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Macnaughten String Quartet Summer School
Hitchin, England, England, July 17–23. AF £280 (residents). Fee
£250. (40)
For intermediate to advanced players as individuals or preformed groups.
Contact: Helen Marshall, Benslow Music Trust, Little
Benslow Hills, Hitchin, Herts S44 7AAEngland. (44) 462-459-446. Fax:
(44) 462-440-171. E-mail: bmusit@aol.com.
Web: http://members.aol.com/bmusictrus/.
Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop
Madison, WI, July 8-14 and 15-21. AF $50. Fee approx. $300 per week.
R&B TBA. (100 per week)
Work with University of Wisconsin faculty and guest artist/teachers
in historically informed performances of medieval, renaissance, and
early Baroque music in large ensembles, master classes, small mixed
ensembles, and consorts.
Faculty: The King's Noyse; Newberry Consort; Folger Consort.
Contact: Chelcy Bowles, 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/lsa/profdev/music.htm.
Magic Mountain Music Farm, Practice Marathon Retreats
Morris, NY, May 24–June 8; July 1–16; July 28–August 12; August
18–September 2; January 2- 17. AF $40. Fee $1,350. R&B incl.
Tape. (11)
Interest-free extended-payment plans available. Required: resumé,
professional level of playing. Advanced conservatory students welcome.
Founded in 1986. Intensive practice marathon retreats for violinists,
violists, and cellists. Expert individual coaching three times a week.
Daily workshops to increase performance consistency and confidence,
reduce muscle tension, and improve practicing effectiveness. Gourmet
food.
Faculty: Burton Kaplan, violin/viola/cello.
Contact: Burton Kaplan, 817 West End Ave., #11B, New
York, NY 10025. (212) 662-6634. Fax: (212) 662-2916. E-mail: musicfarm@mindspring.com.
Henry Mancini Institute
Los Angeles, CA, July 22–August 20. AF $40. Fee covered by full
fellowship. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. (80)
For accomplished musicians training in jazz, film, and symphonic and
popular music. Intensive four-week program. Private lessons, ensemble
coaching, master classes, performance, clinics, concerto opportunities.
Held at UCLA.
Faculty: Jeremy Cohen, Richard Greene, Aimeé Kreston, Irving
Geller, Lesa Terra, violin; Carole Mukogawa, viola; Anthony Cooke, Roger
Lebow, cello; Bert Turetzky, bass.
Contact: Kelly Connaughton, PO Box 34575, Los Angeles,
CA 90034-0575. (310) 845-1900. Fax: (310) 845-1909. E-mail: hmi@amjazzphil.org-ucla.
Web: www.manciniinstitute.org.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Violin Repair
Workshops
North Adams, MA, June 4–8 (intro to violin setup), June 11–15 (violin
identification), June 18–22 (violin repairing-cracks), June 25–July
29 (violin repair- varnish). AF $100 deposit. Fee $550. R&B $150.
(15 per session)
(Formerly North Adams State College.) Annual violin-repair workshops.
Program includes four separate one-week workshops.
Faculty: Hans J. Nebel.
Contact: Leslie Tustin, Office of Lifelong Learning,
375 Church St., North Adams, MA 01247. (413) 662-5576. Fax: (413) 662-5104.
E-mail: ltustin@mcla.mass.edu.
Web: www.mcla.edu/iifelong.
Meadowmount School of Music
Westport, NY, June 23–August 11. AF $35. Fee $3,750. R&B
incl. Audition. Tape. (225)
Founded in 1944 for accomplished young violinists, violists, cellists,
and pianists training for professional careers as soloists, orchestra
musicians, and teachers. Weekly private lessons, chamber-music coachings,
master classes with guest artists, and numerous concerts with excellent
accompanying staff, inspire students to achieve maximum accomplishment
on their instruments.
Faculty: Charles Avsharian, David Salness, Stephen Shipps, Sally Thomas,
violin; Alan Bodman, violin/viola; Hans Jensen, Owen Carman, cello;
Richard Roberts, orchestra repertoire/audition prep; Andrés Cárdenes,
guest artist.
Contact: Teri Shipps, Admissions Director, 1240 Barrister
Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105. (734) 662-4126. Fax: (734) 662-4126. E-mail:
admissions@meadowmount.com.
Web: www.meadowmount.com.
Meisterkurse in der Musikhochschule Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany, Germany, July 15–August 22. AF DM150. Fee
DM400–1,000. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (400)
Perfect practice facilities. Concerts, arising from the master classes'
artistic work, in the Musikhochschule and within the framework of the
festival. Master classes are for advanced students or highly talented
amateurs. Possible repertoire limitation. Open to the public. Brochure
available March 1. Apply by February 1 (May 15 for tape).
Contact: Ms. Wiebke Schwarz, Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Musik Festival, Jerusalemsberg 7, Lübeck, D-23568Germany. (49)
451 38957 21. Fax: (49) 451 38957 57. E-mail: meisterkurse@shmf_de.
Web: www.shmf.de.
MidAmerica Chamber Music Institute
Delaware, OH, June 25–July 29. AF $35. Fee $1,100. R&B $850.
Scholarship. Tape. (45–50)
Ages 15–30. Private lessons and daily master classes in both solo and
chamber repertoire from our entire faculty. Weekly performances by faculty
and student groups. Rehearsals and coachings in a variety of chamber
ensembles. Weekend activities taking advantage of local and regional
attractions.
