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        2009   

         EVERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL

                                                       
Session I     July 20-25, 2009

Session II  July 26-August 1, 2009

Festival Director     

Paul-Elliott Cobbs, D.M.A.

 

                 


A COMPLETE SUMMER MUSIC EXPERIENCE FOR
ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALISTS AGES 8-21

EMF features a day camp for younger musicians and a live-in festival for older musicians.

COLLEGE CREDIT IS AVAILABLE WHEN SIMULTANEOUSLY

ENROLLED AT TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR SESSION II PARTICIPANTS


Tuition for Session I:     Early Bird Tuition Rate $295 (Deposit $50)

                Regular Tuition Rate $325


Tuition for Session II: 
    Early Bird Tuition Rate $610 (Deposit $100)
                Regular Tuition Rate $640
                           After July 1, 2009 Tuition is $690

In order to secure Early Bird Tuition Rates an application plus the non-refundable deposit before May 1, 2009.  Deposits will be applied to tuition.

 

For an EMF APPLICATION, click here


 

Sharon Long, Festival Manager
Write:     EMF, 901 Broadway Plaza, Suite 500
Tacoma, WA 98402-4415
(253) 627-2792

emf@tysamusic.org

 


SESSION I

String students entering grades 3-8 in the upcoming academic school year with a minimum of one (1) year experience.

Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion students entering grades 6-8 with a minimum of two (2) years experience.

 


Younger musicians meet at
University Place Presbyterian Church
(8101 27th Street West,
University Place, 98466)

for daily classes and rehearsals.
The program is designed
for young string,
woodwind, brass
and percussion players. 

 

 

It initiates, enhances and
furthers abilities and
appreciation of
orchestral music.

 

 

 

Studies include
music elements and history,
technique building exercises,
section rehearsals,
lecture/recital demonstrations,
performance opportunities
and concerts.

 

 

 

SESSION II

Musicians entering grade 9 and above (through age 21) in the upcoming academic school year are invited to apply.

Audition tapes may be required depending on the instrument.

Audition materials will be provided upon receipt of your application.



 

The live-in festival attracts the
talented, motivated and
pre-professional young musician for a comprehensive program of
summer music study and
performance. 

 

 

Musical studies include
chamber music, orchestra rehearsals,
camp choir, masterclasses, orchestral techniques,
visiting and live-in artists, section coaching, form analysis, music elements and history classes, daily concerts,
faculty and student recitals.

 

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Central Washington University campus features
outstanding instructional and recreational facilities
as well as modern residence and dining accommodations.
 

 

 

 


It is located in sunny Ellensburg, Washington,

in the gorgeous new music building.
This state of the art facility is an
inspirational setting for creativity. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION II REPERTOIRE

Repertoire for study and performance for orchestras and chamber orchestras will be selected from the following works
(among others)

Gustav Holst, The Planets
Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Dances
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2
Edward Elgar, Three Bavarian Dances
Gustav Holst, A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21, No. 2
Hugo Alfvén,
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19

Chamber works will be selected from the following composers:

Edward Elgar
Edvard Grieg
Carl Neilsen
Malcolm Arnold
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
 

 

 

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(Copying of this material without the express permission of the TYSA is prohibited)         

 

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