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San Diego Chamber Music Workshop at Scripps
College
Claremont, CA, July 30–August 5. Fee $200. R&B $285/$265 (single/double).
Scholarship. (120)
Apply before April 1. Open to professional, college-age, and serious
amateur string players willing to accept critical comments of group
and personal skills; also piano and woodwinds. Groups change daily for
assigned coached chamber work, followed by small master classes. Preformed
groups may stay together and create their own format. An intensive schedule
of other optional musical activities. Dormitory suites, good meals;
air-conditioned.
Faculty: Susan Frier, Teresa Ling, Gene Purdue, Susan Waterbury, violin;
Susan Bates, David Dalton, viola; Carter Enyeart, Marlin Owen, Stephen
Harrison, Thomas Stauffer, cello; Anacapa String Quartet, Tapei Fine
Arts Trio, Cynthia Darby, and others.
Contact: Ronald Goldman, M.D., 3405 Kenyon, Suite
108, San Diego, CA 92110. (619) 479-7995. Fax: (619) 427-0955. E-mail:
violinron@aol.com.
San Francisco Early Music Society Summer Workshops
San Rafael, CA, June 24-30 (Baroque); July 1–7 (Medieval and Renaissance).
Fee $320. R&B $380 per week, double occupancy. Scholarship. (60)
Ages 14–80. For intermediate amateurs seeking to strengthen their skills,
to professionals interested in learning early-music performance practice.
Master classes, coached ensembles, chamber orchestra, lectures, and
final student performances. Held at Dominican College, with a wooded
campus 25 miles from San Francisco.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: , PO Box 9313, Berkeley, CA 94709. (510)
528-1725. E-mail: sfems@sfems.org.
Web: www.sfems.org.
Sarasota Music Festival
Sarasota, FL, June 5-June 24. AF $35. Fee covered by full scholarship.
R&B $365 (breakfast and lunch). Scholarship. Tape. (approx. 100)
Most participants are pursuing careers as performing musicians and
are studying in leading conservatories and graduate schools. Emphasis
on instrumental technique and musical approaches to chamber music. Weekly
coached ensemble assignments. Apply by February 1.
Faculty: James Buswell, Martin Chalifour, Andrzej Grabieo, Ani Kavafian,
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Patricia McCarty, Robert Vernon, Barbara
Westphal, viola; Timothy Eddy, Christoph Henkel, Ronald Leonard, cello;
Fred Bretschger, Timothy Cobb, Paul Ellison, bass.
Contact: RoseAnne McCabe, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota,
FL 34236. (941) 952-9634 and (800) 287-9634. Fax: (941) 953-3059. E-mail:
smf@fwcs.org.
Web: www.fwcs.org/sarasota.
School of the Arts at Rhinelander
Rhinelander, WI, July 23–27. Fee $150-300. Scholarship.
Musical focus this year is traditional Celtic. School offers music,
visual arts, theater, writing, and dance classes.
Faculty: Far from Home (traditional Celtic ensemble) in residence.
Contact: Chelcy Bowles, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison,
720 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703. (608) 265-5629.
Fax: (608) 265-2475. E-mail: chelcy.bowles@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu.
Web: www.dcs.wisc.edu/art/soa.htm.
Seattle Chamber Music Workshop
Issaquah, WA, July 12–17. Fee $225. R&B $235–300. (approx. 50)
Sponsored by the Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle's community
music school. Open to strings, woodwinds, and pianists. Program includes
assignments, daily coaching, musicales, and freelance opportunities.
Faculty: Martin Freidmann, violin; Clark Potter, viola; Janice Gockel,
Richard Eckert, cello; others TBA.
Contact: Janice Gockel, PO Box 30757, Seattle, WA
98103-0757. (206) 526-8443. Fax: (206) 526-8568. E-mail: scw@mcnw.org.
Sewanee Summer Music Center
Sewanee, TN, June 23–July 29. AF $250. Fee $2,500. R&B incl.
Scholarship. Tape. (200)
Open to students junior high through college, and adults. Instrumental
training in chamber and symphonic music is offered, along with classes
in theory and musicianship, composition, conducting; private lessons,
master classes, recitals, and concerts. International enrollment, international
faculty. Guest artists. Presented by University of the South and located
on campu, with access to all campus facilities.
Faculty: Guido Calvo, Eyal Kless, Katherine Lehman, Thomas Moore, violin;
Patricia Gonzalez, Charles Pikler, viola; Eric Reed, Paul York, cello.
Contact: Nina Pooley, Sewanee Summer Music Center,
735 University Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383-1000. (931) 598-1225. Fax: (615)
598-1706. E-mail: ssmc@sewanee.edu.
Web: www.sewanee.edu/ssmf.
Irene Sharp Cello Seminar
New York, NY, June 18–22. Fee $450. R&B dorm available. (20)
Held at Mannes College of Music. Two-hour morning sessions focus on
techniques that foster healthy and artistic approach to the cello plus
two-hour afternoon master-class sessions.
Faculty: Irene Sharp, cello.
Contact: Irene Sharp, 772 Ames Ave., Palo Alto, CA
94303. (650) 493-1545. Fax: (650) 858-2075. E-mail: Isharp@PacBell.net.
