Music Camp 2003

Presents
The 13th Annual Summer Music Festival
at Walnut Hill
August 1 - 23, 2003

OBJECTIVE
To provide opportunities for young musicians to learn directly from world-renowned virtuosos.

LOCATION
Walnut Hill School, 12 Highland St., Natick, MA 01760. About 15 miles west of Boston, and two-hour driving distance to Tanglewood.

DATES
Friday, August 1 to Saturday, August 23, 2003

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
June 30, 2003

PROGRAM
* Private lessons for piano, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, oboe, harp, horn, voice, composition, and others (upon request.) Private lessons
are given two to three times per week.
* Chamber Ensembles.
* Master Classes and Workshops.
* Stage presentation workshop.
* Concerts with faculty members and students.
* Attend concert at Tanglewood Music Center, visit Norman Rockwell Museum, sightseeing and shopping in towns of the Berkshires.
* Visits to New England Conservatory of Music, Harvard University, Museum of Fine Arts, and other historical sites in the metropolitan Boston area.
* Broadway musical show at Wang Center or other theatres in Boston.

* The concerto concert with the Longwood Symphony Summer Orchestra will be on August 20, 7:30 PM at Boston's historical Esplanade by the Charles River. The conductor has chosen Beethoven's piano concerto No. 1 in C this year. The audition for the concerto will be around August 10 on campus. Repeated performance will be on August 23, 8 PM at the Keiter Center, Walnut Hill School.
* Mr. Yin Cheng-Zong's piano master class this year (date TBA) will be focused on Chopin's Etude Op. 10. Selected students will be invited to play part of the 12 pieces.
* Faculty recital will be on August 15.

APPLICATION
1. Age and Enrollment: Age fourteen or above. Total enrollment 30 students. No upper age limit. Deadline for application is May 20, 2003.

2. Audition: Audition is required for all applicants except returning students who should submit application forms and fees only.
Each applicant should prepare at least two selections of his/her own choice that will represent his/her musical level and achievement.

3. Audition date and location:
Taiwan:
Applicants from Taiwan will be auditioned in Taipei by Professors Shui-Long Ma,
Chi-Jen Chang, and Sylvia Lee in June 2003. The exact date and location will be arranged by Mrs. Pi-Chuan Chen Lai, Tel/Fax: 886-2-2341-7727, Email: PCLai@mail.sysnet.net.tw.

US, Canada and other countries:
Applicants should submit a recently prepared cassette tape or CD for audition to the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, 3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773. The tape/CD will be presented to faculty members for evaluation.

4. Tuition and Financial Aid:
There is a non-refundable application fee of US $40 for each application. The tuition is US $2,500 per student that covers private and chamber lessons, room, meals, and fees to all activities during the camp period. Health Insurance ($200) is not included but strongly recommended. Individual travel expenses to and from the music festival are not included. Financial Aid ranging from US $500 to $1,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants on financially needed basis. Returning students (attended the camp at least twice and with English fluency) could apply to become the Assistant to the Director with tuition waver and still receive all the benefit of a regular student.
Full tuition payment is due in two weeks after audition. No refund for cancellation after June 20, 2003.

Faculty Members (a partial list)
Lynn Chang, violin and viola
1st prize, 1975 Paganini Competition

Hung-Kuan Chen, piano
Gold Medal, 1982 Busoni Piano Competition
Gold Medal, 1983 Arthur Rubenstein Competition

Pi-Hsien Chen, piano
1st prize, ARD Competition in Munich
1st prize, Schonberg Competition in Rotterdam
1st prize, Bach Competition in Washington D.C.

Neil De Land, French horn
Member of Boston Philharmonic, Springfield
Symphony and other orchestras. Performed
regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Hill, clarinet
Principal clarinetist, Boston Chamber Music and the Handel & Haydn Societies. Professor at New England Conservatory of Music.

Nai-Yuan Hu, violin and viola
1st prize, 1985 Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium

Master Laurence Lesser
Cello Master Class
former President of New England Conservatory of Music

Master Russell Sherman
Piano Master Class
“One of the finest exponents of modern piano literature”

Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute
Faculty member at Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bion Tsang, cello
3rd prize, 1990 Tchaikovsky Competition

Madam Masuko Ushioda
Violin Master Class
1st prize, 1956 Mainichi Competition of Tokyo
1st prize, 1966 Tchaikovsky Violin Competition

Ree-Ven Wang, voice
Soloist of the New Hampshire Philharmonic
Orchestra and Operafest

Yong Yang, composition
Former Professor at New England Conservatory of Music

Cheng-Zong Yin, piano
2nd prize, 1962 Tchaikovsky Competition
Former Professor of the Cleveland Institute
of Music
and More...

