U.S. Advanced Music Student Program
Have fun and grow as a musician as you participate in San Miguel's 32nd International Summer Chamber Music Festival’s Advanced Music Student Program.
The San Miguel Chamber Music Festival has had a music school each year provided by in-residence professional musicians from the U.S. for over 30 years. Today our alumni are playing professionally and teaching in Europe, the United States and Mexico.
The emphasis of the school is on easy access to and learning from the professional musicians who love sharing their time and experience with talented, committed music students who are perusing music as a potential career. Classes are held in the stunning Bellas Artes building (National School of Arts of Mexico) as well as in area schools and hotel facilities.
The festival also provides many opportunities to polish your skills as a musician by playing in front of a very appreciative public. Imagine playing in the center of this historic city in the town square as tourists stop to listen, the mariachis smile, the children gather around, local people break into applause - and you are an international ambassador for bringing joy through music. Student ensembles also play in theaters and churches.
A typical day’s schedule is: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. practice time. 10:00 to noon, master classes both in-group and individually with in-residence or visiting artists. Noon to 1:00 rehearsal time. 1:00 to 3:00 break and lunch. 3:00 to 5:00 individual and group rehearsal with access to in-residence professors. 5:00 to 6:00 ‘Music Hour’ given by student ensembles in public places. 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. professional concerts in the Angela Peralta Theater or 18th century churches with excellent acoustics. Students congregate in the town square and restaurants for fun after concerts. Outings are also scheduled to the hot springs for fun and to rural communities to provide concerts for children.
Vladimir Lande is Director of the U.S. Advanced Music Student Program www.vladimirlande.com
- July 31th to August 15th 2010
- $1,850.00 (does not include airfare)
- 16 nights lodging in a private home of a North American or a shared hotel room
- Breakfast plus one meal daily
- Transportation from the airport to and from San Miguel de Allende
- Student reception and orientation
- One master class with the Endellion String Quartet, Miro String Quartet, Calder String Quartet, Haven String Quartet, Alain Durbecq of the Carlos Chavez String Quartet, and the Poulenc Trio, among other well-know professional musicians participating in the festival
- Four private coachings with in-residence music professors
- Four private chamber music ensemble coachings
- Ten orchestra coachings
- “Transitioning to a career as a professional musician” class
- Attend evening professional concerts
- Perform during the festival in public locations in San Miguel de Allende and Dolores Hidalgo
- Perform as part of the Festival’s advanced music student orchestra
- Give a recital for children to benefit the U.S. Embassy’s “Cultural Exchange Program”
- Enjoy a hot springs swim and picnic
- Have an orientation and historical tour of San Miguel de Allende
- Meet many of the best of the advanced music sstudents in Mexico
- Two Best Student Groups Recognition: Two winning groups will be invited to perform in the 2011 San Miguel Chamber Music Festival and return to the Advanced Music Student Program as scholarship students
La información en español estará disponible próximamente.
San Miguel de Allende Chamber Music Festival
Bellas Artes Hernandez Macias 75, interior
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico CONTACT US
