2018 GUIDE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS
Spring & Summer Music Academy & International Festival |
LOCATION
Bulgaria, United States, Italy
MUSICAL FOCUS
Festival, master classes (violin, viola, cello, piano, chamber music), individual lessons, ensemble lessons, chamber orchestra, advanced chamber music workshop & concerts; audition required.
AGE & LEVEL
No age limit; intermediate & advanced students, professional & amateur.
DATES
Spring & summer
STUDENTS
30-60
TEACHERS
10-20
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kalin Ivanov, Artistic Director
367 Bay Eighth Street, #1B
BULGARIA
347-587-7174
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Music & Sound, The Banff Centre |
LOCATION
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
MUSICAL FOCUS
Jazz, master classes, chamber music, residencies.
AGE & LEVEL
Age varies; pre-professional to professional levels; audition by CD.
DATES
Year-round
STUDENTS
250
TEACHERS
50
CONTACT INFORMATION
Henk Guittart, Director, Fall & Winter Residencies
Box 1020, Station 23
Banff, AB T1L 1H5
CANADA
403-762-6100
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Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute |
LOCATION
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MUSICAL FOCUS
14-day training program in instrumental & vocal performance practice; classes in voice, strings, woodwinds, harpsichord, lute, & guitar; program for conductors/directors also available.
AGE & LEVEL
Advanced students; pre-professional & professional musicians.
DATES
June 5-17, 2017
STUDENTS
80-90
TEACHERS
20+
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jeanne Lamon, Director; Ivars Taurins, Vocal/Choral Program; Charlotte Nediger, Artistic Coordinator
Admissions:
Caitlin Cross, Administrative Coordinator
427 Bloor Street West, Box 14
Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
CANADA
416-964-9562 x 241
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Domaine Forget International Music & Dance Academy |
LOCATION
Sain-Irenee, Quebec, Canada
MUSICAL FOCUS
AGE & LEVEL
Intermediate to advanced; audition required, depending on request for financial aid, cassette.
DATES
May-Aug
STUDENTS
600 students, no diplomas, only attestations
TEACHERS
125
CONTACT INFORMATION
5 Saint-Antoine Street, PO Box 672
Saint-Irenee, QC G0T 1V0
CANADA
418-452-8111, 888-336-7438
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Prades Summer Academy - Festival Pablo Casals International Master Classes |
LOCATION
Prades, France
MUSICAL FOCUS
Chamber music & instruments master classes.
AGE & LEVEL
18 & up; superior level; no audition.
DATES
August 1-14, 2017
STUDENTS
Approx. 160
TEACHERS
Approx. 34
CONTACT INFORMATION
BP 24, 33 Rue de l'Hospice
FRANCE
(4) 68.96.33.07
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Internationale Meistersinger Akademie |
LOCATION
Neumarkt i.d. Opf., Germany
MUSICAL FOCUS
Auditions with agents, presenters & opera directors; master classes, voice lessons, daily coachings, language coaching, make-up consultation, professional demo recordings; concerts with orchestra, recitals broadcast on radio.
AGE & LEVEL
Young professional singers (30 & under)
AUDITION REQUIRED?
Required [https://meistersingerakademie.com/course]
DATES
July 11-August 9, 2018
COST
Free
Cost details
Full scholarship program for emerging artists, including housing
STUDENTS
15
TEACHERS
10
Featured Teachers
Matthew Horner IMG, John Fisher, Malcolm Martineau, Craig Terry, KS Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Pierre Vallet, Anne Sofie von Otter, Professor Dr Edith Wiens, Tobias Truniger, Marcelo Amaral, GMD Michael Hofstetter
CONTACT INFORMATION
Edith Wiens, Artistic Director
Admissions:
Linda McAlister, Artistic Administrator
IMA, c/o Professor Dr. Edith Wiens, The Juilliard School of Music, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
UNITED STATES
SOCIAL LINKS
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Arcidosso - InterHarmony International Music Festival: Session 1 & 2 |
LOCATION
Arcidosso, Tuscany, Italy
MUSICAL FOCUS
DATES
June-July
CONTACT INFORMATION
Misha Quint, Director
PO Box 286252
ITALY
212-426-5556
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Corso d'Opera/Opera Course |
LOCATION
MUSICAL FOCUS
Professional opera course for singers at the beginning of their careers; also includes seminars on physical & mental health, career management, personal image, public relations, preparing for auditions, etc.
