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Looking for the Adult Chamber Workshop? Please
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to see the Green Lake Chamber Music Camp
website
created by Anthea!
Chamber Camp with
Amelia Piano Trio,
Directors
July
1 - July 15, 2011
If you would like to be
added to our mailing list to receive a brochure, please click
here. You
may also download a brochure,
click here!
The Amelia Piano Trio,
one of America's top young ensembles, has created a student experience
that is truly one of a kind. Their world-class musicianship and dynamic
and fun loving personalities are combined with true caring for each
student. Talented high school and college-aged violin, viola,
cello,
bass and piano players are invited to apply. (Call the Festival at
1-800-662-7097 for information). Students may apply individually or as
pre-formed chamber groups. The camp is based at Ripon College and
students are housed in college dorms.
Violin
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Anthea Kreston, Violinist
Faculty, Hartt School of Music; Violinist, Amelia Piano Trio
Violinist
Anthea Kreston has received numerous awards for her chamber
collaborations including honors at the Melbourne and Banff International
Competitions, the Grand Prize at the Concert Artist Guild Competition,
and Top Prize in the Munich ARD International Chamber Music Competition.
The San Diego Reader stated "...Anthea is a soloist of the Heifetz-Shaham-Vengerov
caliber, whose musical instincts could make even a mere bagatelle thrill
the soul and stir the senses to a frenzy."
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Samantha George, Violinist
Associate Professor, Lawrence Conservatory of
Music; Former Associate Concertmaster, Milwaukee Symphony, Soloist
Samantha George, a member of the
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 1999, has served as Associate
Concertmaster and Acting Concertmaster. She is currently a Visiting
Assistant Professor at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, holding a
Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and Performer's Certificate degrees
from the Eastman School of Music, and a doctorate in Performance and
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Viola
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Matt Michelic, Viola
Associate Professor, Lawrence Conservatory of Music
Matthew Michelic enjoys
a diverse musical career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral
player, and teacher. He has concertized throughout the United States and
internationally as violist of the Kenwood, Da Vinci, and Delos Quartets,
and has recorded on the Orion and CRI labels.
Visit
Matt's Website. |
Cello
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Jason Duckles, Cellist
Cello Soloist, Faculty, Connecticut College; Cellist, Amelia
Piano Trio
Jason has received numerous awards for
his chamber collaborations, including Grand Prize in the Concert Artists
Guild Competition and Top Prize in the Munich ARD International
Competition. Jason has also been a member of the Avalon String Quartet
and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, and has appeared frequently as the
cellist for the Mark Morris Dance Group, which tours throughout the
United States and Europe. Jason can be heard on the Sony Recording "Enchantment"
with Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
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Scott Tisdel, Cellist
Principal Cellist, Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
Scott Tisdel is the Associate Principal cellist of the Milwaukee Chamber
Orchestra and has also served as the Associate Principal cellist of the
Milwaukee Symphony since his arrival in Milwaukee in 1987. He has
appeared as soloist with both ensembles, as well as with the Waukesha
Symphony and the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra. Prior to his arrival in
Milwaukee, Mr. Tisdel served as Principal Cellist of the Florida
Orchestra in Tampa and was a member of both the Oakland and San Jose
Symphony orchestras in California. The founding cellist of the
Wisconsin Conservatory's resident Prometheus Trio, he was also a
founding member of the Conservatory's Paganini Trio and of the Strings
in the Mountains Chamber Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. |
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Piano
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Cathy Kautsky, Pianist
Professor and Chair of Keyboard
Studies at Lawrence Conservatory of Music
Ms. Kautsky has
concertized throughout the United States and abroad as a recitalist,
soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician, appearing in venues such
as Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, Jordan Hall
and the Gardner Museum in Boston, the Phillips Collection in Washington
D.C. and the Cultural Center in Chicago.
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Eric Zuber, Pianist
2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition Winner
From 2006, Eric has competed in many
prestigious international piano competitions, and has been voted to the
finals in every single one--a remarkable feat of consistency.
Beginning his piano studies at a young age, by the age 19, Eric
graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Peabody Conservatory.
Eric continued his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, returning
to the Peabody Conservatory to complete an Artist Diploma.
Currently, Eric is attending Juilliard where he is studying with Robert
McDonald. Prizewinner in the 2009 Minnesota International
Piano-e-Competition, the 2009 Dublin International Piano Competition,
the 2008 Sydney international Piano Competition, the 2008 Seoul
International Piano Competition, and winner of the 2007 Hilton head
International Piano Competition, Eric Zuber is a musician of remarkable
emotional intensity and is recognized as one of the leading young
American pianists of his generation.
