Large Ensemble Festivals

Aldeburgh (Orld-bruh) n. A place of energy and inspiration for music and the arts: Aldeburgh Music World-renowned as an outstanding year-round performance centre, Aldeburgh is also a place where artists at all stages of their career can be inspired and energized. With inspirational scenery, a rich musical heritage and the time and space for musicians[…]

The mission of the Carmel Bach Festival Academy is to raise the level of classical musical performance and personal engagement in music through training programs for all ages. Our vocal and instrumental music training and performance programs foster the imagination, nurture creativity, and help build cultural awareness for students ages four through nineteen. For emerging[…]

Centrum, in partnership with Fort Worden State Park, is a gathering place for artists and creative thinkers from around the world, students of all ages and backgrounds, and audiences seeking extraordinary cultural enrichment. Centrum promotes creative experiences that change lives. Located in Port Townsend, Washington, Fort Worden—a turn-of-the-century army base–offers an unmatched combination of natural[…]

Festival participants work closely with the faculty, who spend many hours coaching small ensembles, private lessons, and master classes. In addition, the faculty teach sessions that are particularly valuable for pre-professional students, including courses that discuss strategies for practice, improvisation, and how to perform and relate to colleagues in chamber ensembles and orchestra. Mock auditions[…]

To present an annual festival of diverse music, opera and dance performed by outstanding artists, to inspire a greater appreciation of these art forms, and to help develop the performers of tomorrow. crestedbuttemusicfestival.com

The Aspen Music Festival and School is the country’s premier orchestral and operatic summer music festival, offering a combination of intensive one-on-one instruction and professional performance experience. Coming to Aspen, each student steps into an extraordinary music world of unparalleled depth and breadth. It encompasses six hundred students, five orchestras, opera, dozens of chamber music[…]

Atlantic Music Festival’s mission is to cultivate originality, independence, and innovation in the American musical performance arena. During the event, hundreds of emerging artists gather in Waterville, Maine to celebrate the work of musical masters. atlanticmusicfestival.org

The program includes chamber music projects, master classes, and career development seminars led by various guest faculty members. The residency encourages a chamber music approach to orchestral playing with empowered individual leadership. In addition to the opera, the orchestra will perform two symphonic programs. Participating musicians will receive full scholarships to cover program tuition, shared[…]

The Bard Music Festival was founded in 1990 to promote new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. Each year, a single composer is chosen as the main subject. The biography of the composer, the influences and consequences of that composer’s achievement, and all aspects of the musical culture[…]

BIMFA offers an intensive schedule, focusing on close student-faculty collaboration through individual study and ensemble performance. It includes: Individual lessons twice weekly Coached chamber ensembles and group classes Opportunities to participate in Master Class Series and Lectures/Seminars Festival pass to observe all master classes, individual teaching and chamber music coaching Free admission to all concerts[…]