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Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School A Full Scholarship Festival Summer 2008 June 22 through August 10 Click 2008 Student List. Meet Students and Faculty: Click Student Interviews Click Faculty Interview You'll need Apple's Quicktime to play it. A summer at Kneisel Hall represents a significant opportunity to study with distinguished faculty and celebrated guest artists in an environment particularly well suited for the serious student of chamber music. Kneisel Hall is known for its unusually high faculty/student ratio: ten faculty instruct just 50 students. At the beginning of the summer and again at mid-season, students are placed in at least two ensembles. Each group receives two hours of coaching weekly. The ensembles have daily rehearsals, with repertoire including both classical and contemporary works. The sessions include evening master classes, discussions and individual work with faculty. Each session culminates in a series of well-attended performances. Many parents make it a point to visit the campus during the Young Artist Concerts to share in the excitement of the performances. Each Friday evening and Sunday afternoon Kneisel Hall presents its public Festival Concerts performed by faculty and guest artists. These concerts are an immensely valuable part of the course of study. In its mission statement Kneisel Hall is charged with "enrich(ing) the cultural life of our surrounding community". The institution devotes much effort in fulfilling this charge. Therefore, students MUST take part in one of three outreach programs: In School (second week in June) Maine Young Musicians (third week in June) or the after session programs the Adult Chamber Music Institute or the new August outreach performances. Each student will also be assigned one campus job to fulfill all scholarship obligations e.g. ushering, parking attendant, and office help. Faculty: Seymour Lipkin, Artistic Director Violin: Ronald Copes, Laurie Smukler, Roman Totenberg Viola: Doris Lederer, Katherine Murdock Cello: Jerry Grossman, Joel Krosnick, Barbara Stein Mallow, George Sopkin Piano: Jane Coop, Marian Hahn, Seymour Lipkin Guest artist: Hiroko Yajima, violin |
Kneisel Hall has a long-standing policy of non-discriminatory admission of students, as well as a policy of non-discrimination toward students, faculty members and members of the general public attending concerts. We admit student of any race, color, religious affiliation and national or ethnic origin, to all the rights, privilege, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at our school. We do not discriminate in the administration of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship or other school-administered programs. Additionally, Kneisel hall has a long-standing policy of non-discrimination towards individuals who are handicapped.
Every precaution is taken for the health and welfare of all students, guests and employees. However, all off-campus activity is at the student's own risk and is not covered by the school's public liability insurance. Applicants must be at least 18 years old or have completed the 1st year of a college level program as a resident student. Students are required to participate for the full summer session and in order to fulfill scholarship obligations, students must participate in at least one outreach program and one on-campus job such as but not limited to: ushering, parking, refreshments, parking attendants, etc. A significant level of maturity on the part of each student is expected in order to handle the responsibilities of the Kneisel Hall curriculum and life on campus. Students accepted for admission agree to conduct themselves in a responsible and mature manner both professionally and socially.
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