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2019 Programs

WHERE ASPIRING ARTISTS DEVELOP, COLLABORATE, & GROW.

The Snow Pond Music Festival, hosted on the beautiful campus of Snow Pond Center for the Arts, attracts advanced college, graduate and post-graduate level musicians from around the world. Each summer, the highest caliber performers and educators join the SPMF faculty to present specialized music programs with the purpose of challenging and inspiring the next generation of musicians and cultural ambassadors.

The programs at SPMF provide participants with an intimate environment unmatched by other music festivals. Participants work one-on-one with professional musicians in rehearsal, workshop and private lesson formats.

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Venue, Facilities, Food

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The Snow Pond Music Festival is hosted on the beautiful 200-acre wooded lakeside campus of New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine. Lake Messalonskee is located just north of Augusta and within minutes of Waterville, Maine. Part of the Belgrade Lakes region in Central Maine, Sidney is the perfect backdrop for participants to enjoy outdoor activities including fishing, hiking, biking, golfing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming.

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Participants will stay in dormitory-style housing at New England Music Camp. The dining hall, located on the lower level of The Lodge, is a spacious and comfortable gathering place with a view of Lake Messalonskee. Buffet-style meals are prepared daily by a professional staff. A selection of entrées is served daily and includes a vegetarian option.

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History

Program Director

Dr. Gail B. Levinsky

Dr Gail Levinsky

A native of Western Massachusetts, Dr. Gail B. Levinsky serves as  Professor of Music at Susquehanna University, where her responsibilities include teaching applied studies in saxophone, chamber music, instrumental pedagogy, and woodwind methods. As a solo performer, her presentations include performances at the North American Saxophone Alliance, World Saxophone Congress, British Saxophone Congress, US Navy Saxophone Symposium, and Festival of Women Composers. She has commissioned numerous compositions, including works by Marilyn Shrude, Erin Graham, Miho Sasaki, Matthew Quayle, Andrea Clearfield, Douglas McConnell, and Frank Ferko.  Her CD recording Tipping Point: Music Saxophone & Other Voices explores the saxophone in a variety of chamber music settings.

In addition to her performance schedule, Dr. Levinsky regularly presents clinics at state music education symposiums, including the MENC Eastern Region Conference, PMEA, NJMEA DMEA, and the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. Her publications are varied and consist of an updated edition of Rosemary Lang’s “Beginning Altissimo Method” (Ensemble Publications); Music for Saxophone & Organ (Lyceum Publications), and the saxophone chapters “Teaching Woodwinds: A Guide for Students and Teachers” (Mountain Peak Music), and a saxophone choir arrangement of Tomás Victorria’s “O Vos Omnes”.
 
Dr. Levinsky completed her graduate degrees (DM, Artist Certificate, MM) from Northwestern University and her Bachelor of Music from Butler University. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, and Kappa Delta Pi honor fraternities. Dr. Levinsky has served as Treasurer, Secretary, and Region 8 director for the North American Saxophone Alliance. During the summer months, Dr. Levinsky serves as Program Director for the Snow Pond Music Festival, and on the faculty of the Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute and the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine.
                          
Dr. Levinsky plays exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones and Vandoren mouthpieces, reeds and ligatures.

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Faculty

The Snow Pond Music Festival faculty represent the highest caliber of performing and teaching musicians from across the country.  Their mission is to enrich and develop the next generation of classical music performers through niche programming designed to challenge and nurture the aspiring artist.

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