Faculty: Lowri Blake, Philip Dukes, Kamie Georgian, Manica Hruggett,
David Miller, Ruggerio Ricci, Marco Rizzi, Susan Sheppard, Suzanne Stanzileit,
Francis Marie Utti.
Contact: Jenny Pink, The Gallery, Totnes, Devon, TQ9
6DEEngland. (44) 803-847077. Fax: (44) 803-847087. E-mail: jenny@dissorg.u-net.com.
Web: www@dissorg.u-net.com.
Dillington House
Somerset, England, England, October 20-22. Fee TBA.
Provides individual coaching for chamber ensembles of good amateur
standard by members of the Alberni String Quartet.
Faculty: Alberni String Quartet (Howard Davis, Peter Pople, violin;
Mathew Souter, viola).
Contact: Teresa Denning, Dillington House, Ilminster,
Somerset, TA19 9DTEngland. (44) 460-258614. Fax: (44) 460-52433. E-mail:
Tdenning@Somerset.gov.uk.
Web: www.dillington.co.uk.
Domaine Forget Music and Dance Academy
St.-Irénée, PQ, Canada, Canada, July 15–August 12
(strings), August 12–23 (chamber music). AF USD $35. Fee US: $385/$660
(two weeks/four weeks; strings); $245 (chamber music). R&B US: $415/
$740 (two weeks/ four weeks; strings); $255 (chamber music). Scholarship.
Tape. Recommendation. (150)
The string session is offered to young professionals, advanced, and
intermediate level students. During the course of the four week session,
all students receive regular lessons. Advanced students are also offered
a program of daily masterclasses with an internationally renowned faculty.
Intermediate level students will be given private lessons and training
in technique, supervised practises, and string orchestra. Chamber Music
is for advanced instrumentalists. Limited enrolment.
Faculty: includes Steven Dann, Roberto Diaz, Douglas McNabney, Francois
Paradis, viola; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Andres Cardenas, Regis Pasquier,
Martin Chalifour, violin; Desmond Hoebig, Philippe Muller, Andres Diaz,
cello; and many others.
Contact: Mrs. Ginette Gauthier, 5 Saint-Antoine, St.-Irénée,
PQ G0T 1V0Canada. (418) 452-8111. Fax: (418) 452-3503. E-mail: info@domaineforget.com.
Web: www.domaine.com.
Double Bass Clinic
Madison, WI, August 10–12. AF $50. Fee approx. $200. R&B TBA.
(25)
In this three day clinic participants will work woth respected bass
performers and pedagogues in intensive classes focusing on special techniques
and styles as they relate to string bass pedagogy and performance. Experienced
bassists and those new to bass playing are encouraged to participate.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Dr. Janet Jensen, 720 Lowell Center, 610
Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703. (608) 265-5629. Fax: (608) 265-2475.
E-mail: cb3@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.
Web: www.dcs.wisc.edu/las/profdev/music.htm.
Drake University Summer Music Festival
Des Moines, IA, June 9–15. Fee $195/$290 (off/on campus). Audition.
Tape.
Ages 11–17. Must have previous private or school instruction on primary
instrument. During the week, students take lessons, attend introductory
music theory, history classes, and studio classes on their applied instrument,
and rehearsals. Also recreational time.
Faculty: Dr. Jonathan Sturm, violin/viola; Stefan Kartman, cello; John
Canarina, bass.
Contact: Dr. Dougherty, 2507 University Ave., Des
Moines, IA 50311-4505. (515) 271-3975 or (800) 44-DRAKE, ext. 3975.
Eastern Music Festival
Greensboro, NC, June 24–July 28. AF $40. Fee $1,769. R&B $1,380.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (195)
Ages 14–20. Founded in 1962. An intensive instrumental program in a
noncompetitive atmosphere at Guildford College. Two student orchestras
perform equally challenging repertoire; all students rotate between
orchestras. Also chamber music, master classes, concerto competition,
theory, piano department. Faculty members teach and perform orchestral
and chamber music throughout the summer. Auditions throughout the U.S.
January–March. Tape deadline March 1, 2001.
Faculty: Jeffrey Multer, concertmaster; Randall Weiss, principal second;
Barbara Hamilton, principal viola; Neal Cary, principal cello; Leonid
Finkelshteyn, principal bass; faculty orchestra.
Contact: Melissa M. Edwards, Director of Admissions,
PO Box 22026, Greensboro, NC 27420. (336) 333-7450. Fax: (336) 333-7454.
E-mail: easternmusicfestival@worldnet.att.net.
Web: www.easternmusicfestival.com.
Edmonton Chamber Music Camp
Edmonton, AB, Canada, Canada, August 20–24 and August 27–31. 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
0K8Canada. (780) 439-0652. E-mail: ronnandrusco@aol.com.
Encore School for Strings
Hudson, OH, June 24–August 4. AF $25. Fee $3,750. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (160)
Repertoire list required. Students ages 14–25 (median age 18). Serious
young string players concentrate solely on mastering their instruments.
Weekly private lessons and chamber-music coachings; master classes,
lectures, and concerts given by the Cleveland Orchestra. Students present
their own numerous performances.
Faculty: David Cerone, Linda Sharon Cerone, Victor Danchenko, Judith
Ingolfsson, Robert Lipsett, Dorothy Mauney, Wiliam Preucil, David Russell,
Scott St. John, David Updegraff, violin; Lisa Boyko, Jeffrey Irvine,
Mark Jackobs, Stanley Konopka, Robert Vernon, Jeffrey Irvine, Chauncey
Patterson, viola; Richard Aaron, Orlando Cole, Stephen Geber, Prof.
