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Summer Music Festivals

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, Graz, Austria
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The longest running summer music institute of its kind in Europe. (since 1969)
For: serious college singers up to semi-professional and young professional singer level. German Lieder, Opera, voice lessons, coachings, German language- grammar and diction study, diction for all singing languages.
Addidtionally, For: pianists and orchestral musicians. piano: lessons, coachings, collaborative studies. Orchestra: 75 piece full symphony orchestra, performing 4 to 5 concerts. All instruments wanted. Advanced players. Contact  Andrea Huber, Artistic Director
[Dr. Thomas King, of APSU, was the Artistic Director from 2003-2010 and is now emeritus director and on the board of directors.]
 
, CO 
Instrumental/Orchestral, Opera, Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano, Conducting, Composition, Contemporary Ensemble, Advanced Quartet Studies, Classical Guitar, Audio Recording
 
, NY
Composition, Conducting, Instrumental (for Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, and Harp), Opera, Piano, Strings
 
, Canada
Master Classes - Strings, Woodwinds, Piano
Pre-formed Ensembles - Chamber Music (Strings, Woodwinds, Piano), Brass Ensemble
Collaborative Piano Internship
Banff Festival Orchestra
 
, CA
For gifted singers (ages 20 and up, pre-professional) Contact Sylvia Anderson, Founder & Artistic Director, California coaching, Alexander Technique, Italian, German and French diction, master classes, opera and scene preparation
 
, MA
Choir 
 
, MI
Band, Choir, Orchestra, Piano, Composition, Harp, Jazz, Suzuki, Chamber Music, Falcone Euphonium & Tuba Festival
 
, ME
Piano, Strings, Harp, Guitar, Woodwinds, Percussion, Chamber Music, Composition 
 
, NC
Piano, Orchestral Studies, Saxophone, Composition, Opera 
 
, CA
Piano, Strings, Composition, Chamber Music
 
, NY
Orchestra, Piano, Chamber Music, Voice, Opera,   Conducting, Composition
 
**, New Jersey
Excellent coachings, diction, vocal-acting interpretation. Contact Richard Crittenden, Director.
 
Quebec
Chamber Music, Brass, Voice, Woodwinds, Guitar, Dance, Strings, New Music, Choir, Jazz, Soundtrack Composition, Jazz Singing
 
, NC
Orchestra, Piano, Chamber Music, Master Classes 
 
, Newfoundland
Choral Festival, Choral Institute, Small Vocal Ensemble Program, 
Master Classes - Vocal, Conducting 
 
Baden bei Wien, Austria
Poetry and Performance of the German Lied. Very intensive study of German Lieder, for serious students, coachings, German language, etc.
 
, VT
Piano, Strings, Chamber Music, Master Classes 
 
, MD
Strings (violin, viola, cello), Lessons, Chamber Music
 
, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
for Strings, Piano, Harp and Winds 
 
, Italy
Orvieto Musica, founded in 1994, is a 3-week intensive chamber music festival in Umbria, limited to a select group of 8 string players, 2 pianists, and 8 singers. The program includes daily coachings, master classes, numerous performances in historic venues, advanced language study, and the opportunity to be immersed in small town Italian culture. 
 
, OH
Chamber Music, Orchestral Studies, Master Classes (Strings, Woodwinds/Horn, Piano)
 
, ME
Chamber Music - Piano and Strings
 
, NM
Opera scenes, coachings, etc. Contact Peter Strummer.
 
Graz and Leibnitz, Austria
Smaller program, lots of individual attention, German Lieder, vocal technique and essential inner strategy. Contact Tracy Brighty, Director.
 
, NY
The Beethoven Institute (Piano, Strings)
IFCP - Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance
New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes
IKI - International Keyboard Institute and Festival
 
, WA
Orchestra, Chamber Music, Master Classes, Piano
 
, NY
Strings (violin, viola, cello), Piano, Chamber Music, Master Classes 
 
, VT
Very intensive, pledge to speak only German during the course, German Lied, opera workshop, German cultural history, master classes. Contact Bettina Matthias, Director.
 
, MD
Orchestra (String, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp), Chamber Music
 
, CT
Chamber Music: Strings, Piano, Woodwinds, Brass; Preformed groups: Piano Trio, String Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, Brass Quintet
New Music Workshop - Composers and Instrumentalists
Chamber Choir and Choral Conducting - Advanced Singers and Choral Conductors
 
, Newfoundland
Opera, Collaborative Piano 
 
, Quebec
Academy Orchestra, String Quartet, Viola Institute, Woodwind Octet, Brass Ensembles, Piano, Collaboraive Piano, Voice, Percussion Workshop, Baroque Vocal Workshop
 
, MI
Resident Opera Artist Program, Resident Chamber Musician Program (select years) 
 
, CO
Orchestra, Piano, Composition, Voice, Early Music
 
, FL
Chamber Music (Strings, Woodwinds, Horn), Orchestra, Master Classes, Piano
 
, Halifax, NS, Canada
 
, TN
Orchestra, Chamber Music, Master Classes 
 
, CA
Chamber Music, Piano, Strings 
 
, CA
Brass, Ensembles, Master Classes 
 
, NM
Chamber Music, Strings (violin, viola, cello), Piano 
 
, Austria
Smaller program, lots of individual attention and opportunities to perform, ages 20- 30. Contact Elizabeth Bachman, Artistic Director.
 
, VA
Strings (violin, viola, cello), Woodwinds, Horn, Chamber Music, Master Classes
 
, GA, NY, IL, FL
For singers of all levels - college age to professional. Sherrill Milnes (MET leading baritone, world famous), Artistic Director.
 
, VT
Chamber Music, Strings, Woodwinds, Piano, Composition 

 

Free (Full-Scholarship) Music Festivals

Orchestra, Chamber Music,Piano, Master Classes

, AR
Orchestra, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral, Chamber Opera, Piano, Collaborative Piano, Conducting, Recording Engineering 
 
, VT
Chamber Music, Strings (violin, viola, cello), Piano 
 
, CA
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano, Voice, Vocal Piano, Orchestra, Chamber Music
 
, CO
Orchestra - Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Piano; Chamber Music, Master Classes 
 
, TX
Orchestra - Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Piano; Chamber Music, Master Classes  
 
, MA
Instrumental and Orchestral Studies - Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp
Vocal Arts, Conducting, Composition, Collaborative Piano (Vocal and Instrumental), Chamber Music, Audio Engineering