Chamber Music Institute
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July 16-20, 2012
"An unparalleled artistic experience of the highest caliber."
Lynnelle Ediger-Kordzaia
WHAT IS CMI? 
CMI Virginia, based in Richmond has been created as a companion program to the American Youth Harp Ensemble Summer Harp Institute, with resident and commuter options (Click here for more information about commuter options). Now in its 17th year under the leadership of the distinguished Lynnelle Ediger-Kordzaia, CMI serves as an enhancement for the development of sound principles of playing for promising youth, ages 20 and younger. Located in Richmond's historic Windsor Farms, CMI is within two-hours drive of Washington D.C., and a short distance from historic Williamsburg, Monticello, and Virginia's most popular beaches.
CMI offers the following special tracks:
CMI Young Artist Association
A festival for profession bound string, brass, woodwind, harp, and piano students ages 20 and younger, with an emphasis on excellence in chamber music with quality instruction. Acceptance by live auditions, via DVD, Skype, or Youtube. See below for audition requirements*.
Rising Musicians Society
A program for string, brass, woodwind, and harp students ages 20 and younger, with promise, who are at various stages of their musical development. Auditions not required. Placement upon registration.
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AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
*Young Artists Association
The following materials are examples of the basic expectations for the Young Artist Association. Applicants with more advanced material are encouraged to present it for scholarship consideration. Acceptance by live auditions, via DVD, Skype, or Youtube. DVDs should be mailed to the following address: Academy of Music, Attn: Chamber Music Institute, 4200 Dover Road, Richmond VA 23221.
All Strings:
Perform at least one movement of unaccompanied Bach Sonatas, Partitas, or Suites (no gigue or bouree) and three octave scales and arpeggios in various forms.
Violin:
Kreutzer (any etude)
Mozart (any movement) from concertos # 4 or #5
Kabalevsky (any movement) from concerto in C or an equivalent
Viola:
Kreutzer (any etude)
Handel (movement 1 or 3) concerto in b minor
Schumann (any movement) "Fairtales" or the equivalent
Cello:
Popper (any etude)
Haydn (any movement) Concertos in C or G or the equivalent
Bass:
Mozart Symphony No. 40, Movement 1 Popper (any etude)
One solo work or movement demonstrating technical proficiency.
Harp:
Two or three contrasting works, one of which must be 20th century.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon:
Chromatic Scales
Mozart Concerto (first or third movement)
French Horn:
Strauss or Mozart Horn Concerto (first or third movement)
Three orchestral excerpts of choice
Trumpet:
A study by Charlier or Arbans
One movement of a concerto by Hummel, Haydn, Arturian, or an equivalent
Trombone:
Etude by Voxman or Blazhevich
One movement of Guilmont, Morel, or an equivalent
Tuba:
Etude by Blazhevich or Borlogni
Solo work by Hindemith, Nelhybel, or an equivalent
Piano
Dvorak Quintet in A Major, Opus 81, "Dumka", Movement 2 and
Mozart Quintet in E flat Major, K.452, 1st or 2nd Movement
The CMI Piano program is geared to introducing and developing the following skills:
- Chamber music with strings and winds
- Piano accompaniment for all instruments
- Score preparation and interpreting orchestral reductions for piano accompaniments for all instruments
- Music Theory and ear training as they apply to working in ensemble with other instrumentalists
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Knowledge of Music History of the 18th and 19th centuries
*This is not a program for learning to play the piano; it is a course that utilizes the skill of advanced pianists to embrace the chamber music repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries and explore the valuable technique of accompanying instrumentalists, including string, harp, wind, and brass players.
DVDs should be mailed to the following address:
Academy of Music
Attn: Chamber Music Institute
4200 Dover Road
Richmond VA 23221
Rising Musicians Society
Students registering for RMS will prepare repertoire or etudes to demonstrate your best level of accomplishment. Placement will take place at the start of the Institute.
CMI ACADEMIC CLASSES
In addition to instrumental instruction and rehearsal, CMI also includes lectures and academic classes. Topics include:
Ear Training
Specialized classes created, developed and taught by Paul Lindsay (USN Retired) for use with the Armed Forces Band members at the Navy School of Music: playing in tune, the effects of dynamic balance on intonation, and hearing the voicing of your instrument.
Music History
The development of 18th and 19th century music against the background of the social events of the period.
Music Theory
Understanding theory essentials, including the Circle of 5ths, intervals, inversions, triads, musical vocabulary, tempo designations and relative and parallel minor scales.
Baroque Performance
Baroque Music on Contemporary instruments
"Authentic" or "Traditional"
SPECIAL SESSIONS
In addition to CMI Academic Classes, CMI 2012 Full Day Institute includes the following Special Sessions:
- Baroque music on contemporary instruments
- Careers in Music: Faculty Panel
- Auditions: Timeline
- Instrument care and maintenance
- Resources
CMI FACULTY & RESIDENT ARTISTS
There is no replacement for experienced, nuturing teachers.
