Seeking High School String Musicians: Apply Now - EEA Full Scholarship, Intensive String Orchestra Workshop this Fall

John Mitty Thursday, July 25, 2013

(RIVERHEAD, NY, July 24, 2013) – East End Arts is now accepting student applications for the 2013 Music Masters Fellowship Program, an intensive nine-week string orchestra workshop opportunity which will be conducted and mentored by professional cellist and conductor Nico Olarte-Hayes, long-time student of Itzhak Perlman. The program will take place from September 30 through December 9, 2013. To apply, high school string students must submit an online application including a recorded performance sample. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, September 13, 2013. Application and guidelines are available at http://www.eastendarts.org/calendar/event/2013/09/13/deadline-to-apply-music-masters-string-fellowship-program.

High school string musicians with exceptional musical ability and a passion for music are encouraged to apply for this rigorous workshop opportunity for violin, viola, cello, and double bass students, to be held on Monday evenings between September 30 and December 2, 2013 at the East End Arts School in Riverhead, with a final performance on Monday, December 9, 2013 at a Riverhead location to be announced. There are no fees for participation in the Music Masters Fellowship Program. Of the applicants, 16 to 24 string students from all 17 regional school districts will be selected to participate based upon their performance skills. Nico Olarte-Hayes, the conductor and mentor for this program, is one of today’s most promising musical talents, an alum of the Perlman Music Summer Program, and a long-time student of virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. The selected students will have the incredible opportunity to work under the baton of this professional string player and conductor, and will be given training in professional rehearsal and performance skills. This full scholarship, tuition-free fellowship program allows select students to participate in an ensemble of talent, under the guidance of a music industry professional.

Application submissions are now being accepted by the East End Arts School, and must be received by September 13, 2013 to be considered for this program. Recording quality of performance sample will not be judged. For application and complete details, visit http://www.eastendarts.org/calendar/event/2013/09/13/deadline-to-apply-music-masters-string-fellowship-program.

This program follows East End Arts and the Perlman Music Program’s second annual collaborative master class opportunity for East End string students to work under the baton of Maestro Itzhak Perlman, which first took place in July 2012 and will again this July 2013. East End Arts is thrilled to be providing an additional opportunity for local string students to work with a professional string musician.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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