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Instrumental Program

An Instrumental Program designed for the professional and non-professional musician

Our Instrumental Program features:

  • Instrumental Coachings
  • Performance Workshops
  • Master Classes
  • Chamber Ensembles
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Accompanying Vocal Participants
  • Festival Chorus

Festival Artists: Harris Becker, Maureen Hynes, Laura Lessard, Jeffrey Marcus, Veronica Salas, Jeffrey Wahl, Claude Laflamme

Classes and Descriptions

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Performance Workshops
Participants will perform in public workshops preparing for festival concerts. A festival artist will both moderate and provide masterful guidance in the art of performing. Participants will have the opportunity to perform solo pieces during the festival.

Chamber Ensembles
Participants will rehearse repertoire in mixed ensembles with voice, violin, guitar and flute. The ensembles will be coached by a festival artist. Ensembles will perform in public concerts during the festival.

Guitar Ensemble
Participants will be given music appropriate to their level of ability. They will form duos, trios and quartets. Each day there will be an ensemble coaching session where members will learn the intricacies of ensemble playing. These pieces will be scheduled on concerts throughout the festival.

Festival Chorus
Open to all festival participants and community members. Rehearsals will be held Monday through Friday of Festival Week, with a dress rehearsal with instruments scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The Festival Choral Concert will be held Saturday evening August 3.

Master Classes
A series of Master Classes with Festival Artists in Strings, Piano, Percussion and Classical Guitar. These master classes will be a concentrated public coaching for instrumentalists who participate. Each performer will get a thirty (30) minute time slot. The classes will be interactive with the auditors and performer. The interactive format will help those auditors who may not be familiar with playing an instrument.

All workshops, classes and rehearsals are open to be observed or audited by the general public.

How to Apply

The deadline to apply is May 15, 2024.

Note: you must submit an application and a successful recorded audition to be accepted into the Instrumental Program.

To apply for the Instrumental Program, please follow these instructions:

  1. Complete the this online application.
  2. Submit an electronic recording of 3 contrasting pieces no longer than 12 minutes in length to midsummermusicca@gmail.com. Recordings can also be YouTube videos.
You will be notified of your audition results by June 15.

For more specific program information, please contact Christina Montalto at midsummermusicca@gmail.com.

The deadline to apply is May 15, 2024.

Fees and Registration

All fees are in Canadian Dollars (CAD).

Registration fee: $1000.00 CAD with lodging. A non-refundable deposit of $300.00 CAD is due by June 15, 2024. Balance is due by July 1.

Registration fees for all programs may be paid by mail or through PayPal using a PayPal account or a VISA, Mastercard, Discover or American Express debit or credit card.

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Please do not submit any fees before you have completed an appplication and received an acceptance notice. See the How to Apply section above.

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All fees are in Canadian Dollars (CAD).

Instrumental Program Deposit

Deposit: $300.00 CAD
Due June 15
Non-refundable

 

Intrumental Program Balance

Balance due after deposit
$700.00 CAD
Due July 1

Instrumental Program Full Payment

$1000.00 CAD
Due by June 15

Here is what instrumentalists are saying about our program:

For more information please contact Christina Montalto at midsummermusicca@gmail.com.