Shell Expro Music School–Instrumental Course
Aberdeen, Scotland, England, July 29–August 8. AF £30. Fee TBA.
Scholarship. Recommendation. (100)
Ages 16–23. Must have a high level of performance and some concert
experience. Stay at Aberdeen University with 800 participants in the
Aberdeen International Youth Festival. The course aims to provide advanced-level
tuition and workshops for individual instrumentalists, chamber ensembles,
and orchestral players; the experience of all aspects of
chamber music; and the opportunity to make friends and contacts with
other young musicians from all over the world.
Faculty: Edinburgh Quartet (Jane Murdoch, Peter Markham, violin; Michael
Beeston, viola; Mark Bailey, cello).
Contact: Evie Ayers, 3 Nutborn House, Clifton Rd.,
London, SW19 4QTEngland. (44) 181 946 2995. Fax: (44) 181 944 6507.
E-mail: nicola.wallis@virgin.net.
Sierra Chamber Ensemble Workshop
Mammoth Lakes, CA, July 29–August 4. Fee $275. R&B varies. (40-60)
SCEW, located in the picturesque HighSierra, is for intermediate/advanced
amateur string players. Participants receive coaching sessions from
the Felici Piano Trio and ample freelance opportunities. Other activites
incluke hiking, biking, fishing, golf.
Faculty: Felici Piano Trio: Rebecca Hang, violin; Brian Schuldt, cello.
Contact: Brian Schuldt, PO Box 1219, Mammoth Lakes,
CA 93546. (760) 934-7015. Fax: (760)934-7015. E-mail: Felici@aol.com.
Web: www.mammothweb.com.
Sound Encounters
Ottawa, KS, June 14–24. AF $45. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. Scholarship.
(100)
Apply by March 1 for discount. Other fees: $101 (subject to change).
Tape required for master classes. Held at Ottawa University. Chamber-music
program for advanced string students, collegiate and undergraduate divisions.
Coaching and rehearsals, chamber orchestra, master classes, private
instrumental study, group classes on technique and repertoire, recitals,
special activities. Electives: The Art of Auditioning, Composition,
Conducting.
Faculty: Carol Dallinger, Brian Lewis, Almita Vamos, violin; Michael
Kimber, Roland Vamos, viola; Ruth Meintz, viola/chamber; Richard Aaron,
cello; David Barg, orchestra; Judy Koster, Manon Lawrence, chamber;
and others.
Contact: Alice Joy Lewis, 1001 S. Cedar #99, Ottawa,
KS 66067-3399. (800) 755-5200, ext. 5437. Fax: (785)
Soundfest Chamber Music Festival and Quartet Institute
Falmouth, MA, June 17-30. AF $25 per group. Fee $150 per person
per week. R&B $200 per person per week. Scholarship. Tape. (6-10
quartets)
Two-week career-preparation program for advanced, preformed quartets.
Groups work daily with the faculty in coachings and master classes and
develop their own teaching skills by coaching high school groups from
the Apprentice Program.
Faculty: Colorado Quartet (Julie Rosenfeld, Deborah Redding, violin;
Francesca Martin Silos, viola; Diane Chaplin, cello).
Contact: The Colorado Quartet, 225 Prospect Ave.,
Suite B, Hackensack, NJ 07601. (201) 441-9066. Fax: (201) 498-0019.
E-mail: quartet@earthlink.net.
Web: home.earthlink.net/~quartet/.
The Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute
Appleby College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, August 11-25, 2001.
AF CDN $35. Fee CDN $1,000. R&B included. Scholarship. Tape. (40
students (8-9 string quartets/trios))
Excellence, Esploration, Achievement, Camaraderie. The Southern Ontario
Chamber Music Institute is all of this and more. It is a unique opportunity
to explore chamber music in an intensive and motivating environment.
The 14-day session includes daily coachings, rehearsals, masterclasses,
performances by faculty and guest artists, and public student concerts.
All of this balanced with a healthy dose of R & R. Individual applicants
are encouraged. Music will be assigned in advance to ensure that the
repertoire is rehearsal-ready upon arrival.
Faculty: Norman Nelson, violin; Terence Helmer, viola; Marcel Saint-Cyr,
cello; Dr. Omar Daniel, composer in residence.
Contact: Adrianne Ficzere, Penthouse - 10 John Street,
Dundas, Ontario, L9H 6J3Canada. (905) 627-4795. Fax: (905) 627-1627.
E-mail: con.brio@sympatico.ca.
Web: www.socmi.on.ca.
Southern Oregon University Summer Workshops
Ashland, OR, June 23–July 1. Fee $299/$149 (participants/auditors).
R&B $360–465. Scholarship. Tape. (15 violinists and 15 pianists
plus juniors)
"Music Institute for the Development of Personal Style: In Memory of
Jascha Heifetz," Sherry Kloss, artistic director. World-renowned performers
and teachers present a week of intense study, imaginative and inspiring
coaching, and public performances.
Faculty: Sherry Kloss (artistic director), violin; others (one violin,
two piano) TBA.
Contact: Brooke Friendly, Extended Campus Programs,
Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520.
(541) 552-6901. Fax: (541) 552-6047. E-mail: friendly@sou.edu.
Web: www.sou.edu/ecp/art/muicinst.html.