AGE & LEVEL
No age level; professional & pre-professional.
DATES
July-August
STUDENTS
10-15 participants
TEACHERS
5 principal teachers
CONTACT INFORMATION
Via de Macci 17R
ITALY
055-214705
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Rome Festival Summer Institute/Rome Festival Opera Institute/Rome Festival Ballet Institute |
LOCATION
The heart of the inspirational historic center of Rome & Vatican City, Italy
MUSICAL FOCUS
Professional level program; performance of symphonic, opera, ballet, choral, & chamber music; 20 performances during the Festival.
AGE & LEVEL
20 & older; average age 29; professional & pre-professional; audition required.
DATES
June-July
STUDENTS
60 participants
TEACHERS
21 artist teachers
CONTACT INFORMATION
Fritz Maraffi, Director
Via Francesco Duodo 49
ITALY
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Siena Music Institute |
LOCATION
Siena (Florence), Italy
MUSICAL FOCUS
Music performance, language, vocal, instrumental.
AGE & LEVEL
19 & above; audition required.
DATES
July 19-August 17, 2018
COST
$3000.
STUDENTS
30
TEACHERS
8
Featured Teachers
Joseph Del Principe, Laura Polverelli, Paolo Gragnoli, Joseph Irrera, John Irrera, Featured Teachers
CONTACT INFORMATION
Joseph Del Principe, Director
Admissions:
Ann Testa, Admissions Director
595 Prospect Road
ITALY
203-754-5741
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Malta International Music Festival |
LOCATION
Valletta, Malta
MUSICAL FOCUS
Piano master classes.
DATES
April
CONTACT INFORMATION
36 Merchants Street
MALTA
7772 7222
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Malta International Piano Festival |
LOCATION
Valletta, Malta
MUSICAL FOCUS
Piano master classes.
DATES
October
CONTACT INFORMATION
36 Merchants Street
MALTA
7772 7222
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Lucerne Festival Academy |
LOCATION
Lucerne, Switzerland
MUSICAL FOCUS
Contemporary orchestral, ensemble, & chamber music repertoire in daily rehearsals & lessons; supervised by Wolfgang Rihm, Matthias Pintscher, other conductors & the instrumental coaches of the Ensemble Intercontemporain.
AGE & LEVEL
Age limit of 28 years; advanced music students & professional musicians, conductors & composers
AUDITION REQUIRED?
Required; see repertoire[http://www.academy.lucernefestival.ch/apply/orchestra/audition-repertoire-2018/]
DATES
August 13-September 3, 2018
Date details:
Covered costs: travel from your home or place of study to Lucerne and back; accommodation with breakfast in a local host family; and daily fees for food and beverage.
STUDENTS
120
TEACHERS
15
CONTACT INFORMATION
Wolfgang Rihm, Artistic Director; Matthias Pintscher, Principal Conductor
Dominik Deuber, Mng. Dir.
Hirschmattstr. 13
SWITZERLAND
(41) 226 44 00
SOCIAL LINKS
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Cadenza International Music Summer School |
LOCATION
Purcell School, London, Great Britain
MUSICAL FOCUS
Strings & piano; solo lessons, master classes; chamber music, chamber orchestra & general musicianship.
AGE & LEVEL
10 & up; serious & specialist school-age children (Purcell & Menuhin schools, junior colleges), under- & post-graduates, teachers & amateur adults.
DATES
July
COST
650 pounds, fully inclusive.
STUDENTS
65
TEACHERS
14
Featured Teachers
Krysia Osostowicz, Pascal Nemirovski, Robin Ireland, Alexander Baillie, Leland Chen, Featured Teachers
CONTACT INFORMATION
John Thwaites, Course Director
16 Street James' Road
UNITED KINGDOM
121-446-4836
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