Large Ensemble Festivals

The Orford Academy Orchestra (OAO!) workshop was designed to meet an ever-growing need in the musical community: offering in-depth orchestral training to young musicians to prepare them for dealing with the competition inherent in the music community. This three-week orchestra workshop provides young musicians a comprehensive musical experience through a broad range of workshops, master[…]

The Pacific Music Festival (PMF), founded in 1990 by the premier, conductor, composer and educator of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), is an international educational music festival held in Sapporo, Japan. The PMF Academy, which focused on orchestral training program in recent years, offers a comprehensive curriculum to all participants for nearly four weeks[…]

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More than 60 young artists from top conservatories and schools of music in the United States and abroad are chosen to come together in the heart of Tuscany for an intensive five-week program that combines language and musical study with Italian cultural immersion. Program participants work closely with a faculty of internationally distiguished artists, teachers,[…]

The Ohio Light Opera is a summer in residence company in Wooster, Ohio, located in north central Ohio. Cast opportunities include both a young artist program as well as Resident Professional artist employment opportunities for a total of a 36 person cast. Vocal auditions are held annually in a number of cities across the nation,[…]

Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point is a unique training program and festival founded in 1950. Affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC), Opera in the Ozarks has earned the reputation of being a prominent training program for all singers interested in pursuing a career in opera. Our alumni have sung on[…]

Orfeo Music Festival, in our previous editions Schlern International Music Festival, is one of the premier European classical music festivals, and is set in majestic Italian Alps.   The festival offers its participants one of the most enriching and exciting creative and educational experiences available.  It is set apart from other summer programs by its unique[…]

An institution since 1943, Marrowstone Music Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere orchestral training program. Marrowstone is presented by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras and is hosted by Western Washington University. Located in picturesque Bellingham, overlooking the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, the WWU campus offers a uniquely intimate environment for Marrowstone’s Pre-College, University,[…]

MasterWorks is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance, and theatre. Each year 250 students from around the globe participate in this unique festival that combines artistic excellence and biblically sound teaching. Students and a faculty of approximately 90 live and work on the campus of Grace College, in the[…]

The Mendocino Music Festival (MMF) is a concert series held in late July. Started in 1987 by Allan Pollack, Susan Waterfall and Walter Green, the festival is a blend of established music groups invited for nightly performances in the town of Mendocino, California. Concerts feature the Festival Orchestra, the Big Band, Opera, guest singers, chamber[…]