Stanford Jazz Workshop's Jazz for Strings Program
Stanford, CA, July 22-28, 29-August 4 (camp); August 5-11 (residency).
AF $100, applied to tuition. Fee TBA. R&B $150/$250. Scholarship.
(200–250 per week)
Jazz Camp is for ages 12–17, no prerequisites except basic knowledge
of your instrument. Jazz Residency is for adults/advanced students;
prerequisite is a practical knowledge of the 12 major scales played
over two octaves. Individual and preexisting quartets study technique,
theory, and ensemble playing. Instruction is scheduled alongside general
jazz workshop activities so string players can join other players in
lectures, clinics, and jam sessions. Nightly concerts featuring faculty
and guest artists. Access to Stanford's fine libraries, galleries, cultural
activities, recreational facilities.
Faculty: Past faculty has included Regina Carter, David Balakrishnan;
2001 faculty TBA.
Contact: Stanford Jazz Workshop, PO Box 20454, Stanford,
CA 94309. (650) 736-0324. Fax: (415) 546-6886. E-mail: info@stanfordjazz.org.
Web: www.stanfordjazz.org.
Stavanger International Summer Academy
Stavanger, Norway, Norway, August 13–18. AF TBA. Fee TBA. R&B
TBA.
An integrated part of the International Chamber Music Festival (ICMF),
the academy aims to make the festival atmosphere accessible to students
from all over the world. Participants have full use of the excellent
facilities at the city's music complex, receive free tickets to ICMF
concerts, and may perform in concerts organized by the festival.
Contact: Sine Bjornevik, Sandviga 27, Stavanger, N-4007Norway.
(47) 518 46670. Fax: (47) 518 46673. E-mail: icmf@online.no.
Web: www.icmf.no.
Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia
Festival
Highland Park, IL, June 16–July 21. AF $50. Fee covered by full
scholarship. R&B incl. (some meals only). Scholarship. Audition.
Tape. Recommendation. (35)
For young professional musicians and highly motivated, advanced students.
Emphasis on interpretation and development of performance skills. Participants
study with the entire faculty, regardless of instrument, and can attend
all performances of the Ravinia Festival.
Faculty: Ana Chumachenko, Miriam Fried (faculty chairman), Henry Meyer,
Donald Weilerstein, violin; Paul Biss, violin/viola; Atar Arad, Kim
Kashkushian, viola; Timothy Eddy, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Paul
Katz, AnJo Noras, cello.
Contact: Diane P. Dorn, Steans Institute, Ravinia
Festival, 400 Iris Ln., Highland Park, IL 60035. (847) 266-5106. Fax:
(847) 266-5063. E-mail: SIYA@mail.ravinia.org.
Web: www.ravinia.org.
The Stirling Duo Chamber Music Workshop
The Poconos, PA, June 15–17. AF $50. Fee $310–$350. R&B incl.
Scholarship. (50)
Informal, noncompetitive atmosphere at a charming country inn. Groups
and music chosen in advance by ability. Four coached sessions during
the weekend, faculty recital. Scholarships available for four teenagers
able to play a Beethoven quartet; nonplaying family welcome. Private
baths.
Faculty: Joseph Gluck, violin; Mary Babiarz, violin/viola; members
of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Contact: Mary Babiarz or Joe Gluck, 744 Stirling Dr.
E., South Orange, NJ 07079. (973) 762-1416. Fax: (973) 762-1416. E-mail:
mbstirling@aol.com.
St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp
Northfield, MN, June 17-24. Fee $465. R&B incl. Scholarship.
(200)
A performance camp for accomplished high-school musicians and vocalists.
Each day students meet in ensembles and sectionals and have optional
classes. Two private lessons included. All classes taught by St. Olaf
faculty. Camp includes band, choir, and orchestra major ensembles.
Faculty: Steven Amundson, David Carter, Andree Een, Charles Gray, Lucinda
Marvin, Elinor Niemisto, Paul Ousley, Tim Mahr, Sigrid Johnson, Robert
Scholz, Peter Hamlin, David Hagedorn.
Contact: Pat Anfinson, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield,
MN 55057-1098. (507) 646 3043. Fax: (507) 646-3690. E-mail: summer@stolaf.edu.
Web: www.stolaf.edu/services/conferences.
Stony Brook Summer Music Festival
Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, July 29-August 12, 2001. AF
$25. Fee $1,700 resident, $1,200 non-resident. Scholarship. Audition.
Tape. Recommendation. (ages 13-25; 50 qualified students)
A unique two-week resident program for talented, professinoal track,
musicians ages 13 to 25. Students work intensively with coaches in the
presentation of chamber music. Daily scheduling encompasses composition,
ear training and theory, historical research and presentation, informal
concerts, solo performance opportunities, chamber orchestra, special
guest speakers, recording process, a concert trip to New York City,
and leisure activities around the campus. Audition required.
Faculty: Elizabeth Byrd, cello; Tom Hudson, cello; Dr. Linda Sinanian,
violin; Jennifer Stirling, viola and violin; TBA, bass.
Contact: Linda Sinanian, Director, State University
of New York at Stony Brook, Dept. of Music, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5475.
(631) 220-0911. Fax: (631) 744-7875. E-mail: lsianian@notes1.cc.sunysb.edu.
Web: http://notes.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/Music.nsf.