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Stefanie Jacob, Pianist
Faculty, Wisconsin Conservatory of
Music; Member, Prometheus Trio
M.M. with highest
distinction in Piano Performance, Indiana University; A.B., magna cum
laude, Harvard University. Stefanie Jacob made her solo debut with the
Boston Pops at age 17 and her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1984. She
was twice awarded Second Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music
Competition and received Indiana University’s Leo Weiner Prize for
Chamber Music. Ms. Jacob has soloed with both the Milwaukee Symphony and
the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and recorded for the Arundax, CRI, Fleur
de Son, Equilibrium and the Wisconsin Conservatory labels. She is a
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Curriculum
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Private lessons with faculty and solo master
classes with major artists:
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Daily one-on-one
coachings with faculty and guest artists.
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Multiple master
classes and community performance opportunities
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Chamber Orchestra
with faculty
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Sight-reading
sessions
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Click Here to download a Sample Daily Schedule.
Special Features
Two Public Student
Performances
(as part of the 2010
Green Lake Festival Concert Series)
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"A Circle of Strings
Sound" student/faculty in the round orchestra concert in the Boston
Barn (Green Lake, Wis.)
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Final Chamber
Celebration concert in the historic Thrasher Opera House (Green
Lake, Wis.)
Recreation & Fun
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4th of July Firework
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Expand your food
horizons at Fancy Food Night: an international dinner cooked by the
faculty at the Boston Farm
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Cardboard boat
building team competition
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Access to Ripon
College recreational facilities (including tennis courts, swimming &
nature trails)
Housing
Eligibility
Enrollment is limited: early application is strongly encouraged
Fees
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Early
Bird Discount (if received before Feb. 15,
2011) |
Applications received after Feb. 15, 2011* |
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Application fee
(non-refundable): |
$45 |
Application fee
(non-refundable): |
$45 |
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Tuition and
facility fee: |
$540 |
Tuition and
facility fee: |
$600 |
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Room and board
(optional): |
$715 |
Room and board
(optional): |
$795 |
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$1,300 |
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$1,440 |
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*Applications
received after February 15, 2011 will be reviewed in the order received
until all places are filled.
Transportation to or
from the Appleton, WI airport will be available for $25 each trip per
student or group traveling together.
Early bird special:
10% discount on total fees ($1,300 - save $140) if application
received by February 15, 2010 and all fees paid in full within 30 days
of acceptance.
Refund Policy
All requests to cancel
enrollment must be made in writing. If cancellation is received at least
30 days prior to the session, all money except the audition fee and the
non-refundable deposit will be refunded. Any cancellation made less than
30 days prior to the session will result in a forfeiture of all money
paid. If a student leaves during the workshop because of illness or
documented family emergency, a prorated refund will be paid.
Application Procedure
Please
complete the chamber music camp application form.
Save it to your desktop and attach to an email to Missy Nygaard at
missy@greenlakefestival.org
or print and mail with your check.
Applications will not be reviewed until we have received
your application fee payment.
Have your teacher fill out the
recommendation form
(not required for returning students).
Prepare an audition
recording (audio or videotape, or CD), which should include two
contrasting pieces or movements, each about two to four minutes in
duration. To view the schedule of live auditions,
click here. Please include the $45 application fee, payable to
the Green Lake Festival of Music. Call the Festival office for
information.
If you
are interested in applying for financial aid, complete
the Financial Aid section on the chamber music camp application
form.
If a scholarship is awarded, the amount will be deducted from your
final payment. Full scholarships are rare.
Mail the above to:
The Green Lake Festival Chamber Music Workshop, PO Box 569, Green
Lake, WI. 54941
The Green
Lake Festival Chamber Music Workshop is funded by the Performing Arts
Fund of Arts Midwest with major support from the National Endowment for
the Arts and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of
Wisconsin.
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GLFM's mission
is to entertain, inspire and educate through musical
performances and
activities of the highest quality.
 
 
The Green Lake Festival of Music, Inc., is a nonprofit sponsor of
classical music concerts and educational opportunities during the
summer in intimate venues in the beautiful Green Lake, Wisconsin
area.
The
Green Lake Festival of Music, Inc. is supported in part by a
grant from the Performing
Arts Fund, a program of
Arts Midwest funded in part by the
National
Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Wisconsin
Arts Board, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
The Festival is also supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin
Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National
Endowment for the Arts. Major support also from the Green Lake Bank, Alliant Energy
Foundation,
Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Oshkosh Community
Foundation, and
private and corporate donations.
Copyright 2009
Green Lake Festival of Music, Inc.
P.O. Box 569, Green Lake, WI 54941
920.748.9398 800.662.7097 FAX)
920.748.6918
info@greenlakefestival.org
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