Summer music programs

International
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New Zealand
Norway
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Miscellaneous

New York

Manhattan School of Music, New York

Taking place in the beautiful Catskill Mountains region of New York State, the Amati Music Festival immerses students in music-making without distraction.

C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival

Long Island University, Brookville, NY. An intensive three week seminar that focuses on the study and performance of the standard chamber music repertoire. Coached by the faculty ensemble-in-residence, The Pierrot Consort

Camp MSM

Manhattan School of Music, New York "intensive musical instruction in musical theater, chamber music, percussion, and piano studies for students who have completed grades 6-11 (ages 11-17)"

Flute Masters! Festival

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. Age sixteen through adult.

French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts

French Woods offers specialty programs in music, theatre, dance, circus, fine arts and more.

Laurentian Summer Music Festival

White Plains, NY

Long Island School of Music and Arts International Music Competition

Sponsored by Long Island Conservatory, Albertson, NY. For flutists under age 22.

Long Lake Camp for The Arts

Rock bands & Jazz Bands, Orchestra, Voice

Lucerne Music Center International Music Camp and Chamber Music Festival

Lake Luzerne in New York's Adirondack Mountains. For student instrumentalists, composers and conductors ages 11 through 18

The New York Summer Music Festival International Flute Institute

Oneonta, NY. A two-week summer program for ages 11 to 25.

Rochester Flute Association/Hochstein School of Music and Dance

for students in grades 7-12 - click on their "Music & Dance Programs" link.

Patricia Spencer - The Now and Present Flute

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Skidmore Summer Flute Institute

Saratoga Springs, NY. Open to all flute students (including high school and college), teachers, professionals, and amateurs. Daily schedules include master classes, ensemble rehearsals, private lessons and recitals. Also home to the Skidmore Woodwind and Brass Festival for advanced college and high school ensembles.

Summer at Eastman

Rochester, NY. For high school students - Music Horizons, Summer Jazz Studies, Wind Ensemble Workshop & more

Ohio

Baroque Performance Institute

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Oberlin Flute Institute

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Ohio State University Flute Workshop

Columbus, OH. Taught by Katherine Borst Jones. For students graduating from the eighth grade through seniors in high school a chamber music experiences flute master classes, private lessons, solo night, theory and eurhythmy classes.

Oregon

Breakaway Flute Players' Vacation

Gearhart, OR. For amateur adult flutists who want a fun way of enjoying their music with others. Organized by Dawn Weiss, Principal Flutist for the Oregon Symphony Orchestra (1980-2005)

Pennsylvania

Curtis Institute Summer Programs

Philadelphia, Bassoons, adult chamber music, high school program and more.

Elizabethtown College Music Camp

Open to students in grades 7-12.

Penn State Summer Music Camp

State College, PA. Open to students who have completed 8th grade through newly-graduated seniors.

West Chester University High School Summer Music institute

West Chester. As of 2012/04/14, no website just a .pdf file.

Colorado

Alto and Bass Flute Retreat

Run by Dr. Christine Potter, Estes Park, CO

Aspen Music Festival

The Panoramic Flutist

University of Colorado at Boulder

Rocky Ridge Music Center

Rocky Ridge Music Center has for over half a century, celebrated the art of music by inspiring the hearts and minds of young people from across the United States.

Connecticut

Elyrica Summer Music Camp, Darien, CT

Intensive performance and educational opportunities in chamber music for harp and flute. Ages 8 to adult.

Maryland

Marina Piccinini International Master Classes

Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD

Master Classes for the Emerging Flutist

Baltimore, MD. Presented by the Dahlia Flute Duo. For ages seven and up.

Wind Chamber Music Institute

Frostburg, MD . Open to high school music students (grades 9-12) who play flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon.

Minnesota

Bemidji State University Summer MusiCamp - Bemidji, MN

In 1997, the Bemidji MusiCamp celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Music students in grades 7 through 12 attend this perennial favorite for individual instruction in voice, piano and instrumental music as well as experience in ensemble music-making. Band-related ensembles only.

