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Public
Events
All events are free and open to the public and will take place at
the Poorman Recital Hall, Climenhaga Arts Center, Messiah
College, Grantham, PA.
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Schedule:
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DETAILED PROGRAMS
Faculty Concert - July 31, 3 PM.
Mendelssohn Trio masterclass
Richard Roberson Masterclass
Ronald Leonard, Guest Artist Concert - Aug. 5, 7:30 PM.
Ronald Leonard, Guest Artist masterclass - Aug. 6, 10 AM.
Students Concert - Aug. 7, 3 PM.
Participation
requirements
Participants are a select group of professionally-oriented,
advanced students of violin, viola, cello, piano, and composition,
16 years of age and older. Exceptions will be made for gifted
younger applicants.
Activities
Each chamber group will have group rehearsals, coaching
by all members of the faculty, performances in the masterclasses,
and a public performance in Poorman Recital Hall at the
closing of the festival. Various seminars of music/chamber
music-related topics will be held each day. There will
be a joint performance and masterclass by guest artist,
Ronald Leonard.
In addition to attending guest artist performances and
master-classes, participants
for the Composition Workshop will write
music and participate in group critique, study selected
chamber works, and supervise readings and rehearsals of
their works.
Double occupancy dorm - $750
Single occupancy dorm - $830
Tuition and meals only - $580
Tuition and housing only - $580
Tuition only - $410
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Chamber
Music Faculty |
Mendelssohn
Piano Trio
Peter Sirotin, violinist
Fiona
Thompson, cellist
Ya-Ting Chang, pianist
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Composition
Faculty |
Richard Roberson
Composer, Pianist
Dean of Messiah College School of the Arts
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Guest
Artist |
Ronald Leonard
Guest Artist
cellist
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Artistic
Advisory Board |
Jerome
Barry
baritone and artistic director of the Washington, D.C.,
Embassy Series
Earl Carlyss
Violinist, Former member of Juilliard String
Quartet
Director of Quartet Studies at the Aspen Music School
Victor
Danchenko
violinist, faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music and
Peabody Conservatory
Ronald Leonard
Gregor Piatigorsky professor of cello at the USC Thornton
School of Music.
Richard
Roberson
pianist and composer, dean of School of the Arts at Messiah
College
Ann
Schein
Pianist
Distinguished teacher's chair at the Aspen Music School
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Facilities |
Messiah College’s
scenic main campus, located on 400 beautiful rolling acres
in the suburban town of
Grantham, in south central Pennsylvania, features Climenhaga
Fine Arts Center, which has the 400-seat Miller Auditorium,
the 150-seat Poorman Recital Hall, a large instrumental
rehearsal hall, and ample practice room space for musical
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Contributions |
Contributions to support
the educational and cultural objectives of Chamber
Music in Grantham are gratefully accepted. All contributions
are tax-deductible. Please make checks payable to: Messiah
College/Chamber Music in Grantham. |
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Past
Seasons |
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Camp
2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Participants' Comments
Hannah Thomas-Hollands
" This camp was a great experience and I've loved every
minute of it. The atmosphere is fantastic and the coaches
were really helpful. I only wish it could have been longer."
Anna Bain Pugh
" This was a perfectly balanced experience - great people,
fabulous music and just enough independent time. See you
next year. "
Johann M. Wiese
" This camp was really cool, I enjoyed it a lot.
The master classes were awesome (helpful and fun) , and
I think I learned much about chamber music while I was
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Application |
For
instrumentalists
please submit the application form, a letter of recommendation
from your current major teacher with his or her contact
information, a tape or compact disc of two contrasting
styles of music of your choice, $50 application fee by
the application deadline.
For composers
please submit the application form, a letter of recommendation
from your current major teacher with his or her contact
information, a score of a substantial (longer than five
minutes) composition for piano trio, $50 application fee
by the application deadline. Works submitted should not
have received a public performance.
Application Process:
Online
Application Form
Application fee: $50
Deadline: May 23, 2011
All checks should make payable to "Messiah
College, Chamber Music in Grantham"
All application materials should be mailed to:
Chamber Music in Grantham
Attn: Peter Sirotin
9400 Sunnyfield Court
Potomac, MD 20854
peter@mendelssohnpianotrio.com
301-806-2250
Notification of acceptance:
June 15, 2011
Full Tuition and Room & Board due: June 30,
2011
Applications received after the deadline will only be
considered if space is available.
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