Min-Ja Hyun, Bruce Uchimura, Metta Watts, Christopher von Baeyer, cello;Jun_Ching
Lin, Dorothy Mauney, Bruce Uchimura, Ivan Chan, Erich Eichhorn, chamber
music.
Contact: Sandie Poole, c/o The Cleveland Institute
of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. (216) 791-5000x229.
Fax: (216) 791-1530. Web: www.cim.edu/.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
Fairbanks, AK, July 27–August 12. AF $325. Fee $180 (optional).
R&B $450. (640)
A multidisciplinary study-performance festival at the University of
Alaska; 70–75 guest artists offer workshops and master classes in music,
dance, theatre, opera theatre, figure skating, and the visual arts.
Performance opportunities in orchestra, jazz band, choral groups, opera,
cabaret, and jazz singing. Catalog available mid-March.
Faculty: Peter Marsh, Linda Wang, Michael Ferri, Ludmila Adzhemova,
Sam Formicalo, Russell Guyuer, Andre Cook, Judith Glyde, Paul Sharpe.
Contact: Jo Ryman Scott, PO Box 80845, Fairbanks,
AK 99708-0845. (907) 474-8869. Fax: (907) 479-4329. E-mail: festival@ptialaska.net.
Web: www.fsaf.org.
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes Workshop
Port Townsend, WA, July 2–9. Fee $360. R&B $225–$275. (300)
Founded in 1977 for students of all ages. An intimate week with masters
of the folk violin. This 24th year of the festival will feature a diverse
gathering of folk violinists. Held at Fort Worden State Park on the
Quimper Peninsula.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Centrum, Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
(800) 733-3608. Fax: (360) 385-2470. E-mail: warren@centrum.org.
Web: www.centrum.org.
The Festival at Sandpoint Training Programs–The Schweitzer
Institute of Music
Sandpoint, ID, Aug. 5–15. AF approx. $25. Fee $1,300. R&B incl.
The festival maintains four training programs: Conducting, Jazz, Composition,
and Chamber Music.
Faculty: Gunther Schuller, artistic director.
Contact: , PO Box 695, Sandpoint, ID 83864. (208)
265-4554.
Fiddle and Dance Workshop at Ashokan
Olivebridge, NY, June 24–30 (western/swing week), July 29–August
4 (northern week), August 12–18 (southern week). AF $150 deposit. Fee
$575. R&B incl. Scholarship. (170)
For students at all levels, ages 18 and over (younger if accompanied
by an adult). Daily classes in traditional fiddle music and dance. Band
and vocal workshops, jam sessions, evening dances. Top instructors in
many styles. On 365-acre camp in Catskill Mountains, with lake, sauna,
hiking trails, great food. Western 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, Matt Glaser, John Krumm; others TBA.
Contact: Jay Ungar/Barbara Mermell, 987 Rte. 28-A,
West Hurley, NY 12491. (800) 292-0905. Fax: (845) 331-8926. E-mail:
ashokan@aol.com.
Web: www.ashokan.org.
Fiddlekids
El Cerrito, CA, June 18–22. AF $125. Fee $375. (limited)
Fills early. One-week day camp specializing in traditional fiddle styles
with accompanying dance and thematic art. Children ages 7–13 will be
in small groups, enjoying three fiddle classes daily with each instructor,
plus an art and dance class each day. Performance at week's end.
Faculty: Bobbi Nikles, Betsy Branch, John Blasquez, lara Risk, fiddle.
Contact: Bobbi Shearn Nikles, 2517 Mira Vista Dr.,
El Cerrito, CA 94530. (510) 235-0370. E-mail: bobbinik@aol.com.
Web: www.fiddlekids.com.
Galena Chamber Music Institute at Sinsinawa
Sinsinawa, WI, August 2–17. AF $40. Fee $1,425. R&B incl.
Audition. Tape. (64)
Held at Sinsinawa Mound School and Convent. Upper-class high-school
and undergraduate college musicians study and perform chamber music
with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Northwestern University
faculty. Ensemble and instrumental master classes, faculty-coached rehearsals,
and guest lectures in music history and theory. Canoeing, hiking, cycling.
Faculty: Emily Graef, director; Blair Milton, violin.
Contact: Prof. Richard Graef, Northwestern University
School of Music, Regenstein Hall, Evanston, IL 60201. (847) 491-7485.
Garth Newel Music Center
Warm Springs, VA, mid-July to mid-August. AF $100 upon acceptance.
Fee none. R&B none. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (4-8)
Apply by March 1. Chamber-music program for strings. Students ages
16–26. Homestyle living; public faculty and student concerts; daily
coaching and recreation.
Faculty: Susan Waterbury, Teresa Ling, violin; Evelyn Grau, viola;
Tobias Werner, cello; Steven Spooner, piano; others TBA.
Contact: Evelyn Grau, PO Box 240, Warm Springs, VA
24484. (540) 839-5018. Fax: (540) 839-3154. E-mail: office@garthnewel.org.
Web: www.garthnewel.org.
Greater Yellowstone Music Camp
Dubois, WY, June 25-29. $395. Ages: Adult (under 18,
please call). Requirements: Basic skills on instrument. Enrollment size:
75. Music Styles: blues, fingerstyle, swing. Accomodations: Camping,
Motel/Hotel.
Weeklong workshops and concerts taught in the northern
Rocky Mountains by masters of Piedmont-style acoustic blues and swing.
This is the initial year of a camp that will be held annually. Instructors:
Mike Dowling. Pat Donohue, Mary Flower, Sean Blackburn, Paul Anastasio
(violin), Cary Black (bass).
Contact: Jan Dowling, PO Box 1593, Dubois, WY 82513.
(307) 455-3748. Fax: (307) 455-3749. E-mail: jdowling@wyoming.com.
Web: www.mikedowling.com.
