The Festival’s Mission is twofold: to mentor and provide performance experience to gifted musicians at the beginning of their professional careers, and to provide high-quality performances, education and other music-related activities at reasonable cost to residents and visitors. nationalmusic.us
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An institution since 1943, Marrowstone Music Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere orchestral training program. Marrowstone is presented by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras and is hosted by Western Washington University. Located in picturesque Bellingham, overlooking the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, the WWU campus offers a uniquely intimate environment for Marrowstone’s Pre-College, University,[…]
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MasterWorks is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance, and theatre. Each year 250 students from around the globe participate in this unique festival that combines artistic excellence and biblically sound teaching. Students and a faculty of approximately 90 live and work on the campus of Grace College, in the[…]
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The Manchester Music Festival’s (MMF) Young Artists Program is a full scholarship, six-week intensive chamber music study session, for string players and pianists ages 19 to 30. Set in beautiful Manchester, Vermont during the months of July and August, Young Artists are coached by a faculty of distinguished musicians, drawn from conservatories and music departments[…]
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The Mendocino Music Festival (MMF) is a concert series held in late July. Started in 1987 by Allan Pollack, Susan Waterfall and Walter Green, the festival is a blend of established music groups invited for nightly performances in the town of Mendocino, California. Concerts feature the Festival Orchestra, the Big Band, Opera, guest singers, chamber[…]
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Mannes produces institutes each summer that focus on a variety of topics and feature world-renowned faculty and performers. Each institute has a different format, employing master classes, performances, lectures, ensembles, and coursework. For more information: The Beethoven Institute During a week of intensive study, participants in the Mannes Beethoven Institute explore Beethoven’s sonatas, piano trios,[…]
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Since 1947 the Music Academy of the West has fostered a uniquely joyful engagement with music. Each June 140 gifted young classical singers and instrumentalists, selected entirely for their talent, gather for eight weeks in Santa Barbara to study and make music with illustrious guest artists, conductors, and faculty – all to the delight of[…]
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At the MAVI Festival we encourage all levels of violists age 14 through adult to develop their skills to the highest level possible. Scholarships are available; information is on the application. Musicians who come to MAVI are presented with many approaches to playing by our faculty. We encourage everyone to consider new ideas and to[…]
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The National Orchestral Institute is a four-week program of intensive study covering chamber music, unconducted chamber orchestras, orchestral performance, and professional development. Among NOI’s annual features: All NOI members receive a scholarship worth over $4000.00 Over 80 talented orchestral musicians are selected to participate each year Internationally renowned conductors rehearse the orchestra and conduct performances[…]
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Founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, the Meadowmount School of Music, located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, offers exceptional string players and pianists a seven-week-long intensive program of private study and chamber music coaching with our dedicated and internationally recognized faculty. Performance opportunities include weekly masterclasses with the Meadowmount faculty, masterclasses with[…]
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