Stowe International Music School and Festival
Stowe, VT, July 13-August 9, 2001. AF $100. Fee $2,800. R&B
included.
Our mission is to bring exceptional young musicians from all parts
of the world to Stowe, together with a faculty of superior international
musicians and distinguished artists. The Stowe Music School provides
a month-long residency musical program designed for gifted and advanced
music students who wish to enhance their performance standards.
Faculty: Ronald neal (violin, Myung-Wha Chung (cello, Sung-Ju Lee (violin),
and George Taylor (viola).
Contact: Nancy Jeffries, PO Box 486, 2 Park St., Stowe,
VT 05672. (802) 253-9498. Fax: (802) 253-6237. E-mail: stowemusicschool@aol.com.
Web: www.stowemusic.org.
String Quartet Seminar with the Takács Quartet
Boulder, CO, June 4–14. AF none. Fee none. R&B incl. (room only).
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (3-4 quartets)
An intensive course for pre-professional string quartets. Receive private
coachings and take part in public master classes. The course culminates
in two formal student performances.
Faculty: Jennifer John, violin; Erika Eckert, viola; Judith Glyde,
cello; Takács String Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Karoly Schranz,
violin; Roger Tapping, viola; Andras Fejer, cello).
Contact: Judith Glyde, University of Colorado, Campus
Box 301, Boulder, CO 80309. (303) 492-5921. Fax: (303) 492-5619. E-mail:
judith.glyde@colorado.edu.
Stringed Instrument Restoration Workshop
Oberlin, OH, June 30–July 26. Fee $625.
Intensive workshop on instrument restoration and bow repair, held at
Oberlin College.
Faculty: TBA.
Contact: Anna Hoffmann, Office of Summer Programs,
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH 44074-1588. (216) 775-8044.
Fax: (216) 775-8942.
String Fling
Boston, MA, July 27–29. Fee $310. R&B $100. (100)
A three-day intensive session to help classical string players develop
skills in improvisataional idioms such as jazz, folk, rock, and ethnic
music.
Faculty: Darol Anger, Matt Glaser, John Blake, violin; Eugene Fleisen,
cello.
Contact: Matt Glaser, Berklee College of Music, 1140
Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215. (617) 266-1400. Fax: (617) 247-6878.
E-mail: mglaser@berklee.edu.
String Quartet Playing in Tuscany
Tuscany, Italy, dates, fees TBA.
Five to seven quartets play specific compositions; partners change
daily. Coaching by tutors.
Contact: Manfred Blümm, Rabenkopfstrasse 5, Freiburg,
D-79102Germany. (49) 761 202 0535. Fax: (49) 761 202 0545.
String Quartet Workshop at Newagen
Newagen, ME, June 15–20, September 6–9, September 11–14. AF none.
Fee $260 (June), $195/$275 (September). R&B $395–$565 (June), $245–$725
(September). Scholarship. (32 per session)
Self-rating form required for new applicants. For experienced, nonprofessional,
adult string players. Daily rehearsal, coaching, and master classes.
June participants perform at end of session. September participants
perform in master classes only. Personal attention, informal atmosphere.
Held at the Newagen Seaside Inn.
Faculty: Portland String Quartet (Stephen Kecskemethy, Ronald Lantz,
violin; Julia Adams, viola; Paul Ross, cello).
Contact: Lincoln Arts Festival, 116 Perkins Point
Rd., Newcastle, ME 04553. (888) 337-2710. E-mail: dgharrin@gwi.net.
Strings of the Future Festival
Ottawa, ON, Canada, Canada, May 3–8. Fee CDN$200. R&B limited.
Tape. (1 quartet per master class)
Master classes by string quartets participating in Strings of the Future
Festival. Students at university/conservatory level. Festival includes
concerts, lecture series, public readings of new works, and round tables
at the National Gallery of Canada.
Faculty: Arditti, Chilingirian, Mosaiques, Prazak, St. Petersburg,
and St. Lawrence Quartets.
Contact: Moira Johnson or Claude Infante, 251 Laurier
Ave. W., Suite 201, Ottawa, ON K1N 6P7Canada. (613) 232-5000. Fax: (613)
232-7715. E-mail: cmcf@magma.ca.
Web: www.stringsofthefuture.com.
Strings and Piano in the Classical Era: Sonatas and
Chamber Music
Oberlin, OH, July 26–18. Fee $300. R&B $150. Audition. Tape.
Designed for advanced peformers. The groups will include string quartet,
piano quartet, piano trio, and violin or cello sonatas. Each participant
will play in two ensembles to be coached daily. Performance opportunities.
Prior experience with period instruments welcome but not required.
Faculty: Marilyn McDonald, violin; Kenneth Slowik, cello.
Contact: Anna Hoffmann, Outreach Programs, Conservatory
of Music, 77 West College St., Oberlin, OH 44074. (440) 775-8044. Fax:
(440) 775-6840. E-mail: anna.hoffmann@oberlin.edu.
Web: www.oberlin.edu/con.
Summer Conference for String Education and Chamber
Music
Glassboro, NJ, August 5–12. AF TBA. Fee TBA. R&B TBA. (400,
70–80 adults)
Adults and students (ages 10–18) at all levels of ability welcome.