Tom Lindsay, Artistic Director
Violin and Chamber Music
"The Art and Science of String Performance" Published/Alfred
Concertmaster, Symphonicity, Atlantic Symphonette, New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Pops
First Violin, Berlin String Quartet, Paganinianna String Quartet
New Jersey and Dallas Symphony Orchestras
Master Classes in Europe, Canada, and nationally, including Yale University
VASTA Solo Competition Chairman 2010
Artistic Director, International FAME Festival
Grace Bauson, M.M.
Harp
Faculty, American Youth Harp Ensemble
B.M. Ball State University
M.M. University of Toronto
Finalist, Anne Adams National Harp Competition
National Finalist, Fulbright Award
Studied with Elizabeth Richter, Judy Lowman, Adelheid Blovsky-Miller, and Lucile Lawrence
Frankie Kelly, D.M.A.
Woodwinds & Piano
DMA, University of Illinois
Faculty, Western Carolina University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Loyola University, and the University of New Orleans Chapter Coordinator, Phi Beta Delta
Recordings with the Mineria Orchestra, the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, and the Mexico City Philharmonic (Clarinet)
CD “Tapestry: New Music from the Americas” released in 2000 and has been reviewed in the Clarinet Magazine, Sequenza 21, and 21st Century Music
For more information about Dr. Kelly, please visit www.frankiejkelly.com.
Alice Lindsay, D.M.A.
Associate Principal Viola, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Symphonicity, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Principal Viola, Dallas Opera Orchestra
Faculty, Rutgers University, Burlington College
Guest Artist, Hartt College of Music
Recruiter and Chamber Music Faculty, Juilliard at SMU Summer Festival
Young Artists in Rome Program
Editor, Viola Forum, Fingerboard Magazine
Paul Lindsay, M.M.
Coordinator for all Winds
B. M. Southern Methodist University
M.M. The Juilliard School of Music
Studied with Mark Gould, Roger Blackburn, Gil Johnson, Tom Booth and Rick Giangiulio
Trumpet Soloist and member, United States Navy Band
Faculty, Armed Forces School of Music
Principal Trumpet, Orquesta Sinfonica, Caracas, Venezuela
Jean Montes, D.M.A.
Music Director and Conductor, Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras
Professor and Orchestra Director, Loyola University New Orleans
Cello Specialist, Arts Academy
Founder and Conductor, Molto!!!! Chamber Orchestra of New Orleans
Recent Guest Conducting with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and Cedar Rapids Symphony
Janine Parnell, D.M.A.
Violin, Chamber Music, Music History
B.M. Winthrop College
M.M.Ed Winthrop College
D.M.A. The Catholic University of America
Assistant Professor of Strings/Music Education at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
Conductor, ECSU Albemarle Symphony Orchestra and Tidewater Intergenerational Orchestra (TIO)
Principal Second Violin, Symphonicity
Performances at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Performances with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, jazz violinist John Blake, and gospel artists Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, and Donnie McClurkin
Christine Rutledge, M.M.
Viola, Baroque performance practices
Curtis Institute of Music
University of Iowa, M.M
Professor of Viola, University of Iowa
Member of the Executive Board of the American Viola Society: President of the Iowa Viola Society
Praised in such publications as "The Strad," "Fanfare,"The New York Times", and "The New York Concert Review."
Founder, Linnett Press Editions
Kenneth Sarch, D.M.A.
Juilliard School of Music
Boston University
Violin Professor, Mansfield University
Faculty, New England Conservatory, Tanglewood Institute
Published by KJOS Music and LUDWIG MASTERS
Orchestral performances with Stokowski, Michael Tilson Thomas, Bernstein, Ozawa
Author "The Twentieth Century Violin" and the ASTA and NSOA "Dictionary of Bowing and Pizzicato Terms".
Conductor, Panama National Youth Orchestra, String Orchestra of the Jordan National Music Conservatory, and the Symphony of the Jordan Armed Forces
Margie Thomas, M.M.
Cello
Studied in Philadelphia with Orlando Cole (Curtis Quartet)
Lev Aronson (Dallas), M.M. Southern Methodist University
Cellist New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, Rome Festival
Orchestra, New Jersey Pops Orchestra, Denton (TX) Symphony
Faculty, International FAME Festival
For more information about Faculty & Resident Artists, visit our CMI Resources page.
CMI has attracted celebrated artists to serve on its Panel of Advisors, listed below.
Charles Castleman
The Castleman Quartet Program
Professor, String Chair
Eastman School of Music
Among the world's most active performer/pedagogue on the violin, Mr. Castleman has been soloist with the orchestras of Philadelphia, Boston, Brisbane, Chicago, Hong Kong, Moscow, Mexico City, New York, San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. A Medalist at Tchaikovsky and Brussels competitions, his Jongen Concerto is included in a Cypres CD set of the 17 best prize-winning performances of the Brussels Concours? 50-year history. He regularly participates in the Park City, Round Top and Sitka festivals in the U.S. His recitals have been broadcast on NPR, BBC, in Berlin and in Paris. Charles Castleman has conducted master-classes in Kiev, London, Montreux, Salzburg, Vienna, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, and over 50 U.S. Universities.