St. Olaf Summer Music Camp

Northfield. High school students.

Michigan

Anatomy of Sound

Ann Arbor. Amy Porter. "An opportunity for flutists of all ages to particpate in masterclasses, and join in-depth discussions about the study of flute tone, breathing and body awareness both in flute practice and in performance."

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

for talented young musicians, artists, dancers and actors in Manistee National Forest in Michigan's western lower peninsula. They also have a summer program for adults.

Detroit Flute Connection

Detroit, MI. Jeffrey Zook.

Interlochen Arts Camp

Interlochen, MI

Missouri

Eldred Spell

Northwest Missouri State University Flute Camp

Maryville, MO. info: dunnell@nwmissouri.edu

Montana

Red Lodge Music Festival

Billings, Montana - For flutists from 7th to 12th grades

California

Audition Boot Camp

Los Angeles.. Heather Clark, one of Los Angeles' most sought after flute players.

Beyond The Masterclass - Flute Week

Los Angeles. Jim Walker.

Flute Focus

Santa Barbara. A four-day seminar with morning and afternoon masterclasses featuring specially selected "Young Artists," twenty-five outstanding young students and professionals from all over the country.

The Bradley Garner International Flute Masterclass

Malibu. Solo, Orchestral and Chamber Repertoire for Flute and Piccolo for all levels of players.

Comprehensive Seminar for Flutists

Long Beach

The Hayward La Honda Music Camp

Near Half Moon Bay. "Devoted to the development of musicianship for students grades 6-12."

Northern California Flute Camp

Hidden Valley Music Seminars. One-week, intensive program for ages ages 12 - 18

Sequoia Chamber Music Workshop

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. For "intermediate and advanced students with strong sight-reading skills, ages 12 to 20"

Summerflute

San Rafael, CA. Learn through the combination of the Body Mapping course, What Every Flutist Needs to Know About the Body, evening master classes, and private lessons with teachers trained to observe body use.

Summer Flute Camp

San Diego. Sponsored by the San Diego Flute Guild for ages 8-18.

Whole Flutes® and Cyclic Flutes™ Master Class

Visilia

North Carolina

Asheville Flute Vacation

For adult flutists

Brevard Music camp and Festival

for gifted high school, college, and pre-professional musicians, ages 14 and older.

Cannon Music Camp

Boone, North Carolina

John C. Campbell Folk School

Brasstown, North Carolina. Flute classes include Native American Flute.

University of North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Flute Workshop

Winston-Salem, NC. offers aspiring musicians of all ages the opportunity to experience distinguished teaching in their state-of –the-art conservatory. Minimum age – 12 years

Wildacres Flute Retreat

Little Switzerland, North Carolina

North Dakota

International Music Camp

Dunseith, ND (on the northern border of North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada). Weeks 1-4 are for band, weeks 6-7 are orchestra.

New Jersey

Drew Summer Music

Chamber music workshop at Drew University, Madison NJ - Virginia Schulze-Johnson

Evesham Flute Studio Summer Camp

Marlton, New Jersey. 5 weeks of summer camps for flutists of all levels.

Florida

Florida Flute Workshop (Search for Flute Workshop)

Stetson University, Deland, FL Open to students entering grades 7-12, with the occasional "exceptional" 6th grader

Florida State University School of Music Summer Music Camps

Tallahassee, FL

UCF Flute Boot Camp

Orlando. Middle & high school age.

UCF Summer Flute & Piccolo Institute

Orlando. Middle & high school age.

Texas

Floot Fire and Flute Inferno Workshops

Presented by the University of Houston Moores School of Music, David Ashley White, Director

South Texas Flute Association Flute Camp

PSJA Memorial High School, McAllen

Arkansas

Henderson Band Camp

Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR

Hot Springs Music Festival

Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Illinois

Dr. Cate's Flute Camp

Oswego, IL - for 7th through 10th graders

Summer Flute Retreat at Illinois Valley Community College

For all ages and ability levels. For application and information, please contact Sue Gillio, phloot1@hotmail.com or call 815/224-3838.