Founded in 1964. Emphasis for adults on chamber music, string playing,
and individualized coaching by professionals; string orchestra; reading
orchestra and conducting workshop; and multiple quartet workshop. Training
sessions for adult beginners/intermediates; matched abilities for chamber
music to professional levels. Something for each level and interest.
Held in Rowan University's air-conditioned music building.
Faculty: Bertram Greenspan, violin; Jerzy Kosmala, viola; Stephen Ballou,
cello; Linda McKnight, bass; Simon Quartet (Fiona Simon, Bernard Robbins,
violin; Richard Simon, viola; David Bakamjian, cello); Ed Campbell,
luthier; others TBA.
Contact: Bertram Greenspan, Director, Music Dept.,
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. (856) 256-4000, ext. 3592. Fax:
(856) 589-7140.
Summer Music West
San Francisco, CA, June 9- August 3. AF $50. Fee TBA. R&B none.
Audition. Tape. (30-50 per session)
Chamber music for string players, pianists, and woodwinds ages 9-18;
concentrated study of a variety of literature through dily coachings,
rehearsals, and master classes. All ensembles present a concert at the
end of the session.
Faculty: Doris Fukawa, violin/ensembles coordinator; Susan Bates, viola;
Andy Luchansky, cello; other SFCM faculty members.
Contact: Larua R. Chrisp, San Francisco Conservatory
of Music, 1201 Ortega St., San Francisco, CA 94122-4498. (415) 759-3454.
Fax: (415) 759-3499. E-mail: Irc@sfcm.edu.
Web: www.sfcm.edu/summer.
Summer School in Early Music Performance at West
Dean College
Sussex, England, England, August 18–24. Fee £485 (approx) TBA. R&B
incl. Scholarship. (35)
Course offers coaching in solo song, consort song, mixed consorts,
and chamber music. For all levels of ability. The tutors are all prominent
performers in early music and will give a concert. Located in a country
house on the Sussex Downs with superb accommodation, practice rooms.
Faculty: Duncan Druce, violin; Susanna Pell, viol; David Miller, course
director; Frances Kelly, harp.
Contact: The Music Course Organizer, West Dean College,
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ England. (44) 243 811301.
Fax: (44) 243 811343. E-mail: westdean@pavillion.co.uk.
Web: www.westdean.org.uk/.
SummerKeys: The Cello Workshop and the Violin Workshop
Lubec, ME, August 6– 31. Fee $395 per week. R&B $240–$330. (10
per week)
For adult cello and violin students wanting to spend a week or more
immersed in study and practice. Each day has an hour of group class,
two hours of practice, and a private lesson. Sightseeing, clifftop hiking
by the sea. Students choose among five B&Bs, all within walking
distance. Evening ensemble classes, student and professional concerts.
A professional accompanist is available August 6–31.
Faculty: Peter Lewy, cello; Yari Bond; Marka Young, violin/viola.
Contact: Bruce Potterton, 32 North Main St., Boonton,
NJ 07005. (973) 316-6220. E-mail: sumrkeys@nemaine.com.
Web: www.nemaine.com/summerkeys.
Summer Music West Workshop Programs
San Francisco, CA, June 14–July 30 in four sessions. AF $50. Fee
$420–$560 per program. R&B N/A. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (30–50
per session)
Videotape required. Chamber music for string players, pianists, and
woodwinds ages 8–20; concentrated study of the literature through daily
coachings, rehearsals, master classes. Daily classes in Opera and Musical
Theater Workshop (ages 12 and up) and Composition Intensive.
Faculty: SFCM faculty members, including Doris Fukawa, ensembles coordinator.
Contact: Chinhee Kim, San Francisco Conservatory of
Music, 1201 Ortega St., San Francisco, CA 94122. (415) 759-3454. Fax:
(415) 759-3499. Web: www.sfcm.edu.
Summertrios
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, June 24- July 1. AF $100 deposit.
Fee $750. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. (75 per session)
Scheduled playing of ensembles, string and piano faculty. Customized
scheduling, coaching, optional performances, faculty concerts. Very
supportive, friendly atmosphere. Staff-to-student ratio of one to three.
Novice to professional. Scholarships for high-school and undergraduate
students only. Week I, piano/ strings/novic strings. Week II, string/piano/woodwind
ensembles.
Faculty: Christopher Lee, Yuval Waldman, Richard Simon, violin; Joseph
Kimura, Eugene Moye, Lindy Clarke, cello; David Oei, Adrienne Kim, piano.
Contact: Lily Friedman, Music Director, Summertrios,
PO Box 1062, New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-1289. E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summertrios Concerto Week
Philadelphia, PA, May 20-24. AF $100. Fee approx. $1,800. R&B
incl. (15)
Play concerto with professional orchestra. Prepare with rehearsals.
Final Performance. Must apply.
Faculty: Yuval Waldman, conductor; Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia
Orchestra.
Contact: Lily Friedman, PO Box 1062, New York, NY
10025. (212) 222-1289. Fax: (212) 222-1289. E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summertrios Premium Program
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, June 16–23. AF $100 deposit. Fee
$1,350. R&B incl. Scholarship. Audition. (40–50)
An opportunity for an amateur musician to rehearse and perform with
an all professional group. Priced according to number of musicians you
require, determined by your choice of repertoire.
