Fall Foliage

Come join members of the Muir Quartet, guest coaches, and a group of amateur adult musicians for a 4-day chamber music workshop October 14-17, 2011 in Rockport, Maine. The program is open to strings players, pianists and pre-formed wind ensembles.

Participants will study the great chamber music repertoire with fellow enthusiasts, be coached by some of the country's finest chamber musicians, and have the opportunity for a private performance in the historic Rockport Opera House.

The Fall Foliage Chamber Music Weekend takes place during the peak of the autumn color season in beautiful Midcoast Maine. Views of Penobscot Bay and Camden Hills beckon you. As a Fall Foliage participant you are treated to Bay Chamber Concerts' legendary hospitality, including rehearsals and festivities in gracious private homes, classic Maine locations and guided walks in the surrounding countryside.

The Artistic Director since the inception of the program in 2001 is Michael Reynolds, cellist of the Muir Quartet. Coaching faculty for Fall Foliage Weekend includes Reynolds and fellow Muir quartet member Peter Zazofsky, violin; Bayla Keyes, professor of violin at Boston University and member of Triple Helix, piano trio in residence at Wellesley College; violist Maria Lambros of the Mendelssohn Quartet and the Peabody Conservatory; and Marc Johnson, cellist with the Vermeer Quartet and faculty member at Boston University.

Sample schedule:

Friday
9:00 a.m. Orientation Breakfast
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Coached Session I
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Assigned Reading Session I
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Free Time
5:30 Welcome Party
7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner
8:30 –10:00 p.m. Evening Impromptus

Saturday
9:30 – 12:00 a.m. Coached Session II
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 p.m. Coached Session III
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Master Classes
5:00 p.m. Open rehearsal for Muir Quartet and Friends.

Sunday
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Optional activity
9:30 – 12:00 a.m. Coached Session IV
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Free time (optional boat trip)
4:00 p.m. Chamber Music All Stars Concert
7:00 ish Lobster Bake
8:30 p.m. Evening Impromptus

Monday
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Coached Session V
11:15 a.m. Private Fall Foliage participants’ concert
1:00 p.m. Lunch and Farewells

More information:

Enrollment is limited to 45 participants, and we strongly encourage pre-formed ensembles of 4 or more to apply. Players of violin, viola, cello and piano are eligible, as well as preformed wind quartets or quintets. Individual applicants will be placed in an ensemble according to ability, if space is available after preformed groups are enrolled. Applicants will be considered in the order in which they have applied.

Fees
Application Fee: $50, non-refundable, due by July 31, 2011
Tuition Fee: $650, non-refundable after July 31, 2011
Pay tuition in full by May 14 and save $50.

Tuition includes coaching, master classes, meals, a public concert played by the Muir Quartet and friends and recreational activities. Participants pay for their own accommodations. Bay Chamber negotiates discounts at several local inns of varying price and reserves blocks of rooms. Participants must make their own reservations directly.

Scholarship Assistance  
Bay Chamber Concerts is committed to serve every qualified participant. Scholarships are granted on the basis of need. Please see the application form for details.