Summer seminars

Orchestral Workshop

Advanced Level

Free Room and Board for Qualified College Level Orchestral Musicians

Monday, July 11th, 2pm through Wednesday, July 20th
Individual Study Saturday, July, 16th.

Purpose and Organization
This course is organized for young instrumentalists who have already attained a high degree of proficiency at the college level. The course will enable them to acquire and further develop their orchestral experience, particularly in their relationship with a conductor and the personal musical enrichment which this can create. This course is intended for the training of orchestral conductors and is taught by Yves Cohen.

Audition and Registration Information :
To audition, you will need a complete resume and an audio tape or CD. For the tape and CD, select the important and/or difficult passages from each piece of the program and include a small passage (5 minutes at the most) of a solo piece of your choice. Although the seminar takes place in France, send these to Sandra Posner (see address below). You will be notified of the status of your audition as soon as possible. Please include your e-mail address and phone number.
If you are selected, we will need to have all your registration materials (sent to the Wilmette, Illinois address listed below) within one week of the day you were notified of your acceptance. These materials include the Release Form and Registration Form, which may be found by clicking on each form from the menu on the left, a photocopy of your International student ID, and the refundable deposit check for $500. A receipt will be sent to you immediately upon receipt of the check. This deposit secures your place in the Seminar and is refunded in two stages: half upon your arrival in France, and the remainder upon completion of the Seminar. The exchange rate will be based on the rate for the day that your deposit was placed into the account.
We do not mail out music parts for the audition. If your library doesn't have these parts, Kalmus sells them (1-800-434-6340). The airfare and travel arrangements are your responsibility.
You must have insurance for yourself and your instrument.

Ms. Sandra POSNER
505 ½ Ridge Road
Wilmette, IL 60091 USA
Phone: (847) 251-3559
Fax: (847) 251-3559
E-mail: slposner1@comcast.net

Concert Program
Mozart : Impressario Overture
Paisiello : Barber of Seville Overture
Mendelssohn : Symphony No 4 ("Italian Symphony")
Concerto TBA

Reading Sessions
Mozart : Concertante for Violin and Viola
Other pieces TBA to the selected participants

Provisional Timetable
There will be two 3-hour rehearsals per day or one rehearsal and one concert.
Several concerts are scheduled.
There will be some traveling by bus and/or by car.

Rehearsals :
9:30am - 12:30pm / 4:30 - 7:30pm

Room and Board are Free :
The Institute provides a private room at the University of Aix en Provence dormitory and lunch at the University cafeteria. You are responsible for all other meals. Please, be aware that the University cafeteria is closed on Saturday and Sunday. You will have a private room in a University dorm that is located 15 minutes by foot from the center of Aix en Provence. You will need to follow the rules of the dorm (standard dorm rules apply) and we can provide you a copy of rules as stated. Kitchen facilities are available. A very small individual refrigerator is available for $6.00. Parking is also available.
No charge for the room from July 11th to July 20th. Early arrival or late departure are at the expense of the musicians.
Meals :
Lunch seating: 12.30pm - 1.30 pm.