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Delgani’s String Quartet Academy
Delgani’s String Quartet Academy is an all-inclusive, weeklong immersive chamber music experience. Participants rehearse and perform quartets and play in the camp-wide string orchestra. Students also have daily masterclasses and extracurricular courses in theory and history all while working closely with Delgani musicians.
Additional electives include Musical Jeopardy!, Making Money with Your Instrument, Practice Techniques, and Friendship Bracelets Unleashed, to name a few.
Evening activities include additional chamber music reading, board games, and sports like volleyball, badminton, and basketball.
Our 2025 Academy will be hosted by the University of Portland. Students can elect to stay in the dormitories on campus or commute. Commuters may leave at 4 p.m. after classes and rehearsals have finished for the day or they may stay for evening activities and be picked up as late as 9 p.m.
WHO: Intermediate to advanced violinists, violists, and cellists in middle school, high school, or university
WHEN: Monday July 21 to Saturday July 26
WHERE: University of Portland, 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland OR 97203
Wyatt True
Executive Director
Delgani String Quartet
(541) 579-5882
Seattle Symphony’s Young Artist Program
The Seattle Symphony’s Young Artist Program will select a small number of young instrumentalists to be featured soloists with the Seattle Symphony in the 2024/2025 season.
All instruments are eligible to apply. We will accept applications from pre-college youth ages 18 and under who live in any of the following states at the time of submitting their application: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana or Wyoming.
Applicants must submit an online application, a recording with piano accompaniment, list of prepared concerto orchestra repertoire, letter of recommendation, biography and headshot.
Applications are now open. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS 11:59 PM ON JANUARY 26, 2024.
If interested, I have also attached a flyer that can printed to be displayed and/or shared.
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you or any students have questions about the program.
For more information, click HERE
Greater Portland Flute Society
Greater Portland Flute Society
GPFS website – www.gpfs.org
Event webpage – www.gpfs.org/Fall-Guest-Artist
Instagram – @gpflutesociety
Facebook – @flutesocietyoregon
All-State Audition Excerpts Learning Resources by Dr. Tomas Cotik
Salem Youth Symphony violinists can find Dr. Cotik’s own video recordings of all of the excerpts required for the All-State violin auditions. To facilitate the preparation of the excerpts, he has also included the scores with his fingerings and bowings as well as the full orchestral score, a brief introduction about each piece, and advice on solving the typical problems that he has seen students confront in terms of rhythm, bow stroke, articulation, dynamics, vibrato, intonation and phrasing.
These articles cannot replace the necessity of slow, mindful practice or the weekly guidance of a teacher. They are meant as a resource to complement and help students and teachers as they prepare the All-State audition excerpts.
Link to All-State video recording resources
Elysian Educational Consulting
Hello! I’m Elise Yun, founder of Elysian Educational Consulting. As an independent educational consultant, I offer personalized services to assist families in navigating the college and performing arts admissions process. My goal as your expert guide is to alleviate the stress by working together to find the best fit school – academically or musically, socially, and financially — a place where you can grow, thrive, and live your dream!
WHAT I OFFER
- Academic advising
- College/Conservatory list development
- Application process and management
- Essay/Personal Statement support
- Interview preparation
- Resumé review
- Campus tours preparation
- Financial aid information
- Making the decision
- Additional career advising, pre-screening review, audition planning for Performing Arts students
https://www.elysianeducationalconsulting.com
The Anatomy of a Violin – A website that gives a closer look at the elements that go into making the violin as we know it today, and the history that surrounds its creation, propagation, and advances in technique, in order to get to know this fascinating instrument even better.
This website was suggested by music students at Centerline Arts!