Faculty: Christopher Lee, Richard Simon, Tom Chiu, Yuva Waldman, violin;
Eugene Moye, cello; David Oei, piano; New York Piano Trio, Meridian
String Quartet.
Contact: Lily Friedman, Summertrios, PO Box 1062,
New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-1289. Fax: (212) 222-1289. E-mail: summertrios@summertrios.org.
Web: www.summertrios.org.
Summit Music Festival at Marymount College
Tarrytown, NY, July 22–August 11. AF $75. Fee $450 per week. R&B
$400 per week. Scholarship. Tape. (50–80)
Intensive chamber-music and instrumental training with an international
faculty. Focus is on student-faculty collaboration and individual and
ensemble performance.
Faculty: Aaron Rosand, Jacob Gilman, violin; Euguene Becker, viola;
Nathaniel Rosen, cello; others TBA.
Contact: Miriam Derivan, 192 Edgewood Ave., Pleasantville,
NY 10570. (914) 769-4111. Fax: (914) 769-4111. E-mail: summitmusic2000@aol.com.
Suzuki Association of the Americas
Throughout the U.S. and Canada, June–August, one- and two-week sessions.
Fee varies.
Summer-study opportunities for teachers and students at Suzuki institutes
across the U.S. and Canada, offering training for teachers and Suzuki
and enrichment classes for students and their families.
Contact: , PO Box 17310, Boulder, CO 80308. (303)
444-0948. Fax: (303) 444-0984. E-mail: suzuki@rmi.net.
Web: www.suzukiassociation.org/.
The Swannanoa Gathering
Swannanoa, NC, July 8–14 (Celtic), July 15–21 (sing, swing, string),
July 15–21(dulcimer), July 22–28 (old-time), July 29–Aug. 4 (contemporary
folk), July 22-28 (performance lab). AF $100. Fee $340. R&B
$260. (200 per week maximum)
The Swannanoa Gathering is held on the campus of Warren Wilson College,
just east of Asheville, North Carolina. The program consists of week-long
workshops devoted to the exploration of select areas of our folk tradition.
The Swannanoa Gathering is for sincerely interested students of all
ages.
Faculty: Elke baker, Laura Risk, Celtic; Ralph Blizard, Judy Ilyman,
John Herrmann, old-time; others TBA.
Contact: Warren Wilson College, PO Box 9000, Asheville,
NC 28815. (828) 298-3434 or (828) 771-3761. Fax: (828) 299-3326. E-mail:
gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Web: www.swangathering.com.
Taos School of Music Summer Chamber Program
Taos, NM, June 10–August 5. AF $50. Fee covered by full scholarship.
R&B $600. Audition. Tape. (19) Apply by Feb. 17.
Our 39th summer of intensive chamber-music training for students (age
18 or over) of violin, viola, cello, and piano; advanced, professionally
oriented. Public faculty and student concerts are part of the school's
Summer Chamber Music Festival. Hotel living, nearby recreation.
Faculty: Chicago String Quartet (Joseph Genualdi, Jasmine Lin, violin;
Rami Solomonow, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello); Takács String
Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Karoly Schranz, violin; Roger Tapping, viola;
Andras Fejer, cello).
Contact: Chilton Anderson, Taos School of Music, Box
1879, Taos, NM 87571. (505) 776-2388. E-mail: tsofm@newmex.com.
Web: www.newmex.com/TaosSchoolofMusic/.
Tennessee Cello Workshop
Knoxville, TN, May 19–21. AF $25. Fee $169. R&B $85. Scholarship.
Tape. (24 (high school and college students))
Intensive weekend seminar and master class program for collegiate and
advanced high-school–aged cellists. Master classes, technique seminars,
lecture presentations, and concerts.
Faculty: Wesley Baldwin, Peter Rejto.
Contact: Wesley Baldwin, University of Tennessee,
School of Music, Knoxville, TN 37996-2600. (865) 974-0706. Fax: (865)
974-1941. E-mail: wbaldwin@utk.edu.
Web: www.music.utk.edu/music/cello.html.
Texas Fiddle Music Workshop
Texarkana, TX, July 7–11. AF $100 deposit. Fee $300. R&B hotels
$30 and up in area. (30–50)
All ages and levels of talent. Tape not required but appreciated. Must
love the sound of the fiddle. Held in air-conditioned facilities at
Texarkana College. Emphasis on correct technique and learning hows and
whys. Texas-style music featured. Friendly, noncompetitive atmosphere
encourages jamming and student participation.
Faculty: Dale Morris, Ed Marsh, Gerald Jor, Orville Burns, fiddle.
Contact: Glenna Kiker, 301 Clear Springs Rd., Texarkana,
TX 77501. (903) 838-8042, (800) 999-6710 (beeper).
Texas Music Festival
Houston, TX, June3–30. AF $35. Fee none. R&B $700. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. (100)
Orchestra and chamber-music programs, advanced-college and young-professional
level of performance. Daily private lessons, orchestral rehearsal, sectionals,
practice, distinguished-artist performances. Reside in campus dormitories.
Faculty: Fredell Lack, Andrzej Grabiec, Lucie Robert, violin; Lawrence
Wheeler, Karen Ritscher, Rita Porfiris, viola; Laszlo Varga, David Tomatz,
cello; Franz Anton Krager,Nicholas Cleobruy, Horst Foerster, Carl St.
