Summer Music Festival - Colorado College

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The Colorado College Summer Music Festival will cebrate its 25th season in 2009. Full scholarships will be provided to all accepted students for tuition and room and board. The festival brings professional artists of rare ability and international reputations together with talented and motivated students for three weeks of intensive performance and study. Scott Yoo, conductor, Music Director, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra; Steven Copes, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jon Manasse, Principal, American Ballet Theater, Mostly Mozart, Eastman School of Music; and Phillip Ying, Ying String Quartet, Eastman School of Music are some of the members of the 2009 Festival faculty. Our faculty and their colleagues will present an acclaimed series of chamber music concerts, which give students and Colorado Springs audiences an opportunity to hear outstanding performances of the world's greatest chamber music.

The 45 advanced student musicians who attend the festival participate in small chamber ensembles, chamber orchestra, master classes, auditioned concerto readings with the orchestra, and private lessons. The festival student concert series presents two chamber orchestra concerts and numerous small ensemble performances, all open to the public. Students range in age from high school seniors to graduate students.

Applications for the 2009 season are now being accepted. All applications must be received in our office by March 1. Late applications will not be considered. For application requirements, please refer to our application information.

If you have questions that are not answered on this site, please contact Karin Henriksen, Summer Arts Festival Manager:
Colorado College Summer Programs
14 E. Cache La Poudre St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
festival@ColoradoCollege.edu
(877) 894-8727 toll free
(719) 389-6098 tel