WHO’S WHO FROM THE TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL & ACADEMY

Are you an advanced amateur musician looking for an opportunity to connect with other musicians who share your passion?  The TSM Community Academy invites you to play and sing for pleasure and push your abilities to a new level, while spending a week with artists of the Toronto Summer Music Festival.  The Community Academy offers advanced amateur musicians a unique opportunity to hone their skills and take part in Toronto’s premier summer classical music festival.  Participants will enjoy access to all mainstage TSM Festival Concerts, lectures, and events (Aug 2-9) and the program includes the possibility of a performance onstage at Walter Hall.

Introducing 3 Programs for Adult Amateur Musicians

CHAMBER MUSIC with TSO Principals and Guests

Immerse yourself in the world of chamber music!   Participants will be placed in ensembles with some of the best musicians in the city for a week of intense music-making, coaching, and camaraderie.  Enjoy access to all mainstage TSM Festival Concerts, lectures, and events including the possibility of a performance on stage at Walter Hall.

18-20 Participants (Strings, Wind Quintet, 2 pianists, open to individuals and pre-formed ensembles)

Mentors:  Shane Kim (violin, TSO), Aaron Schwebel (Associate Concertmaster, COC), Eric Nowlin (Associate Principal viola TSO), Emmanuelle Beaulieu-Bergeron (cello, TSO), Sarah Jeffrey (Principal oboe, TSO)

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PIANO MASTERCLASS with James Anagnoson

A chance for advanced amateur pianists to perfect their repertoire for piano and revive rusty skills!  A one-week masterclass with James Anagnoson, Dean of the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. A program of daily classes, individual lessons and guest masterclasses. In addition, participants will be asked to prepare the secundo part of one piano 4-hand work to study and play with Mr. Anagnoson!

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CHAMBER CHOIR with Mathias Maute & Laura Pudwell

Refresh your vocal skills and study one of the great works of choral literature in the intimacy of a chamber vocal ensemble.  Spend one-week rehearsing and preparing the Mozart Coronation Mass and the Bach Motet: Jesu, meine freude with renowned choral conductor, virtuoso recorder player and composer, Mathias Maute.  Afternoon activities include voice-coaching and individual lessons with renowned soprano Laura Pudwell.  The week will culminate with a performance in Walter Hall.

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Typical Daily Schedule

9am – Morning Chorale
9:40am – Coffee
10am – Rehearsals, masterclasses, coachings
12pm – lunch
1pm – Rehearsals, masterclasses
3pm – 4:30pm – Festival Insiders Events
5pm – Shuffle Concerts (Wed-Fri)
7:30pm – Festival Concert

Who Can Apply
Must be over 18 years of age.  For advanced amateurs intent on perfecting their skills with a rigorous daily schedule of rehearsals, coachings, and masterclasses.  Pianists should have a minimum level of Grade 10 Royal Conservatory.

Tuition Fees
Chamber Music: $750
Piano Masterclass: $750
Chamber Choir: $500
Tuition fees include Community Academy program plus tickets to all TSM Festival concerts August 2-9 ($250 value), daily lunch, and coffee. Tuition does not include breakfast/dinner, lodging, or travel. Please contact us if you would like lodging recommendations or to enjoy a discounted rate at our Hotel Partner.

How To Apply

Register Online:  CLICK HERE
$25 application fee – a brief digital video recording (iPhone quality acceptable) of a recent performance is required for purposes of suitability and compatibility among participants.

Important Dates:

Rolling Applications (you will be notified of acceptance within 30 days of applying)
50% Tuition due upon acceptance
June 1st, 2015 – Remaining 50% of tuition due
Program Dates: August 2-9, 2015
REGISTER NOW:  https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/torontosummermusic-community-2015/

The Community Academy is made possible by the generous support of the Metcalf Foundation.

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Details

 

Address: 212-90 Wellesley Street West, Toronto M5S 1C5

Phone:  647-430-5699

email:  info@torontosummermusic.com

website:  www.torontosummermusic.com

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About

An international classical music festival and academy that is entering it’s tenth season, Toronto Summer Music Festival brings world-renowned performing artists to Toronto for an unparalleled combination of concerts, guest lectures and Masterclasses.

“Toronto Summer Music has become one of the city’s most eagerly awaited summer cultural events, and I am thrilled to welcome audiences to our festival and academy where we create and foster connections between great artists and great music.” says Douglas McNabney.

The 2014 TSMF featured an array of renowned Canadian and international artists including Emerson String Quartet, Sondra Radvanovsky and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in seven concerts in Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory and eleven concerts in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.  The 2015 Festival will be announced in April 2015.

The TSMF Academy offers instruction at the highest level to musicians on the threshold of professional careers through the Chamber Music Institute and the Art of Song programs. As part of the Festival, TSMF Fellows performed on stage along with Resident Artists of the festival in a series of Saturday concerts – TSMF Fellows and Mentors.

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2015 Academy Programs

The Chamber Music Institute (July 12 – August 8)

The Chamber Music Institute for piano and strings welcomes individuals and pre-formed ensembles for three weeks of intensive coaching sessions, rehearsals, and performances. The focus is on learning through performance where the fellows will perform alongside our guest artists as mentors. With an enrolment limited to 18, participating fellows work with a distinguished international faculty in an intimate, collegial atmosphere. Individual instrumentalists will be placed in chamber groups with at least one artist mentor per group.

The Art of Song Program (July 12 – July 25)

This program, for a small cohort of eight singers and four pianists, is devoted to the study and performance of Art Song. During this two-week session, participants study with all faculty members, voice and piano, thus receiving advice from a variety of musical traditions and perspectives. The session will also offer detailed study of text, diction, and action coaching. Our goal is to provide the selected Fellows the luxury of total immersion in Art Song in a community of artists from around the world.  To Learn More and Apply Click Here.

This year’s mentors include the great Finnish Soprano, Soile Isokoski, Kammersängerin of the Vienna State Opera, as well as Martin Katz, one of the world’s most celebrated collaborative pianists.  Steven Philcox will be coordinating the program.

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Apply Now to the 2015 TSM Academy