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| Dates | June 29 - July 18, 2009 |
| Program Fees | $1,890 |
| Housing and Meal Plan Fees | $890 |
| Application Deadline | New Deadline: May 30, 2009 |
| Application Procedure | 1. Online Application |
PROGRAM COORDINATORS:
Stephanie Baer, 35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777, 212 992 9447, stephanie.baer@nyu.edu
Marion Feldman, co-director: marion.feldman@nyu.edu or 212 874 7756
Program Overview
The Intensive Three-Week String Quartet Workshop for High School and College Students. Read course credit and housing information at the bottom of this page.
Download Summer 2009 FAQs here.
This unique program in the art of String Quartet playing is offered to advanced high school and college students 15 years or older and young professionals. Through intensive preparation students will engage in an in-depth study of selected string quartet repertoire. Each group will learn an entire quartet and perform it during the NYU String Quartet Festival which is held at the end of the program. Students can take the chamber music workshop for undergraduate college credit.
Master classes with well-known musicians will enrich the students’ understanding of solo and string quartet repertory. Previous master classes have been given by Nadja Salerno- Sonnenberg, Pamela Frank, Martha Strongin Katz, Lawrence Dutton, David Geber and Paul Katz , the Borromeo String Quartet and the Brentano String Quartet as well as other well-known performers.
Ample opportunity for individual practice and string quartet rehearsal are included in the daily schedule. Students will receive coaching and weekly private lessons from NYU Artist faculty Anton Miller, Stephanie Baer, and Marion Feldman as well as guest faculty Rita Porfiris, and Eugenia Choi. The seminar will culminate in a five-day string quartet festival held in the Frederick Loewe Theatre which will include a concert given by our resident quartet, faculty and student performances which are open to the public.
The Pacifica Quartet will be the resident quartet for the third week of the summer program. Read their bio here.
The first week of the workshop will focus itself on solo repertoire as well as chamber music. Daily master classes will be held to enable students to acquire experience in performance and to work on their technique. The final two weeks of the Intensive String Quartet Workshop are devoted to string quartet rehearsal and performance. At the end of the second week, students perform in a “works in progress” concert.
A typical day includes four hours of scheduled quartet rehearsal, a coaching (there are three quartet coachings per week), two or more hours of individual practice and a late afternoon master class. Evenings have activities as varied as chamber music readings, NY Philharmonic concerts, operas in Central Park or pizza parties.
The First Annual NYU Summer String Quartet Competition
The First Annual NYU Summer String Quartet Competition
June 30- July 1, 2009
This competition is open to any pre-formed string quartets, members’ ages 14-30
Application deadline: April 15, 2009
Application requirements: a cd with 2 movements from 2 contrasting works for string quartet. Send audition materials to:
Program in String Studies
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012
The First Prize Winners will play a concert sponsored by NYU at the historic Frederick Loewe Theatre in New York City. The Competition final round is free and open to the public. A special “Audience Choice” prize will be awarded based on audience votes.
One representative of the pre-formed quartet must apply on behalf of the quartet and mail in the application fee and audition materials. Any quartets applying for the competition must be available during the entire Intensive String Quartet Workshop, taking place on the New York University campus from June 29 - July 18, 2009. To apply please follow the application procedure listed above.
Housing/Meals
NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day. Specially assigned Resident Assistants (R.A.) monitor discipline, including enforcing a curfew for students in this program, and help students as they adjust to living away from home.
Because our standards for achievement are high, we accept highly motivated students who will enjoy the classes as well as the cultural activities. It is, therefore, important to know that failure to comply with regulations will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the program. Parents and/or guardians will be contacted as soon as any unsatisfactory behavior is recognized.
Cost
The cost of the program is $1890 for students who do not receive credit. The fee for housing and meals is not included in the program fee.
Audition Material
Participants must be 15 years or older to be considered. (Housing is available only for participants who are 16 years or older.) Please send a DVD or CD with two contrasting movements or works to:
Stephanie Baer, Director
Program in String Studies
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012
Please note: Audition materials become the property of NYU Steinhardt and cannot be returned.
The Pacifica Quartet