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Develop, Collaborate & Grow
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June 7 - June 22, 2024
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Applications are now being accepted. Apply today!!!
Important Information
All applicants (including alumni) must register for an ACCEPTD account.
About
The Maine Chamber Music Seminar develops life-long compassionate collaborators. Through our two-week summer intensive, college and graduate-level musicians discover and reimagine their place in chamber music performance as both creative thinkers and cultural ambassadors. Participants focus on three major works in the chamber music literature alongside our dedicated, dynamic faculty. Each year our repertoire includes masterworks of the canon paired with under-celebrated gems, giving students the opportunity to hone their skills in conventional settings while challenging them to find deep meaning in less familiar works.
Our festival features musicians of diverse musical and socio-political backgrounds. Both faculty and students find moments of teaching and learning through the medium of chamber music. In this process, one learns when to lead and when to follow, when to bend and when to remain firm. As a result of these meaningful interactions, our students become part of a supportive and nurturing community and are able to seamlessly transfer their collaborative skills to other musical and non-musical aspects of life.
For more information: www.mainechambermusic.org
Jo-Ann Sternberg, Program Director, Clarinet; Princeton University, Borealis Wind Quintet.
Anna Lim, Violin/Viola, Princeton University, Manhattan String Quartet.
Jesse Mills, Violin, Horszowski Trio, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Leschetizky Association (NYC)
Jessica Thompson, Viola, Princeton and Columbia Universities, Daedalus Quartet.
Clancy Newman, Cello, first prize Naumburg winner and Avery Fisher career grant recipient.
Rieko Aizawa, Piano, Horszowski Trio, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Leschetizky Association (NYC)
MCMS GUEST ARTIST FOR 2024:
Stay tuned for our exciting announcement!
We are currently accepting wind, string, and piano applications for the 2024 cohort of Jeiven Fellows. Applicants for the fellowships should be a minimum of 30 years old, have stellar recommendations, a well-developed CV, and be actively pursuing performing/teaching careers. These fellowships offer a stipend. Applicants will be thoroughly reviewed in a competitive process and finalists will be contacted for an interview round. If you meet the criteria listed above and are interested in applying for a Jeiven Fellowship, please indicate as such below.”
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Please submit all auditions during the application process directly through the application system.
Individual Instrumentalists and Preformed Ensembles
- Applicants must submit two video recordings showcasing their current level of musicianship.
- Applicants are required to submit two letters of recommendation. (Alumni are exempt from this requirement).
Maine Chamber Music Seminar in residence at Snow Pond Financial Aid Procedures
MCMS accepts applications on a rolling basis through March 15, 2024.
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- 14 days – 1297.50. (Actual cost is $2595. Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful donors, we are able to offer each participant a 50% scholarship this year.) This is an all-inclusive: instruction, meals, housing, and on-campus activities.
- Register today: Please complete the application and submit the required application fee of $50.
(A discounted rate is offered for pre-formed ensembles)
PLEASE NOTE: Need-based financial aid is available.
Click to learn about Maine Chamber Music Seminar in residence at Snow Pond Financial Aid Procedures
Arrival Day: |
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| 3:00-5:00pm | Registration |
| 5:30pm | Dinner |
| Evening | Orientation and Evening Gathering |
Daily Schedule: |
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| 8:00-9:00am | Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:15am | Coaching / Rehearsal |
| 10:30-11:45am | Coaching / Rehearsal |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:15-2:30pm | Coaching / Rehearsal |
| 2:30-5:30pm | Flexible Time, Individual Practice, Lessons, Recreation |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:30-9:00pm | Evening Workshops, Readings, Concerts |
Departure Day: |
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| 8:00-9:00am | Breakfast and Departure |
Testimonials
Three months later
“Three months later, I am still in awe of the life-changing experience I had at MCMS this summer. Playing along side such dedicated and talented professionals and students was absolutely incredible.” MCMS Participant