Philippe Entremont
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Founder, Music Director, Conductor
Santo Domingo Music Festival
Mr. Entremont made his professional piano debut at age 16 . He continues to appear as piano soloist with major orchestras throughout the world. His conducting career includes appearances with the Royal Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and orchestras of Philadelphia, Minnesota, St Louis, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. The recipient of many awards and honors, Philippe Entremont was appointed Music Director of the Orchestre Colonne de Paris in 1988. He is currently Conductor Laureate of both the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Principal Guest Conductor of Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.
Shirley Givens
George Manahan
New York Opera Company
Mr. Manahan has distinguished himself throughout the world as one of the foremost conductors of our time. He is especially known in the opera world for his musical guidance of diverse productions. Guest appearances include the symphonies of Atlanta, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Charlotte, San Francisco, and New Jersey (where he served as acting Music Director for four seasons), National Symphony, Juilliard and Manhattan Schools of Music, Warsaw Philharmonic, Music Academy of the West, and Aspen Music Festival. He is a regular guest with the opera companies of Santa Fe, Portland, and Glimmerglass Opera, and opera companies of Seattle, Chicago, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera National du Paris, Teatro de Communale de Bologna, the Bergen Festival (Norway), the Casals Festival (Puerto Rico), and Minnesota Opera, where he was principal conductor.
Ellis Marsalis
University of New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans
Numerous performances on Today Show, Tonight Show, Arsenio Hall Show
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) teacher, includes his sons, Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason, and Harry Connick, Jr.
David Michie
At age 13, violinist David Michie became the youngest member of the former Haddonfield Symphony. The concertmaster of the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey since its establishment, Mr. Michie has performed with the Trenton Symphony, the Delaware Valley Philharmonic, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and the Philly Pops, He has played in performances at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall, and has appeared as violinist throughout Italy, Great Britain, Australia and Canada. He is the founder of David Michie Violins, L.L.C., a full service string instrument dealer on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia which specializes in fine violins, violas and cellos. David Michie studied his craft with Virgilio Capellini where he was a protege of the violin maker in Cremona, Italy.
Jean Montes
& Coordinator of Strings, Loyola University New Orleans
Cello performances in Iowa City, Green Bay, Akron, Johnstown, and Pittsburgh. His most recent appearances include guest conducting the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra), Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra. Montes led an orchestra in a sold out performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Ballet in collaboration with the Metropolitan Ballet project in the Twin Cities. Upcoming guest conducting engagements include Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Richmond, Stafford county and Florida.
Michael Tree
Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music
& The Juilliard School of Music
Subsequent to his Carnegie Hall recital debut at the age of 20, Mr. Tree has appeared as soloist with major orchestras, including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and New Jersey. As a founding member of the Marlboro Trio and Guarneri Quartet, he has played throughout the world. One of the most widely recorded musicians in America, Mr. Tree has recorded nearly 100 chamber works for Columbia, RCI, Sony, Philips, and others. Prominent among these are ten piano quintets and quartets with Artur Rubinstein. Michael Tree has participated in the Marlboro, Spoleto, Aspen, Casals, Taos, Santa Fe and Aspen Festivals.
For more information about our Panel of Advisors, visit our CMI Resources page.
Chamber Music Institute Registration
Registration details for the Chamber Music Institute.
Application deadline:
Registration applications for the Chamber Music Institute must be completed online or postmarked by June 15, 2012; registration after this date is by space availability only. Registration includes a completed registration form and a non-refundable deposit of $100 to reserve your space.
Room & Board:
The Resident option for ROOM and BOARD is $250 per person which includes lodging, breakfast and dinner, and transportation, Sunday, July 15 to Saturday, July 21.
Students are placed in home stays with responsible families whose children are participating in CMI 2012.
Participants opting for this plan must notify Dr. Lindsay at 757-761-5542 or at chambermusicinstituteva@gmail.com no later than June 15, 2012 of your interest in the resident option. You will be billed along with your final payment statement.
Institute Fees:
Full day: $795 (includes private lesson)
Half-Day: $450
Payment Plans are available. Please contact The Academy of Music for more information.
Ages 20 and younger.
*Half-Day classes will be from 10am to 2 PM. You can bring your own lunch or purchase lunch at $6.00 per day, paid in advance.
Other deadlines:
Once accepted, unless notification of withdrawal from the Chamber Music Institute is received in writing by 6/15/2012, the student and parent/guardian /sponsor are considered legally responsible for payment of fees in full. All fees must be paid in full by 7/1/2012.
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