Faculty: Claire Chan, Robert Hanford, Myron Kartman, violin; Korine
Fujiwara, Lise McDonough, violin/viola; Sibylle Johner, Stefan Kartman,
cello.
Contact: Dr. Cameron Bennett, Executive Director,
Ohio Wesleyan University, Dept. of Music, Delaware, OH 43015. (740)
368-3704. Fax: (740) 368-3723. E-mail: machmit@cc.owu.edu.
Web: www.owu.edu/~machmi.
Mideast Workshop
Pittsburgh, PA, July 16–22. Fee $275. R&B $325. Scholarship.
(65–75)
Instruction for viol, recorder, flute, harp, capped reeds. Large ensembles
and small consorts with harpsichord; other special-topic classes TBA.
At La Roche College; all facilities air-conditioned.
Faculty: Marilyn Carlson (director), Kenneth Wollitz, Judith Davidoff,
Deborah Booth, Mary Johnson, Eric Haas, Stan Davis, Stewart Carter.
Contact: Marilyn Carlson, 1008 Afton Rd., Columbus,
OH 43221-1680. (614) 457-1403. Fax: (614) 457-1403. E-mail: marilyncarlson1@msn.com.
Web: www.mideastearlymusic.addr.com.
Midsummer Musical Retreat
Walla Walla, WA, July 31-August 5. AF None. Fee $340. R&B $210.
Scholarship. (110 instruments, 60 vocal)
Midsummer Musical Tetreat is a festival workshop for adult amateur
musicians. This workshop provides a rich musical experience for adult
musicians. A music camp for adults. Since 1982 singers and instrumentalists,
amateures and semi-professionals have found Midsummer Musical Tetreat
to be an invigorating, instructive, and rewarding part of their musical
lives. The strength of Midsummer Musical Retreat program has been the
exciting intersection of a committed, supportive, professional faculty,
thrilling repertoire, enthusiastic campers and a non-competitive but
challenging curriculum that includes large ensembles, chamber groups,
and electives. Enrollment is first-come first serve. 18 and older only.
Faculty: Eileen Swanson, viola; Karen Iglizen, Marcia Ott, Martin Friedmann,
violin; Meg Brennard, cello; Karen Janes, bass.
Contact: Tricia Gabrielson, 12345 Lake City Way NE
#225, Seattle, WA 98125. 1-800-471-2419. Fax: (206) 324-6689. E-mail:
midsummer@musicalretreat.org.
Web: http://musicalretreat.org/.
Monteverde Studios of the Arts
Monteverde, Costa Rica, By personal arrangement (2 months). AF $15.
Fee $2000. R&B $10/day. (3)
Spend two months in the rain forest working with string-instrument
maker Paul Smith, violin maker for the Costa Rican Symphony.
Contact: Sybil Terres Gilmar, PO Box 766, Narberth,
PA 19072. (610) 664-4045; (800) 370-3331. Fax: (610) 664-2437. E-mail:
mstudios@racsa.co.cr.
Web: www.mvstudios.com.
Moscow Conservatory International Summer School
Moscow, Russia, August 4–24. AF $250. Fee $1,450–$2,020. Audition.
Tape. Recommendation.
Resumé required. Founded in 1990. Three private lessons per
week plus master classes, lectures, pedagogy program held at Moscow
State Conservatory premises.
Faculty: Eduard Grach, Grigory Feigin, Igor Bezrodny, Maya Gelzarova,
Sergei Kravchenko, Alexander Melnikov, violin; Natalia Odinets, viola;
Natalia Shakovskaya, cello; Raphael Davidyan, quartet; Alexander Bonduryanski,
Tatiana Gaidamovich, trio; Tigran Alikhanov, chamber music.
Contact: Veda Zuponcic, 111 Munn Ln., Cherry Hill,
NJ 08034. (609) 795-1830. Fax: (609) 427-6733.
Mount Vernon Music Festival
Mount Vernon, VA, June 25–July 20. AF $20 per family. Fee $325 per
week. R&B TBA. Scholarship. Tape. (40 per week)
Program includes individual lessons, theory and composition, chamber
groups, master classes, orchestra, and special presentations. Concerto
competition: winner performs with Mount Vernon Orchestra during regular
season concert. Runner-up performs with Mount Vernon Youth Orchestra.
Held in safe, lovely school near Potomac River and Mt. Vernon Estate.
Faculty: Elisabeth Adkins, Jody Gatwood, Peter Haase, master classes;
others TBA.
Contact: Ulysses James, PO Box 120, Mt. Vernon, VA
22121. (703) 799-8229. Fax: (703) 360 7391. E-mail: mvorch@aol.com.
Web: http://members.aol.com/mvorch.
Mountain Collegium for Early Music
Young Harris, GA, July 2–8. Fee $493/$545 (double/single room).
R&B incl.
An early-music and folk-music workshop held by the Kelischek Workshop
for Historical Instruments at Young Harris College, with air-conditioned
dorms, cafeteria, classrooms, and rehearsal and performance halls. Instrument
classes, ensemble playing, group coaching, lecture-demonstrations, faculty
concert, student recital, and English country dancing offered daily.
Faculty: Martha Bishop, viola da gamba; Lisle Kulbach, viola da gamba,
vielle, rebec; Margaret Pash, viola da gamba, lute; Atossa Kramer, recorder,
continuo.
Contact: G. Kelischek, Kelischek Workshop for Historic
Instruments, 199 Waldroup Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902. (828) 837-5833.
Fax: (828) 837-8755. E-mail: susato@susato.com.
Web: www.susato.com.