International Summer Academy

at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA

Kansas

Kammermusik of Kansas City and Santa Fe

Chamber music program. Good links to chamber music sites.

Washinton

Baroque Flute & Continuo Player Boot Campp

Seattle, WA

Marrowstone Music Festival

Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

Midsummer musical retreat

At Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington

Wood Flute Conference

Seattle, WA

Wisconsin

Lawrence University

jazz, piano and band music

New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire Summer Youth Music School

White Mountain Flute Conservatory

Bethlehem, NH. For high school students and adults

Iowa

Red Cedar Chamber Music Summer Festival

Jan Boland, flute and John Dowall, guitar, Directors, Marion, IA

Tennessee

Cadek Conservatory summer flute camp and lessons

University of Tennessee, Chatanooga

Sewanee Flute Institute

University of the South, Sewanee, TN. Students should have at least 2 years playing experience. All adult flutists are also welcome.

Massachusetts

Aria International Summer Academy

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. Private lessons, master classes and workshops on technique, intelligent and efficient practicing, musicianship, performance, auditions, and career.

Cape Cod Flute Institute

Woods Hole. High school, college, graduate, and adult flutists. Having spent a week in Chatam back in the day @ Eleanor Lawrence's class, and some time in Woods Hole, I can vouch for the area's inspiration capabilities. Not to mention the faculty.

Chamber Music Center

Wellesley College, Wellesley. In association with the Composers' Conference, "the Chamber Music Center gives amateur chamber musicians and singers the opportunity to participate in ensembles coached by professional faculty musicians, live and socialize with composers from the Composers Conference

"Young Promise" International Festival and Competition

Easton. For students between ages 6-14.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island College Music Camp

a week long intensive musical honors camp open to wind, percussion, and voice students entering ninth grade through graduating seniors.

Wind On The Bay East Coast Flutopia

Actually in October, but an atmosphere where players, makers, teachers, and students of traditional music can get together to learn, share, and socialize in a relaxed and comfortable setting.

Utah

Tuacahn Summer Arts Institute - Ivins, UT

High school and college students. Orchestral and chamber music.

Virginia

Blue Ridge Summer Chamber Music Camp, Charlottesville, VA

Intensive performance and educational opportunities in chamber music for all orchestral instruments. Open to students of all levels, from age 8 to adult.

Woodwind Summer Camp - George Mason University, Fairfax VA

founded by Judith Lapple. Woodwinds and guitar.

New Mexico

Kammermusik Workshops - Santa Fe

Dedicated to providing musical growth for adult musicians through chamber music workshops and master classes. Winter and summer sessions

Santa Fe Flute Immersion

"Up to 25 performers will have the opportunity to study orchestral and operatic repertoire with piano accompaniment . . ."

Vermont

The Chamber Music Conference of the East

Bennington, VT

Patricia Harper

Residential Summer Flute Class in Brownsville, Vermont: June 19-25, 2005.

West Virginia

West Virginia University Flute Seminar

Morgantown, WV - Run by Francesca Arnone.

Maine

New England Music Camp

Sidney, ME "The NEMC goal is to help young people find joy in making music, appreciate the splendor of Maine's woodlands and lakes, find contentment, and make friends."

SummerKeys

Lubec, Maine. Designed to offer the busy adult student the opportunity to become immersed in music study and practice. Piano, winds, strings, baroque music and more.

Nebraska

International Piccolo Symposium

Omaha, NE

Georgia

Summerflute - Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. "[L]earn how to use self-awareness (through Feldenkrais), practical anatomy (through body mapping), and the Alexander Technique"

Miscellaneous (flutists teaching in various places)

Jeanne Baxtresser

Chamber Music Conferences and Workshops

International listing

Flute Boot Camp

Offered year-round by Tracy Harris

The Flute Network Master class Listings

Patricia Harper

MasterclassesNYC.com

Upcoming flute masterclasses in New York, NY & beyond - NOT just summer programs

Gary Schocker Master Class

Look under "Engagements"

Trevor Wye

johnranck.net

Summer music programs