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Contact Information:

Administrative Assistant:
Connie Leonard
(970) 943-3093
cleonard@western.edu

Department Chair:
Martha Violett
(970) 943-3054
mviolett@western.edu

Address:
Music Department
Quigley Hall 101
Western State College of Colorado
600 N. Adams
Gunnison, CO  81231

 

Western Chamber Music Institute

Welcomes aspiring young performers between the ages of 14 and 19 who are seeking a chamber music experience in woodwinds, percussion, strings, and piano.

Sunday, June 14-Saturday, June 20, 2009


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Application and Audition

Please include a recording (CD, audio tape, video, etc.) with representative sample of student playing on primary instrument (solo and ensemble contest piece, All-State audition material, etc.). A secondary instrument recording is necessary only if intending to perform on it at the Institute.

Please include a letter of recommendation from a music teacher.

Mail recording(s), application and recommendation letter by postmarked date of April 1.

Downloan an application (pdf)

Cost

A. $475- all inclusive.

B. $275- tuition/activities only cost for those staying in the Gunnison area.

Payable in two options:

Deposit of $150 postmarked by April 1 and remainder of $325 (0r $125 for tuition/activities only) by June 14
                or
Total of $475 ($275 for tuition/activities only) postmarked by April 1. (Pre-registration deposit not refundable if cancellation is received after May2.)

Included in the $475

  •  Tuition (including private lessons).
  •  Housing in college residence hall (6 nights).
  •  Meals (18 meals-dinner Sunday through lunch Saturday, including outdoor cookout).
  •  Recreation activities.
  •  Souvenir T-shirt and official ID lanyard.

Detailed information will be mailed to pre-registrants in early May.

Faculty:

Robert Barrett, clarinet and saxophone
Western State College of Colorado

 Martha Violett, piano
Western State College of Colorado

Lanette Compton, horn
Oklahoma State University

Amanda Thompson, percussion
Western State College of Colorado

Paul Compton, trombone
Oklahoma State University

Ron Von Dreau, tuba
Oklahoma City University

Becky Kutz Osterberg, cello
Fort Collins, Colorado

John Wacker, trumpet
Western State College of Colorado

Scott Meredith, trumpet
University of Northern Colorado

Becky Weidman-Winter, flute
Western State College of Colorado

Tamara Meredith, violin/viola and flute
Principal Flute, Dallas Bach Society

Jason Worzbyt, bassoon
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 Kenneth Todd, violin
Western State College of Colorado

 

For more information or to request a application/brochure contact:

John Wacker, Director
Quigley Hall
Western State College of Colorado
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970) 943-2169
jwacker@western.edu

 

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