Music at Port Milford
Prince Edward County, ON, July 14-28, July 29-18. AF $25. Fee $1,000
(CDN $1,075) two weeks; $1,500 (CDN $160) three weeks. R&B included.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (40 per session)
Intimate chamber music program in historic lake district. Designed
to further the love of music through a program of quartet and string
orchestra playing, choral singing, private lessons, and practive with
the fun of regular camp activities. Quartet playing is at the heart
of the camp experience. Each student is assigned before camp to a group,
music parts are sent for advance study, and at camp each group is coached
daily. Seminars in improvisation with Alice Kay Kanack, founder of Creative
Ability Development. All teaching staff seasoned professionals. Faculty
and student performances. Established in 1987.
Faculty: Marie Berard, Alice Kanack, Angela Rudden, violin; Katharine
Rapoport, Susan Gagnon, viola; Alice Kay Kanack, creative ability development.
Contact: Meg Hill, 288 Washington Ave., Pleasantville,
NY 10570. (914) 769-9046. Fax: (914) 769-2538. E-mail: director@mpmcamp.org.
Web: www.mpmcamp.org.
Music Academy of the West
Santa Barbara, CA, June 23–August 18. AF $50, registration $100.
Fee covered by full scholarship. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (52 strings)
Founded in 1947. For professionally oriented students, primarily of
college- and graduate-school age. Orchestra, private instruction, chamber
ensembles, and master classes. Dormitory housing; instruction at academy
on a ten-acre estate.
Faculty: Peter Salaff, Kathleen Winkler, Zvi Zeitlin, violin; Donald
McInnes, viola; Denis Brott, cello; Nico Abondolo, bass. Visiting faculty:
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello.
Contact: Carleen Landes, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara,
CA 93108. (805) 969-4726. Fax: (805) 969-0686. E-mail: catalog@musicacademy.org.
Web: www.musicacademy.org.
Musicades
Lyon, France, France, September 6–16. AF $67. Fee $360. R&B
$445 (double). Scholarship. Tape. (8 duet to octet ensembles)
Free entrance to all activities.
Faculty: Joseph Silverstein, Ana Cumachento, Rocco Filipine, Jean-Claude
Pennetier.
Contact: Marie-Jo Schmitt, c/o Musicalyon, PO Box
4356, 69241 Lyon, CEDEX 04France. (33) 472 00 2098. Fax: (33) 478 83
0996. E-mail: musicades@wanadoo.fr.
Web: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/musicades/.
Musical Passages in Italy
Ripatransone, Italy, Marche, Oct. 5-14. Fee $700 or less. R&B
incl. Scholarship. (30)
Several hours of chamber ensemble work daily. Sightseeing, freelance
playing. Stay in a beautiful hill town near the Adreatic and enjoy fall
in the beautiful Marche region of Italy.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Jane M. Carhart, 25 Alden Terr., Millbrook,
NY 12545. (845) 677-5092. Fax: (845) 677-3210. E-mail: Carhartjm@aol.com.
Web: www.ultranet.com/ncwholl.cmc.cmc.htm.
Musical Passages in Normandy
Normandy, France, April 26-May 6. AF $850 or less. Fee $250. R&B
incl. Scholarship. (30)
Several hours of chamber ensemble work daily, with time for sightseeing
and freelance playing. Held in a 12th-century mill, now a cultural center
an hour from Paris. Cello rental possible. Coaching by professional
French musicians. Scholarships available to qualified students.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Jane M. Carhart, 25 Alden Terr., Millbrook,
NY 12545. (845) 677-5092. Fax: (845) 677-3210. E-mail: Carhartjm@aol.com.
Musical Passages in Provence
Provence, France, September 26-October 3. Fee $700 or less. R&B
incl. (30)
Several hours of chamber ensemble work daily, with time for sightseeing
and freelance playing. Held in a private mansion in the Ardèche
region of Provence. Cello rental possible.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Jane M. Carhart, 25 Alden Terr., Millbrook,
NY 12545. (845) 677-5092. Fax: (845) 677-3210. E-mail: Carhartjm@aol.com.
Musical Passages in Italy
Cortona, Italy, Tuscany, Oct. 14-21. (30)
Several hours of chamber ensemble work daily, sightseeing, freelance
playing. Stay in a charming former monastery in
one of the most beautiful towns in Tuscany. Sample wine and foods of
this popular region.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Jane M. Carhart, 25 Alden Terrace, Millbrook,
NY 12545. (845) 677-5092. Fax: (845) 677-3210. E-mail: Carhartjm@aol.com.
Musical Passages in Spain
Jimena de la Fruntera, Andalucia, December 27-January 4. Fee $800
or less. R&B incl. Scholarship. (30)
Several hours of chamber ensemble work daily, with time for sightseeing
and freelance playing. Set in a beautiful "pueblo blanco" in Southern
Spain. Course participants and professionals give a concert on New Years
Eve. Cello rental possible.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Jane M. Carhart, 25 Alden Terr., Millbrook,
NY 12545. (845) 677-5092. Fax: (845) 677-3210. E-mail: Carhartjm@aol.com.
Musicfest: Aberystwyth International Music Festival
and Summer School
Aberystwyth, Wales, Wales, July 19–29. Fee £195/£160 (regular/student).
R&B £95/£70. Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (varies)
A gathering point for Europe's most outstanding chamber musicians and
soloists, with a focus on the musicians of the future.
Faculty: Schidlof Quartet; Nicholas Jones, cello; TBA.
