The Festival’s Collaborative Piano Program offers intensive instrumental study and abundant opportunities for accomplished pianists interested in a collaborative career. Full fellowships cover tuition, all fees, room, and board. Scholarships are also available for non-fellows. A full six-week participation is required. All collaborative piano fellows and participants receive private lessons on their assignments, coachings with instrumental partners, weekly studio classes, and advisement on professional topics. Valuable experience is gained from collaboration in the instrumental studios, masterclasses, and concert performances both on campus and in the community. Upon arrival, interested collaborative pianists may also audition to be placed in a piano chamber group, and have the chance to work with composer fellows on contemporary music.
program overview
Program Details
- Full fellowship covering tuition, room, and board
- Scholarship opportunities for non-fellows
- Private lessons and coachings with Festival faculty
- Studio classes
- Chamber music
- Masterclasses
- Composer lectures
- Young Artist Series performances
- Community Concert performances
- HD video recordings of performances
- Seminars with faculty and industry professionals
- Collaborations with guest and student composers
- Tickets to all events
- Live streaming of performances and masterclasses
- Photo sessions with photographer-in-residence
application requirements
Audition Videos or Live Audition*
A. Duo Sonata. First AND Second movements from one of the following sonatas:
- Beethoven: Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, or 9
- Beethoven: Any Sonata for Piano & Cello
- Brahms: Any Sonata for Piano & Violin, Piano & Clarinet (Viola), or Piano & Cello
B. Orchestral Reductions. First movement from one of the following concerti:
- Sibelius: Violin Concerto
- Walton: Viola Concerto
- Dvorak: Cello Concerto
C. Brief Interview and Sight-Reading may be requested through an online video appointment.
Submit audition videos from categories A and B. Recordings must be live performances with an instrumental partner(s). Videos may be uploaded or linked from youtube or vimeo. Applicants wishing to submit alternative repertoire must request permission from the collaborative piano artist instructor. Please direct your inquiries to Pei-Shan Lee at impeishan@gmail.com.
*Applicants may choose to take a live audition in Boston, MA. Date/Time will be arranged directly with Collaborative Piano director, Pei-Shan Lee, from January 22-31, 2018 (2019 dates TBD). Applicants taking live auditions must still complete the online application and upload all the required documents but should skip the video upload section.
Curriculum Vitae
A personal résumé detailing your education, musical background, and concert activities.
Repertoire List
A “collaborative” repertoire list, detailing all duo sonatas, concerti, and character pieces previously studied. Please organize the repertoire first by instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and chamber music), then by composers in alphabetical order. Place an * next to pieces you have performed in public.
Letter of Recommendation
You will need to provide your recommenders email address. Please tell them to expect an email from SlideRoom requesting an electronic submission of your recommendation.
Financial Assistance
Select top applicants admitted to the Collaborative Piano program will receive full fellowships (free tuition/fees/room/board). In addition, applicants not awarded the full fellowship may be admitted to the instrumental program where scholarships are available.
Application Fee
Non-refundable application fee
- $119 before 11:59 pm EST on January 21, 2019
