June 2 - July 12 (Alexa in residence June 9- 21)
This is an orchestral program including chamber music and weekly lessons, normally for
college-age students. Registration: application fee $80, registration fee $250, Free tuition,
Room & board $1,100 for six weeks. Some work-study positions are available.
Deadline: Feb 3rd.
Application materials: specific list of orchestral excerpts
Session II, July 5-20 (Alexa in residence July 6-12)
Normally the flute class has 18-20 flutists, age 16-28. The session includes eight 45-minute
lessons with a variety of faculty during the two weeks and performance in several of the daily
masterclasses (please note there are no formal performances and no pianists.)
Registration: Application Fee: $80, two-week session: $3,100 (Tuition: $1,550. Room & Board:
$1,550.)
Application deadline: April 2 . Late applications will be accepted until the program is full.
Application materials: audio or video recording of 2 contrasting selections.
July 9-July 17 (Alexa in residence July 12-17)
NCFC is for students age 12-18. This well-known, long-standing program has
a very substantial cohort of participants of wide-ranging ability, involves many faculty, and is
set in a wonderful facility near Monterey, CA.
Registration: Tuition and fees: $1,625.00.
Deadline: April 1st
Application materials: video recording of two contrasting works.
June 22-June 26
For up to 12 (only!) flutists entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in high school;
vigorous work in a friendly, supportive environment: two lessons with Alexa (one 45-minute
private lesson and one open master-class lesson), daily warm-up sessions, technical
workshops, coachings, chamber music and rehearsal with wonderful pianist Hyunsoo Kim,
Technical workshops Includes a session with body mapping expert Kelly Mollnow-Wilson,
orchestral mock audition (performance participation optional), college audition workshop and
an optional concert opportunity.
Registration: Application fee $65. Tuition, room and board $1250.
Application materials: video recording of one work
(Oberlin’s summer programs will published January 15, please check back)
Alexa’s session is July 27-August 2
Classes are limited to 11, normally age 18-30 (exceptions made based on audition results).
Orford has wonderful facilities set in a stunning national park. Exceptional collaborative
pianists rehearse and accompany all masterclasses, and concert opportunities. Various
faculty throughout the summer devise their own schedules. Participants in Alexa’s week-long
class will have a rigorous program: two private lessons, play three times in daily morning
masterclasses, participate in four late afternoon workshops (topics will include Arnold Jacobs
breathing pedagogy and working on tone in Orford’s concert hall), participate in a mock
audition and perform either in Orford’s student concerts or for a studio recital concluding the
week. Orford also offers networking with other musicians (multiple instrumental sessions at a
time, and you can also apply for as many weeks as you wish) and summer-long access to
conferences presented by artists and guests from diverse backgrounds on subjects related to
a career in music, such as technique, finances, psychology, mental health, and more.
Registration: application fee: CA$100. Tuition, room and board for one week: CA$1,350.
All participants aged 30 and under have the opportunity to receive a partial scholarship by
registering before the deadline.
Deadlines: February 6, 2025 (to be automatically considered for a scholarship apply before
this date!). Late applications are accepted and processed until April 3, subject to availability.
Application materials: video recording of two works, maximum 15 minutes.
University of Sherbrooke Study Credits may be available for transfer.