Clair, conductors; Houston Symphony members.
Contact: Alan Austin, Texas Music Festival, Moores
School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4201. (713)
743-3167. Fax: (713) 743-3391. E-mail: tmf@bayou.uh.edu.
Web: www.uh.edu/music/new/tmf.html.
Texas Tech Band and Orchestra Camp
Lubbock, TX, July 7–14. Fee $207. R&B $243. Audition. (1,600)
Integrated camp with two full orchestras and two string orchestras.
Courses include chamber music, private lessons, music theory and literature,
jazz, fiddle, piano, and leadership.
Faculty: Gary Lewis, director of orchestral studies; TTU string faculty;
private instructors.
Contact: Anna Whitlock-Henry, School of Music, TTU,
Box 42033, Lubbock, TX 79409-2033. (806) 742-2225. Fax: (806) 742-2294.
E-mail: anna.mw.hentry@ttu.edu.
Web: www.ttu.edu/musiccamps.
University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education
Cambridge, England, England, April 13–20, July 2–27. Fee £427/£308
(resident/nonresident). R&B incl.
Individual instruction for chamber ensembles with outstanding coaching
from some of the U.K.'s finest teachers. Alberni Masteclasses.
Contact: Linda Fisher, Madingley Hall, Madingley,
Cambridge, CB3 8AQEngland. (44) 954-280280. Fax: (44) 94-280200. E-mail:
laf22@cam.ac.uk.
Web: www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/conted/.
Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School
Boulder Creek, CA, August 24- September 1, 2001. Fee approx. $420/$365
(adult/child ages 3–11). R&B incl. Scholarship. (200)
For musicians and dancers of all ages and levels of skill. Intensive
study of Scottish fiddle music and dance in beautiful redwood setting
near Santa Cruz. Classes from top fiddlers from Scotland, Ireland, Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia, and Shetland Islands. Evening dances, jams, swimming,
hiking. Public concert by camp participants.
Faculty: Alasdair Fraser, others TBA.
Contact: Terry Bulwa, 1281 Fifth Avenue, San Francisco,
CA 94122. (415) 566-4355. E-mail: vom@monitor.net.
Web: www.valleyofthemoon.org.
Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival
Vancouver, BC, Canada, August. Fee $850 CAN. R&B $450 CAN.
Baroque program focusing on 17th-century music from Italy and the lowlands.
Faculty: David Douglass, violin; Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba.
Contact: José Verstappen, Early Music Vancouver,
1254 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6Canada. (604) 732-1610. Fax:
(604) 732-1602. E-mail: staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.
Web: www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Verbier Festival & Academy
Verbier, Switzerland, Switzerland, July 20–August 5. AF SFr 100.
Fee SFr 1750. R&B incl. Scholarship. Tape. (60)
Founded in 1994. Classical-music workshop includes master classes,
chamber-music program, concerts. Set in the Swiss Alps.
Faculty: Joseph Silverstein, Ida Haendel, violin; Roberto Diaz, Gerard
Causse, viola; David Geringas, Grans Helmerson, cello.
Contact: Minh-Tam Tran, 4, rue J.-J-. Rousseau, Vevey,
CH-1800Switzerland. (41) 21 925 90 60. Fax: (41) 21 925 90 68. E-mail:
academy@verbierfestival.com.
Web: www.verbierfestival.com.
Vermont Music and Arts Center
Lyndonville, VT, July 8–29. AF $50 deposit. Fee $595 per week. R&B
incl. Scholarship. (60 per week)
Founded in 1952. For serious amateur players of strings, winds, piano,
and early music, and for vocalists. Master classes, coaching, seminars,
concerts. Design your own program; coaches play in your group if desired.
Arts program available. Stay in private rooms in college residence halls.
Friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
Faculty: Virginia Howe, Anne Lieberson, Simon Maurer, violin/viola;
Agnes Chawluk, viola; Gael Abbasi, Gerall Hieser, Louisa Marks, cello;
Barbara Jaffe.
Contact: Joan E. Miller, PO Box 240, Berkeley Heights,
NJ 07922. (908) 464-6933. Fax: (908) 464-4894. E-mail: jemsoftware@worldnet.att.net.
Violin and Guitar Making
Concord, MA, August. Fee $500. R&B extra. (5)
Students may make a guitar or violin from a kit purchased in advance.
This 9-day course will result in a playable instrument without finish.
Faculty: Thomas Knatt has made guitars since 1964 in the Robert Bouchet/Daniel
Friedrich tradition. He studied violin making at UNH with Karl Roy.
He studied violin acoustics with Carleen Hutchins.
Contact: Thomas Knatt, Luthier's Workshop, 83 Riverside
Ave., Concord, MA 01742. (978) 287-0464; 1-877-LUTHIER (toll free).
E-mail: tknatt@ziplink.net.
Web: www.ziplink.net/~tknatt.
Violin and Bow Makers' Summer Institute
Durham, NH, June 11- July 27. Fee varies. R&B varies.
Our 28th season. Held at the University of New Hampshire. Eleven sessions,
5–35 days in length, on violin, cello, and viola building; maintenance,
repair, varnishing; frog making; bow making, rehairing, repair. Beginning
to advanced.