Contact: Aberystwyth Arts Center, Penglais, Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion, SY23 3DEWales. (44) 970-622882. Fax: (44) 970-622883. E-mail:
lla@aber.ac.uk.
Web: www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre.
Music for People
East Coast, TBA, Aug 21–27. Fee $375/$425 (early/late). R&B
TBA. Scholarship. (75)
Ages 18 and up. Improvising Chamber Music: a workshop created for advanced
and professional players, using techniques drawn from great music from
around the world—Bulgarian to boogie-woogie, Bach to Bartók.
Open to musicians experienced in any muiscal idiom, including classical,
jazz, ethnic, rock, and avante-garde.
Faculty: David Darlng, cello; others TBA.
Contact: [Mary Knysh, adverting director], Katrin
Hall, Music for People, PO Box 397, Goshen, CT 06756. (860) 491-4511
or (717) 389-1447. Fax: (8603) 491-4513. E-mail: bedarling@aol.com.
Web: www.musicforpeople.org.
Music for People: The Art of Improvisation
Walker Valley, NY, August 5–10. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. (60)
A week-long musical-improvisation workshop for advanced and professional
musicians. Explore and expand your ability to improvise using techniques
developed over 14 years. Your ears will be stretched by many genres
of great music. All instruments and singers welcome. Prior experience
in improvisation not necessary.
Faculty: David Darling, Eric Miller; others TBA.
Contact: Arianna Rose, Music for People, PO Box 295,
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0295. (561) 330-9561 or (877) 44-MUSIC (toll
free). Fax: (561) 265-2268. E-mail: mfp@musicforpeople.org.
Web: www.musicforpeople.org.
Music Making
Milwaukee, WI, May 21–28. AF $25. Fee $550. R&B $765 (double).
Scholarship. (34)
Explore chamber music and refine performance under the guidance of
internationally acclaimed cellist and teacher Wolfgang Laufer.
Faculty: Wolfgang Laufer, guest coaches.
Contact: Linda Binder, 5549 N. Berkeley Blvd., Milwaukee,
WI 53217. (414) 961-7718. Fax: (414) 228-7380. E-mail: HRIMALY@aol.com.
Web: www.yukonho.com/musicmaking.
Music in the Mountains
Eagles Mere, PA, August 7–20. Fee $750. R&B some meals incl.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (15–20)
Apply by May 1. Intensive coached chamber-music program for string
players and pianists ages 13–20. Four to six hours of daily coaching.
Dormitory-style lodging in "Endless Mountains." Two performances during
session. Swimming, hiking, craft fair. Daily theory.
Faculty: Barbara Sonies (codirector), Amy Goodman, violin; Sherri Anderson,
violin/theory; Deborah Reeder (codirector), cello.
Contact: Deborah Reeder, 214 Avon Rd., Narberth, PA
19072-2308. (610) 664-0346, (610) 664-7386. Fax: (610) 664-3726.
Musicorda Festival and Summer String Program
South Hadley, MA, June 30–August 11. AF $50. Fee $3,750. R&B
included. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (80–90)
Summer chamber music festival and Summer String Program. Leopold Teraspulsky,
Artistic Director. Six weeks. Six Festival concerts with distinguished
faculty and guest artists. Student performances: Concerto competition,
Young Artist Series, Recitals, Road Company ourtreach concerts. Individual
coaching, chamber groups, master classes. Students: International, advanced,
Ages 14 through graduate school. Dorm accomodations on campus. Call
for brochure or e-mail.
Faculty: James Buswell, Lynn Chang, Marylou Speaker Churchill, Andrew
Jennings, Nicholas Mann, Masuko Ushioda, violin; Michelle LaCourse,
Patricia McCarty, and TBA, viola; Norman Fischer, Ronald Leonard, Carol
Ou, Leopold Teraspulsky, Uri Vardi, and TBA, cello.
Contact: Jacqueline Melnick, administrative director,
PO Box 557, South Hadley, MA 01075. (413) 538-2590. Fax: (413) 538-3021.
E-mail: musicorda@aol.com.
Web: www.musicorda.org.
Music Studies Abroad
Vaison-la-Romaine, France, July 8–29. AF $200 deposit. Fee $1,500.
R&B incl. Scholarship. (12 violins/violas, 12 cellos, 12
pianos)
Intensive solo and ensemble work preparing for public performance.
Small chamber groups can also be accepted to work as a group. Ages 16
and older. Located in a charming, historic, friendly town in Provence.
Limited viola openings.
Faculty: Barbara Krakauer, violin; Manfred Stilz, cello.
Contact: Dr. William Krakauer, 342 W. 85th St. #6C,
New York, NY 10024. (212) 724-7933. Fax: (212) 724-5991.
Musik-Kurswochen Arosa
Arosa, Switzerland, Switzerland, July 25–31 (bass), August 1–7 (cello),
August 2–12 and 8–19 (violin). Fee SFr600. R&B SFr600. Scholarship.
(12)
One-week courses for amateurs, students, and professionals.
Contact: , Kulturkreis Arosa, Arosa, CH-7050Switzerland.
(41) 81 353 87 47. Fax: (41) 81 353 87 50. E-mail: kulturkreisarosa@swissonline.ch.
Web: www.kulturkreisarosa.ch.
The National Orchestral Institute
College Park, MD, June 1–23. AF $25. Fee covered by full scholarship.
R&B covered by full scholorship. Scholarship. Audition. Recommendation.
