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CHAMBER MUSIC AND ORCHESTRA FOR ADULTS Chamber Orchestra: May 21-24 Chamber Music: May 22-25 Detailed schedule, cost, and registration: www.curtis.edu/CMAM Designed for adult musicians of any level looking to play with fellow enthusiasts, Chamber Music and Orchestra for Adults offers several ways to participate. Join three evening orchestra sessions, three chamber music days, or both. Learn from distinguished faculty and play side-by-side with select Curtis students. Pianists receive personalized instruction through piano studio class. Participants may register as an individual or a pre-formed ensemble. Faculty: Jessica Thompson (’00) Thomas Kraines (’92) Mimi Stillman (’99) Amy Yang (’06) * Joshua Gersen (’10) * Curtis faculty member [top] |
JEFFREY KHANER FLUTE CLASS June 23- 27 Detailed schedule, cost, and registration: www.curtis.edu/JKhaner A week of interactive courses and master classes with Yamaha Artists Jeffrey Khaner, principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Curtis faculty member, and Mimi Stillman (’99), founder of the Dolce Suono Ensemble. Performers take part in four master classes with Mr. Khaner; while auditors observe all master classes and take part in warm-up class, breathing techniques class, and flute choir. [top] |
YOUNG ARTIST VOICE AND COLLABORATIVE PIANO PROGRAM July 5-18 Detailed schedule, cost, and registration Voice program: www.curtis.edu/YAVP-VOICE Collaborative piano program: www.curtis.edu/YAVP-PIANO A two-week intensive program for singers studying vocal performance at the college or graduate level and exceptional pianists who are committed to the collaborative arts or are considering a specialization in vocal arts. Participants receive personalized attention from faculty of the vocal studies department at the Curtis Institute of Music, including a unique opportunity to gain expertise from professionals working in the opera field, throughout the duration of the course. Singers and pianists rehearse and perform alongside their musical peers in opera scenes, opera workshop and production, interactive classes, daily master classes, collaboration through opera and lieder, and private lessons. Faculty: Lisa Keller * William Stone Lauren Curnow (’02) * Curtis faculty member [top] |
YOUNG ARTIST SUMMER PROGRAM July 19-August 8 Complete faculty bios, detailed schedule, cost, and registration: www.curtis.edu/YASP Experience conservatory-style living with a rigorous musical schedule and opportunities to perform alongside musical peers and select Curtis students in an intimate, challenging, and supportive learning environment. The three-week residential program for instrumentalists, composers, conductors, and pianists includes rehearsals, master classes, private instruction, and performances. Faculty: Cello Clarinet Composition Conducting Double Bass Flute Harp Oboe Percussion Piano Trombone Trumpet Tuba Viola Violin * Curtis faculty member [top] |
ABOUT THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
One of the world’s finest and most selective conservatories, the Curtis Institute of Music offers a tuition-free, performance-inspired learning culture to 175 students from all corners of the world. Nurtured by a celebrated faculty, its extraordinary young musicians graduate to join 4,000 alumni who have long made music history. From Leonard Bernstein to Alan Gilbert, Samuel Barber to Jennifer Higdon, Anna Moffo to Eric Owens, Richard Goode to Jonathan Biss, Curtis alumni personify the school’s commitment to excellence–onstage and in their communities–inventing careers with impact. Recent graduates forging 21st-century careers include Stanford Thompson, CEO of Play On, Philly!; the musicians of genre-crossing trio Time for Three (Zach De Pue, Nick Kendall, and Ranaan Meyer); and Yvonne Lam, violinist in groundbreaking contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird. A busy schedule of performances, including more than 200 a year in Philadelphia and around the world, is at the heart of Curtis’s distinctive “learn by doing” approach. Dedicated to a tradition of excellence and innovation since its founding in 1924, Curtis is looking toward its centenary in a flexible and forward-thinking way, evolving strategically to serve its time-honored mission. [top] |