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        2008   

         EVERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL

                                                       
Session I     Monday, July 7 – Saturday, July 12

Session II  Sunday, July 13  – Saturday, July 19

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:  $300 before May 1, 2008 and $330 thereafter

Tuition for Session II:  $600 before May 1, 2008 and $640 thereafter

 

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
In downtown Tacoma at the
Urban Grace Church on 9th and Market
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 Evergreen State College campus features
outstanding instructional and recreational facilities
as well as modern residence and dining accommodations.
 

 

 

 


It is located five miles from Olympia, Washington,

hidden on 1,000 acres of forest
and rolling hills on Puget Sound.
This outdoor world 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)

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnole

Rimsky-Korsakov Process of the Nobles from "Miada"

Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla Overture

Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)

Rachmaninov Symphony No 2

Tchaikovsky Danse Cosaque from "Mazeppa"

Tchaikovsky Suite from Sleeping Beauty

Liadov Eight Russian Folk Songs

Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain

 

Chamber works will be selected from the following composers:

Shostakovich

Prokofiev

Tchaikovsky

Beethoven

Mozart

Haydn

Mendelssohn

Schubert

 

 

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