(90)
Ages 18–28. An advanced orchestra training program at the University
of Maryland. Intensive rehearsals and sectionals in preparation for
three public concerts; master classes and mock auditions to prepare
for professional orchestral auditions.
Faculty: Principal chairs from major American orchestras such as Baltimore,
Boston, Cleveland, National, andPhiladelfphia. Conductors for 2001:
David Lockington, Gerard Schwarz, Lan Shui.
Contact: Rita Shapiro, NOI/School of Music, 2110 CSPAC,
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. (301) 405-2317. Fax: (301)
314-9504. E-mail: noi@accmail.umd.edu.
Web: www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/noi.html.
New Directions Cello Festival
Storrs, CT, June 15–17. Fee $150. R&B $50+. Scholarship. (unlimited)
The only festival dedicated exclusively to nonclassical cello, and
very broad in its scope: jazz, blues, folk, rock, world, and experimental
music. Concerts, workshops, jam sessions, Cello Big Band, electric cello
exhibition, and more. Share and learn about the latest trends in this
field. Held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Faculty: Ernst Reijseger, improvisation; Rasputina, neo-chamber grunge;
Chris White Quartet, jazz; Big Fiddle, old-time music; Erick Friedlander,
avant chamber jazz.
Contact: Chris White, 501 Linn St., Ithaca, NY 14850.
(877) 665-5815. Fax: (607) 277-1686. E-mail: info@newdirectionscello.com.
Web: www.newdirectionscello.com.
New England Music Camp
Sidney, ME, June 25–August 21. AF $400. Fee $2,400/$4,400 (4/8 weeks).
R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. (195)
Founded in 1937. For students ages 12–18, with equal emphasis on both
intensive music education and sports and recreation. Two weekly private
lessons, participation in one or more performing groups, practice time.
Optional classes. Regular student and faculty performances. Weekly concerts.
Faculty: Michele Le Fevre, Julia Stortie, violin; Carolyn Tarzia, Linda
Gregorian, violin/viola; Jennifer Snyder, viola; Michal Schmidt, cello;
Barton Dunning, bass.
Contact: Davis E. Wiggin, New England Music Camp,
549S Spring St., Manchester, CT 06040. (203) 646-1642. Fax: (203) 646-2128.
E-mail: play@nemusiccamp.com.
Web: www.nemusiccamp.com.
Nordic Baroque Music Festival Summer Academy
Nordmaling, Sweden, Sweden, July. Fee none. R&B SEK2500.
There are master classes the whole festival week, intended for music
students and professional musicians wishing to improve in period performance.
Instruments include violin, cello, and viol, plus chamber music. Organized
in collaboration with the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the
University of Umeå. Apply by May 15.
Contact: , Nordmalings kommun, Nordmaling, S-91481Sweden.
(46) 930 14007. Fax: (46) 930 14017. E-mail: nordic.baroque@nordmaling.se.
Web: www.nordmaling.se/nordic.baroque.
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival–Yale School of Music
Norfolk, CT, July 9-August 19. AF $30-$50. Fee covered by fellowship.
R&B $1500 for six weeks. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. Recommendation.
(45)
Founded in 1941. Intensive chamber-music coaching and performance.
Concerts and study on the historic and beautiful Ellen Battell Stoeckel
Estate. The core curriculum is a six-week chamber-music session. Several
intensive seminars or workshops also offered.
Faculty: Tokyo String Quartet (Mikhail Kopelman, Kikuei Ikeda, Kazuhide
Isomura, Clive Greensmith) ; Syoko Aki, Jesse Levine, viola;Carol Wincenc,
Boris Berman, PFT.
Contact: Yale Summer School of Music, PO Box 208246,
New Haven, CT 06520. (203) 432-1966. Fax: (203) 432-2136. E-mail: norfolk@yale.edu.
Web: www.yale.edu/norfolk.
North Bennet Street School Summer Workshops in Musical
Instrument Technology
Boston, MA, 1 day to 1 week long. Fee $100–400. (12 per session)
Summer workshops in music instrument technology.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Janet A. Collins, North Bennet Street School,
39 N. Bennet St., Boston, MA 02113. (617) 227-0155. Fax: (617) 227-9292.
North Carolina School of the Arts International Music
Program- Festival Orchestra
France and Italy, June 25- August 11. Fee 900. R&B none. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (38)
Open to strings, woodwinds, brass, and timpani. Now in its 34th year
the program offers top music to students from across the United States
and abroad the opportunity to perform major orchestral repertoire at
well-known music festivals in France and Italy.
Contact: Brigitte Brockmueller, 1533 S. Main Street,
Winston-Salem, NC 27127. (336) 770-3258. Fax: (336) 770-3248. E-mail:
ncsaimp@ncarts.edu.
Web: www.ncarts.edu/music/imp.
North West Early Music Forum
Ambleside, Cumbria, England, England, July 21–27. AF £25. Fee approx.
£200. R&B £250–£350. Scholarship. (50)
Offers group instruction for singers and players of the viol and Renaissance
wind instruments in the beautiful English Lake District. Open to residents
and nonresidents. Brochure available.
Contact: Clive Walkley, St. Martin's College, Ambleside,
Cumbria, LA 22 9BBEngland. (44) 153-94-30300. Fax: (44) 153-96-30305.
E-mail: c.walkley@ucsm.ac.uk.
Northwestern University National High School Music
Institute
Evanston, IL, June 24– July 27. AF $25. Fee $3,350. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Audition. (170)
A precollegiate music-major experience for talented high-school musicians.
