Maine Chamber Music Seminar

June 8 - June 22, 2021

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The Maine Chamber Music Seminar develops life-long compassionate collaborators. Through our two-week summer intensive, college and graduate-level musicians discover and reimagine their place in chamber music performance as both creative thinkers and cultural ambassadors. Participants focus on three major works in the chamber music literature alongside our dedicated, dynamic faculty. Each year our repertoire includes masterworks of the canon paired with under-celebrated gems, giving students the opportunity to hone their skills in conventional settings while challenging them to find deep meaning in less familiar works.

Our festival features musicians of diverse musical and socio-political backgrounds. Both faculty and students find moments of teaching and learning through the medium of chamber music. In this process, one learns when to lead and when to follow, when to bend and when to remain firm. As a result of these meaningful interactions, our students become part of a supportive and nurturing community and are able to seamlessly transfer their collaborative skills to other musical and non-musical aspects of life.

For more information: www.mainechambermusic.org

Faculty

MCMS group faculty 2020 Jo-Ann Sternberg, Program Director, Clarinet; Princeton University, Borealis Wind Quintet

Anna Lim, Violin; Princeton University, The Laurel Piano Trio

Catherine Cosbey, Violin / Viola; Cavani String Quartet

Michal Schmidt, Cello; Haverford College, Network for New Music

Sara Laimon, Piano; Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Sequitur

Jacqueline Leclair, Oboe; Schulich School of Music of McGill, Signal and Sequitur.

MCMS GUEST ARTIST FOR 2021:

Giora Schmidt, Violin

Application Requirements

Please use the Applicant Materials Submission form to submit applicant related files and recommendations. Use the pull down prompt to make sure your materials are sent to Maine Chamber Music Seminar directly. Applicants: Please copy the link and refer persons writing recommendations on your behalf directly to the "Applicant Materials Submission" page.

Please submit all auditions as Youtube video links or mp4 files. In some cases live auditions in New York City may be possible upon request.

Individual Instrumentalists and Preformed Ensembles

Two movements in contrasting styles
Two letters of recommendation

For additional assistance contact the Program Coordinator, Gail Levinsky.

Application Deadline: March 21, 2021

Audition Requirements

Please submit all auditions as Youtube video links or mp3 files. In some cases a live audition may be possible.

Individual Instrumentalists and Preformed Ensembles

Two movements in contrasting styles
Two letters of recommendation

Maine Chamber Music Seminar at Snow Pond Music Festival Financial Aid Procedures

Tuition and Fees

Chamber

Tuition includes non-refundable $50 application fee

14 days – all inclusive (instruction, meals, housing, and on-campus activities) $1,995

(A discounted rate is offered for pre-formed ensembles)

PLEASE NOTE: Need-based financial aid is available.

Click to learn about Maine Chamber Music Seminar at Snow Pond Music Festival Financial Aid Procedures

Program Schedule

Arrival Day:
3:00-5:00pm	Registration
5:30pm	Dinner
Evening	Orientation and Evening Gathering

Daily Schedule:
8:00-8:30am	Breakfast
8:45-10:15am	Coaching / Rehearsal
10:30-12:00pm	Coaching / Rehearsal
12:30-1:00pm	Lunch
1:00-4:00pm	Flexible Time, Individual Practice, Lessons, Recreation
4:00-5:30pm	Master Class / Open Rehearsal
6:00pm	Dinner
Evening	Workshops, Readings, Concerts, Social Activities

Departure Day:
8:00-9:00am	Breakfast and Departure