Faculty: Horst Kloss, Karl Roy, Lynn Hannings, George Rubino.
Contact: University of New Hampshire Continuing Education,
Violin Craftsmanship Institute, 24 Rosemary Ln., Durham, NH 03824. (603)
862-1088. Fax: (603) 862 1495. E-mail: learn.dce@unh.edu.
Web: www.learn.unh.edu.
West Coast Summer Music Festival
Langley, BC, Canada, July 16–23.
Provides amateur musicians and their families with a variety of musical
experiences in a retreat setting, recognizing varied musical interests
and honoring individual differences.
Contact: Anne Brennan, West Coast Amateur Musicians
Society, Box 233, Suite 185, 9040 Blundell Rd., Richmond, BC V6Y 1K3Canada.
(604) 926-3030. E-mail: abrennan@telus.net.
Web: www.daconsulting.bc.ca/wcams/index.html.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, July 8–21. AF $75 deposit. Fee approx. $700. R&B
incl. Scholarship. Audition. Tape. (36)
Apply by May 1. High-school students form eight string quartets for
daily coaching, chamber orchestra, theory class, performances. Private
lessons available. Part of larger program for instrumentalists and vocalists
at Western Michigan University. Evening activities; residence-hall living.
50th annual program in 2001!
Faculty: Richard Piippo (coordinator), cello/conductor; Hal Grossman,
violin;Henry Janzen, viola; Thomas Knific, bass.
Contact: Carl Doubleday, School of Music, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-3831. (616) 387-4681. Fax:
(616) 387-1113. E-mail: carl.doubleday@wmich.edu.
Wexford Summer School of Instrument Making
Wexford, Ireland, Ireland, June 30–July 11, July 14–25. Fee approx
£250 per session. (10–12)
Intensive introduction to violin making. Hands-on approach to violin
making in daily workshops, following French methods.
Faculty: Jérémie Legrand.
Contact: Jérémie Legrand, c/o John Roche,
Kellowna White Mill Rd., Wexford, Ireland. (353) 53 44 105.
White River Artisans School
Cotter, AR, June 11-16 (frog making), June 18-23 (stick making),
October 9–14 (bow repair/restoration). AF $300. Fee $750. (7 per class)
Violin Bow I: Frogs will be handmade in ebony and silver. Basic silversmithing
and simple lathe techniques. Violin Bow II: Students will make templates
corresponding to the period and style of a chosen bow. Bending the stick,
head carving, planing, hairing, finishing techniques.
Faculty: Reid Hudson.
Contact: Don Cleveland, 2519 Denton Ferry Rd., Cotter,
AR 72626. (870) 430-5437. Fax: (870) 430-5912. E-mail: artisans94@centurytel.net.
Web: www.mtncom.com/artisans.
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
Putney, VT, July 1–August 5. AF $50. R&B $1,400. Scholarship.
Audition. Tape. Recommendation. (50)
Full tuition scholorships provided. For string, piano, and woodwind
players of demonstrated ability, career-oriented, ages 18–40. Emphasis
on supportive community, chamber music, public performance. Intensive
coaching, private lessons, performance, master classes. Auditions January-February
in eight cities. Application deadlines: Jan. 27 for live auditions;
Feb. 22 for tapes; Late applications accepted if space remains available.
Faculty: Curtis Macomber, Anthony Marwood, Violaine Melançon,
Donald Weilerstein, violin; Maria Lambros, Nicholas Mann, Katherine
Murdock, viola; Natasha Brofsky, Bonnie Hampton, Michael Kannen, Joel
Krosnick, David Wells, cello.
Contact: Maurey McNaughton, Administrator, 91 Old
Rte. 5, Putney, VT 05346. (800) 639-3819. Fax: (802) 387-6637. E-mail:
ybarn@sover.net.
Web: www.yellowbarn.org.
Young Artists Academy
Eugene, OR, August 1–14. AF none. Fee $235. R&B possible home
stays. Scholarship. (25-30)
An intensive two-week performance-based experience in conjunction with
the Oregon Festival of American Music, focusing on a different theme
each year. Ages 14–21. Vocal, jazz, and strings ensembles also work
with guest artists.
Faculty: Local instructor TBA.
Contact: James Ralph, PO Box 11254, Eugene, OR 97440.
(541) 687-6526. Fax: (541) 687-1589. E-mail: jqr@ofam.org.
Web: www.ofam.org.
Young Artists Orchestra and Chamber Music Program/String
Quartet Workshop
Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, June 23–July 5 (workshops), July 7–August
16 (youth orchestra). AF $60. Fee $950–$2,375. R&B $660–$2,190.
Scholarship. Audition. Recommendation. (65 strings in orchestra)
College credit. Ages 15–18. Daily orchestral rehearsals, full concert
performances every two weeks, chamber-music instruction. Free attendance
at rehearsals and performances of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. String
Quartet Workshop is an intense two weeks; students spend each week coaching
a quartet from the major repertoire.
Faculty: 2000 faculty: Bayla Keyes, Andres Diaz, Muir String Quartet.
Contact: Boston University Tanglewood Institute, 855
Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215. (617) 353-3386 or (800) 643-4796.
Fax: (617) 353-7455. E-mail: tanglewd@uism.bu.edu.
Web: www.bu.edu/sfa/affiliated/buti/index.html.