Study music theory, solfege, and chamber music; perform in the orchestra
and master classes; work with members of the Chicago Symphony.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Heather Landes, 711 Elgin Rd., Evanston,
IL 60208-1200. (847) 491 3141. Fax: (847) 491-5260. E-mail: musiclife@northwestern.edu.
Web: www.northwestern.edu/musicschool.
Oberlin at Casalmaggiore, Italy
Casalmaggiore, Italy, June26–july 18. AF $100. Fee $1,620. R&B
incl. Tape. Recommendation. (80)
A select group of young musicians participate in a three-week training
and performance program with an outstanding international faculty.
Faculty: TarasGabora, violin; Jodi Levitz, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau,
cello; Bettina Mussumeli, chamber music.
Contact: Anna Hoffman, Conservatory of Music, 77 West
College St., Oberlin, OH 44074-1588. (440) 775-8044. Fax: (440) 775-6840.
E-mail: occasalmaggiore@oberlin.edu.
Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp
Point Loma University in San Diego, TN, August 5–10. AF $300 deposit.
Fee $600. R&B incl. (120)
Five days of fiddle instruction, seminars, concerts, and dances, with
an in-depth look at Texas old-time, bluegrass, country, swing/jazz,
Celtic/Irish, and classical styles. Daily instruction; camping, outdoor
recreation, and motel accommodations available. Near Nashville.
Faculty: Mark O'Connor; Matt Glaser, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy Spicher,
Randy Elmore, Claude Williams, Crystal Plohman, guest instructors (subject
to change).
Contact: , PO Box 110573, Nashville, TN 37222. (615)
377-6064. E-mail: fiddlecamp@pegasusnet.com.
Web: www.markoconnor.com.
Orchesterakademie/Orchestral Academy
Lübeck, Germany, Germany, July 4–August 28. AF $40. Fee none.
R&B none. Scholarship. Audition.
Young musicians from all over the world (age limit 26) work on orchestral
and chamber music and perform within the largest festival of classical
music in Germany. Travel expenses, tuition, and accommodation at Salzan
castle paid by festival.
Faculty: Christoph Eschenbach, Esa-Pekka Sulonen, Heinrich Schiff,
conductors.
Contact: , Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival,
Jerusalemsberg 7, Lübeck, D-23568Germany. (49) 451 3895718. Fax:
(49) 451 3895716. E-mail: orchestrerakademie@shmf.de.
Web: www.SHMF.de.
Orford Arts Centreo
Orford, PQ, Canada, Canada, June 25–August 18. AF CDN$45. Fee CDN$500
per week. R&B incl. Scholarship. Tape. Recommendation. (120
per week)
Master classes, chamber music, and solo repertoire.
Faculty: Ida Kavafian, Jean Angers, William Preucil, Anne Robert, Lorand
Fenyves, violin; Terence Helmer, Robert Verebes, Jutta Puchhammer, Neal
Gripp, viola; Shauna Rolston, Janos Starker, Antonio Lysy, Georges Neikrug,
cello; René Gosselin, Joel Quarrington, bass.
Contact: , 3165, Ch. Du Parc, Orford, PQ JIX 7A2Canada.
(819) 843-3981. Fax: (819) 843-7274. E-mail: arts.orford@sympatico.ca.
Web: www.arts-orford.org.
Orvieto Musica
Orvieto, Italy, July 4–25. AF $30. Fee $2,250. R&B incl.
Audition. Tape. (35)
Intensive performance workshop for professionals, educators, advance
students, and dedicated amateurs; ample performance opportunities. Applications
considered beginning January 31, 2001.
Faculty: Angela Yeung, cello.
Contact: Angela Yeung, 6780 Abrams Road, #103-300,
Dallas, TX 75231. (888) 387-9726. E-mail: ayeung@acusd.edu.
Web: http://orvietomusica.org/.
Ottawa Suzuki Institute Mid-Southwest
Ottawa, KS, June 27– July 2. AF $45. Fee $185 (student/teacher training);
$240 (teacher practicum); $30 (parent playing class). R&B TBA. Tape.
(350 students, 75 teachers)
25th anniversary! Tape required for teacher courses. Suzuki teacher
training, parent lectures and classes, student classes at all levels
(violin, viola, cello, bass); recitals, theory, orchestra, electives
(improvisation, creative drama, computers and music, fiddling, music
theory); special activities. Young Artist Program for advanced string
players who have attended Sound Encounters; $20 facility fee, subject
to change.
Faculty: Brian Lewis, teacher enrichment course, young artist program;
Terry Durbin, Eleanor Allen, Carl Cook, Shirly Koch, Earlene Koons,
Nancy Lokken, Michael McLean, Elayne Ras, Kathy Rollings, Tal Schifter,
Stan Smith, Elisa Street-Bradshaw, Beth Titterington, Craig Timmerman,
violin; Louita Sloithier, viola; Ellen Shertzer, Kayle Soukup, Barbara
Balatero, Jean Dexter, Kayl Soukup, cello; Kathleen McCullough, bass;
Scott Neuman, orchestra; Dianne Borth, theory; Cheryl Cornell, fiddling;
Laura Eichelberger, music history; Kathleen McCullough, computers and
music; Mark O'Connor, fiddle.
Contact: Alice Joy Lewis, Director, 1001 S. Cedar
#99, Ottawa, KS 66067-3399. (800) 755-5200, ext. 5437. Fax: (785) 242-5066.
