International
Calgary Arts Summer School
Linda Kundert-Stoll, president, Calgary Arts Summer School, 228 Parkside Way S.E., Calgary, AB, T2J 3Z4, Canada; (403) 271-0148,
fax: (403) 278-3236; cassa1@telus.net; www.calgaryartssummer.com
Calgary Arts Summer School, Calgary, Alberta, 7/9–8/22. Featured teachers: Lillian Livingston and Ingrid Jacobson-Clarfield. Type of participants: String instrumentalists, pianists, teachers, music educators, IMTs and soloists. Age or grade level: Elementary, secondary, collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Chamber music, pedagogy, repertoire, theory, private lessons, technique, musical theatre and piano ensembles. Cost: $150–$500 w/out housing.
Haring KEG––Vienna Boys’ Choir School
Michael Haring, managing director, Haring KEG––Vienna Boys’ Choir School, Gruenentorgasse 10/7, Vienna, Austria A-1090; +43-664-1811180, fax: +43-1-317 54 60; world.choral.festivals@chello.at; www.austrianfestivals.at
Workshops with the Vienna Boys’ Choir, Vienna, daily. Featured teacher: Gerald Wirth. Type of participants: Vocalists, conductors, teachers and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary, secondary and collegiate. Emphasis: Pedagogy, technique and workshops. Cost: $289 w/out housing.
Sarteano Choral Workshops
Brian O’Connell, director, Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop, 27 Patterson Road Lexington, MA 02421; (781) 652-0158; sarteanochoral@rcn.com;
http://www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com/english/youngadultdivision.html
Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop––Young Adult/High School Division, Sarteano, Italy (Tuscany), 7/11–7/18. Featured teachers: Simon Carrington, Brian O’Connell and Bronislawa Falinska. Type of participants: Vocalists and chamber choral ensemble. Age or grade level: Auditioned singers ages 15–20. Emphasis: Chamber music, pedagogy, private lessons, technique and workshops. Cost: $895 w/out housing.
Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop, 8/1–8/8, Sarteano, Italy (Tuscany). Featured teachers: Simon Carrington, Bronislawa Falinska and Brian O’Connell. Type of participants: Vocalists, choral conductors and music educators and IMTs. Emphasis: Pedagogy, private lessons, master classes and Rohmert Method of functional voice training. Cost: $610: singer, $660: conducting auditor, $795: full conductor, w/out housing. Contact: Gail Leicher; www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com.
Sienna Summer Music Institute
Ann Testa, secretary to the director, SSMA U.S. Office, 595 Prospect Rd., Waterbury, CT 06706; (203) 754-5741; sienamusic@sienamusic.org;
www.sienamusic.org
The Siena Summer Session for Music and the Arts, 7/17-8/18, Siena (Florence), Italy. Featured teachers: Paolo Gragnoli, Antonella Gozzoli and Joseph Del Principe, Gerardo Levy and Don Clark. Type of participants: Instrumentalists, vocalists, conductors, composers, teachers, music educators, IMTs, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Accompanying, chamber music, history, improvisations, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, jazz, private lessons and technique. Cost: $2,780 with housing. Credit available.
University of Kansas
Nathanael May, artistic director; University of Kansas, Department of Music and Dance, soundSCAPE festival, 1530 Naismith Dr., room 460, Lawrence, KS 66045; (785) 856-2497, fax: (785) 864-5866; newmusic@soundscape-pavia.com; www.soundscape-pavia.com
soundSCAPE festival, Pavia, Italy, 7/15–7/25. Featured teachers: Thomas Rosenkranz, Tony Arnold, Kevin Bobo, Lisa Cella and Brian Hulse. Type of participants: Violin, guitar, flute and percussion instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists, soloists, ensembles and composers. Age or grade level: Collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Chamber music, improvisation, repertoire, private lessons, technique, workshops, electronic and computer music, contemporary musicology and chamber opera. Cost: $1,482 with housing.
Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival
Mack McCray, artistic director, 2123 26th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116; (415) 753-5334, fax: (415) 242-5688; admin@zephyrmusicfest.org; www.zephyrmusicfest.org
The Music & Mountain Tour Package with Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival, Courmayeur, Italy, 6/27–7/15. Type of participants: Music lovers. Emphasis: Tour. Cost: $1,500 with housing (for six nights). Contact: Meikui Matsushima, administrative director
Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival, Courmayeur, Italy, 6/27–7/17. Featured teachers: Mack McCray, Bettina Mussumeli, Jodi Levitz, Jennifer Culp and Meikui Matsushima. Type of participants: Violin, viola and cello instrumentalists, pianists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary, collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Chamber music. Cost: $2,450 with housing.
Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival, Courmayeur, Italy, 6/27–7/17. Featured teachers: Mack McCray, Bettina Mussumeli, Jodi Levitz, Jennifer Culp and Meikui Matsushima. Type of participants: Violin, viola and cello instrumentalists, pianists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary, collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Chamber music. Cost: $2,450 with housing.