Oxford Cello School
Abingdon, Oxford, England, May 26–June 2 (Cello Activity Holiday),
July 25–August 4. Fee £265–£565 (resident/nonresident). R&B incl.
for resident (nonresident, lunch only), July 25-August 4. Scholarship.
Solo performance, cello orchestra, aural/theory, improvisation, singing,
ensembles, sight-reading, scale sessions, video analysis, master classes,
and individual lessons. A comprehensive program for each course to suit
all levels. Cello activity holiday (adults) in French Alps welcomes
nonplaying partners. Beginners' course for up to grade two standard.
Sleeping accommodation is in small dormitories and single or double
rooms.
Faculty: Colin Carr, Alexander Boyarsky, visiting masters; Marianne
Gottfeldt (founder), Liam Abramson, Steve Collisson, David O'Connell,
Lisa Cowling, Philip Sheppad, (improvisation specialist), cello; others.
Contact: Steven Gottfeldt, 67 Oxford Rd., Abingdon,
Oxon, OX142AAEngland. (44) 235-530572. Fax: (44) 235-555952. E-mail:
cello@oxfordcelloschool.freeserve.co.uk.
Web: www.oxfordcelloschool.org.
Pacific Music Festival of California
Stanford, CA, July 6–19. AF $40. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (75)
An intensive program for violin, viola, cello, and piano, open to serious
students of all ages. Instruction includes private and ensemble coaching
(twice weekly each) with an outstanding faculty, supplemented by master
classes, faculty and student concerts, and seminars. Held on the Stanford
University campus.
Faculty: James Stern, violin; Patricia Whaley, viola; Peter Gelfand,
Eileen Moon, cello; Stanford String Quartet (Susan Freier, Phillip Levy,
Benjamin Simon, Stephen Harrison).
Contact: June Choi, Director, PO Box 3728, Stanford,
CA 94309. (415) 497-0343. Fax: (415) 497-0353.
Play Week West
Albuquerque, NM, July 23–30. Fee $365/$295 (resident/commuter).
R&B incl. (50)
Workshops for nonprofessional adult string players of varying abilities
and experience; individuals and existing ensembles welcome. Individual
string players assigned via self-evaluation forms. Instruments and ability
levels closely monitored to provide balanced groups. Emphasis on superb
chamber-music coaching. Faculty concert, master classes, multiple quartets,
informal ensembles, demonstrations, private lessons as desired. Held
at University of New Mexico.
Faculty: Philip Coonce (musical director), Leonard Felberg, violin;
Willy Sucre, Ginger Lawrence, viola; Adam Gonzalez, cello.
Contact: Jerry M. Bank, 924 Riverside Ave., Trenton,
NJ 08618. (609) 599-2569. Fax: (603) 994-3586. E-mail: playweek@juno.com.
Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp, for Strings
and Piano
Lake Dunmore, VT, June 24–July 14, July 15–August 1, June 24–August
11. AF $30. Fee $2,275/$2,750/$4,650 (3/4/7 weeks). R&B incl.
Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (50)
Ages 11–17. Emphasis on study and performance of chamber music. Ensembles
formed by ability and coached for weekly concerts; private lessons,
theory, music studies, faculty concert series. Cabin living, beautiful
lake setting, recreation including water skiing, supportive environment
(staff-to-student ratio of three to one).
Faculty: Janey Choi, Ann Kim, David Lamse, Matthew Lehmann, Feliz Petit,
Derek Reeves, Miki Yuasa, violin; Nicole Brockman, Eric Hammelman, viola;
Robert Burkhart, Jacqueline Emery, Aron Zelkowicz, cello.
Contact: Paul and Margaret Roby, Directors, PO Box
3181, Terre Haute, IN 47803. (812) 877-3745. Fax: (812) 877-2174. E-mail:
pointcp@aol.com.
Web: http://pointcp.com/.
Portland String Quartet Workshop at Colby
Waterville, ME, July 29-Aug. 12. AF $100 deposit. Fee $950. R&B
incl. Scholarship. Tape. (8 string quartets)
Student quartets are chosen for compatibility in age, experience, performance
level, and instrumentation. Major literature is prepared in intensive
schedules. Daily schedule includes coaching session by a member of the
PSQ; afternoon master classes; and individual lessons on the quartet
literature. Lobster bake on Great Pond, evening activities, etc. Each
quartet does final performance. Campus offers excellent facilities,
good food, and a beautiful environment.
Faculty: Portland String Quartet (Stephen Kecskemethy, Ronald Lantz,
violin; Julia Adams, viola; Paul Ross, cello).
Contact: The Portland String Quartet, Box 6782, Portland,
ME 04101. (207) 774-5144. E-mail: arpeggio@att.net.
Web: www.portlandstringquartet.org.
Positano International Chamber Music Course and Festival
Positano, Italy, Italy, July 3–16. AF $300. Fee $400/$200 (participant/observer).
R&B $900. Scholarship.
Daily master classes, ensembles, coaching, and recitals by guest artists.
Public performance opportunties, for both chamber and solo music. Every
day begins with Taichi Quan, traditional Chinese exercise, held on the
seashore. Lunches at different restaurants, sightseeing tours. High-quality
musical training with a healthy lifestyle, warm friendship, international
cultural exchanges, and great musical experiences. Parents, friends,
and music lovers may join as nonparticipants for lower fee.
Faculty: Eileen Huang (director), piano; Roberto Cani, violin; John
Acevedo, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello.
Contact: Eileen Huang, ICMC, via G. Marconi 45, Positano,
SA I-84017Italy. (39) 089 812045. Fax: (39) 089 812045. E-mail: Eileen@starnet.it.
Web: www.positanonline.it/musiccourses.
Princeton Chamber Music Play Week
Lawrenceville, NJ, June 18–25. Fee $600 (resident/commuter). R&B
incl. (50)
Workshops for nonprofessional adult string players of varying abilities
and experience; individuals and existing ensembles welcome. Individuals
assigned to groups via self-evaluation form. Instruments and ability
levels closely monitored to provide balanced groups. Emphasis on superb
chamber-music coaching. Faculty concert, master classes, multiple quartets,
informal ensembles, demonstration; private lessons as desired. On Lawrenceville
School campus.
Faculty: Philip Coonce, Masako Yanagita, violin; Lori Berkowitz, Mark
Preston, viola; Charles Forbes (musical director), David Bakamjian,
cello.
Contact: Jerry M. Bank, 924 Riverside Ave., Trenton,
NJ 08618. (609) 599-2569. Fax: (603) 994-3586. E-mail: playweek@juno.com.
The Pro Corda Trust (National School for Young Chamber
Music Players)
Suffolk, England, England, . Fee £51 per day. R&B incl.
Audition.
Progressive training in skills and repertoire of string and piano chamber
music. Attendance twice a year until school-leaving age is expected.
London concerts are arranged, as well as concerts around the U.K. at
other times of the year. All courses are residential at Leiston Abbey
in Suffolk. First-class coaching. Play two (minimum) major works each
course. Course length: 8–10 days. Members from U.S., Canada, Europe
welcome.
Faculty: Robert Max, musical director; Lucy Cowan, James Boyd, Maureen
Parrington, course directors; Sir Colin Davis, president; B.G. Hewlins,
P.M. Spofforth, founders.
Contact: Administrator, Leiston Abbey, Theberton Rd.,
Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4TBEngland. (44) 728 831354. Fax: (44) 728 832500.
E-mail: procorda@procorda.demon.co.uk.
Web: www.procorda.demon.co.uk.
Putney School Chamber Music Institute
Putney, VT, June 16–26. AF $25. Fee $850. R&B incl. Audition.
Tape. (20)
Intensive 10-day study and performance workshop for gifted string,
piano, and woodwind students including private lessons, ensemble coaching,
theory classes, and public performance. Call Yellow Barn Music School
at (800) 639-3819 for faculty, program, and audition information.
Faculty: Peabody Trio, Steven Coxe, others TBA.
Contact: Putney Summer Programs, Elm Lea Farm, RD
4, Putney, VT 05346. (802) 387-6216. Fax: (802) 387-6216. E-mail: summerprograms@pegasus.putney.com.
Raphael Trio Chamber Music Workshop
Adamant, VT, June 23-30, July 1-8. AF $20. Fee $700/$500 (resident/commuter).
R&B incl. (30)
Preformed groups or individuals are assigned repertoire in advance;
three groups daily remain together for the entire week, each coached
every day. In-depth work, distinguished artist faculty. Performance
opportunites. Magnificent setting, gourmet food, supportive atmosphere.
Faculty: Irina Muresanu, violin; Laura Klugherz, violin/viola; Robert
Dan, viola; Susan Salm, cello.
Contact: Susan Salm, 175 W. 73rd St., #16D, New York,
NY 10023. (212) 362-0023. Fax: (212) 362-3541. E-mail: epsteind@bcn.net.
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
Deckers, CO, August 12–19 and August 19-26, 2001. AF $100 deposit.
Fee $400-600 approximately. R&B incl. (200 per session)
Set in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, this camp offers
daily workshops with world class artists in fiddle, cello, harp, guitar,
piano, flute, banjo, singing, and dance. Evening dances, concerts, and
organized jams. All ages and levels welcome. Call or E-mail to request
a brochure, or visit our web site for complete application information.
Faculty: Buddy MacMaster, David Greenberg, Cape Breton fiddle; Seamus
Conolly, Irish fiddle; Bruce Molsky and Alan Jabbour, Appalachian Old
Time fiddle; Abby Newton, cello; Doug MacPhee, piano; others TBA.
Contact: Mark Luther, 4785 East Amherst Ave., Denver,
CO 80222. (303) 753-6870. Fax: (520)447-3600. E-mail: mfluther@aol.com.
Web: www.rmfiddle.com.
Rocky Ridge Music Center
Estes Park, CO, June 17–July 23 (young artist seminar); July 25–August
5, August 8–19 (junior student seminars). AF $100. Fee $2,400/$950 (YAS/JSS).
R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (75)
The five-week Young Artist Seminar, open for students ages 15–22, includes
a daily schedule of practice, lessons, theory, chamber ensembles, and
orchestra. Twice-weekly playing classes provide public performing experience,
and weekly faculty concerts model musical development and performance.
The Junior Student Seminar, for students ages 10–14, is a shorter, less-intense
version that carefully maintains a balance of musical study, performance,
and extracurricular activities. Scholarships available for YAS only.
Students may attend one or both JSSs.
Faculty: YAS Faculty: Roy Malan, Susan Freier, violin; Scott Woolweaver,
viola; Stephen Harrison, Elizabeth Anderson, cello; Paul Erhard, bass.
JSS Faculty: David Neely, violin; Scott Woolweaver, viola; James McWhorter,
cello.
Contact: , 4600 Valley Rd., Suite 305, Lincoln, NE
68510-4844. (402) 486-4363. Fax: (402) 486-4363. E-mail: RRMCOffice@aol.com.
Web: www.rockyridge.org.