This program is made possible by the donation from the general public, and the support from: Madam Tan Hsiao Yuan-Jen Memorial Fund, and The Tan Family Cultural Fund. Photos and concert activities from 1999 to 2002 are on our website:
http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net
Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net

APPLICATION FORM

Name: (English)_______________________

(Chinese) ______________________

Birth Date: ___________Age _____Sex_____

Address:______________________________

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Tel:_______________Fax:_______________

E-mail: _______________________________

Names of Parents: ______________________

First Instrument________________________

Second Instrument _____________________

Current School: _______________________________________

Honors received (use separate sheets if needed):
_______________________________________

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Audition pieces (use separate sheets if needed):
1:____________________________________

2:____________________________________

3:____________________________________

4:____________________________________

Please return this form with a non-refundable application fee of US $40, before May 20, 2003, to:

(Taiwan)
The 12th Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill
Mrs. Pi-Chuan Chen Lai
No. 8, Ling-Chi Street, 5 Floor,
Taipei, Taiwan
Tel./Fax: 02-2341-7727
Email: PCLai@mail.sysnet.net.tw

(US, Canada, and others)
Dr. Catherine Tan Chan
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773, USA
Tel: 781-259-8195, Fax: 781-259-9147
E-mail: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net
Web: http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net

Release Statement
All applicants are required to sign this Release Statement

I, _______________________, release the
(Name)
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts and its' agents and employees from any
and all claims, demands, and cause of action on account of any injury,
illness, or loss which may occur during my participation in The 12th Annual
Music Festival at Walnut Hill, August 1-22, 2001.

_______________________________________
Signature of Applicant Date

__________________________________________
Signature of Parent or Guardian Date
if under 18 years of age

Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773, USA
Tel: 781-259-8195, Fax: 781-259-9147
Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net
Web: http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net

	A private lesson with Mr. Lynn Chang, the first prize winner of the 1975 Paganini Violin Competition. Mr. Lynn Chang teaches violin, viola, and coaches chamber music at the music festival.
	A private lesson with Mr. Yin Cheng-Zong, the second prize winner of 1962 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Mr. Yin teaches piano and also shares his vivid performing experiences with the students in piano master class. Mr. Yin is one of the principle organizers of the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians to be held in October, 2002 in China.
	A private lesson with Mr. Hung-Kuan Chen, the first prize winner of both the 1982 Busoni and the 1983 Authur Rubenstein Piano Competitions. Mr. Chen teaches piano and coaches chamber music at the music festival. In 1993, Mr. Chen's right hand was seriously injured in an accident. He was told repeatedly that he could not expect to play again. Instead, with his determination and practice of QiGong (a traditional Chinese meditation technique) he has regained his ability to perform and returned the stage with rave reviews. Mr. Chen shares his QiGong experience and how it helped him in deeper understanding of music in seminar entitled "Chi and Music."
	A composition lesson with Dr. Yang Yong, former professor at New England Conservatory of Music. A renowned composer, Dr. Yang has been commissioned for many major compositions and honored by numerous major international awards, including several ASCAP, the first prizes of the 1995 Musical Composition Ciutat de Tarragona in Spain, the 1992 Valentino Bucchi Prize in Rome, and many other first prizes. The student's work composed during the festival has been premiered in one of the concerts during the festival.
	Miss Ming-I Tsai is receiving a private lesson from Mr. Nai-Yuan Hu, the first prize winner of 1985 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition of Belgium. Mr. Hu teaches violin, viola, and coaches chamber music. Mr. Hu gave one seminar and demonstration during the festival. In which he shared with the audience his experiences and interpretation on “How to read and understand music.” Miss Ming-I Tsai was the first prize winner of the 2002 Boston Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition. She performed at the Boston Pop’s opening night at Boston’s Symphony Hall, May 7, 2002.
	A chamber ensemble is being coached by Mr. Bion Tsang, the third prize winner of the 1990 Tchaikovsky Cello Competition. Mr. Tsang teaches cello and chamber music at the music festival.
	A private lesson with Ms. Pi-Hsien Chen, the first prizes winner of both ARD Competition in Munich, the Schonberg Competition in Rotterdam, and the Bach Competition in Washington D.C.
	A private lesson with Ms. Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, professor at MIT and theTufts University.
	A composition lesson with Dr. Shih-Hui Chen, the 1999 Rome Prize winner, the Guggenheim Award recipient, and many other honors she received. She is the Composer in Residence at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and is on the composition faculty at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University.
	A lesson with Mr. Thomas Hill, the principal clarinetist at Boston Chamber Music and the Handel & Haydn Societies. Mr. Hill also teaches at the New England Conservatory of Music. Mr. Hill teaches clarinet private lessons and coaches chamber music at the music festival.
	A private lesson with Erhu master, Mr. Zhan-Tao Lin.
	The Longwood Symphony Summer Orchestra joined our students in a rehearsal under the direction of conductor Francisco Noya.
	A concerto performance with Longwood Symphony Summer Orchestra on campus. The soloists are our students selected from a concerto audition. Our other students are also performing on stage with the orchestra. This year’s concerto performed was Beethoven’s piano concerto No. 1 in C, opus 15. The soloists are: Miss Kimberly Chen (first movement), and Mr. Eun-Taek Kim (2^nd and 3^rd movements), the 2^nd prize winner of the 2001 Oberlin International Piano Competition.
	The same program was repeated in another concerto performance with the Longwood Symphony Summer Orchestra at one of Boston's historical landmark, the Hatch Shell Esplanade by the Charles River. The concert was sponsored by the largest classical radio station in New England, WCRB 102.5 FM. Each year, this concert attracts an enthusiastic audience of more than one thousand people. This year’s soloist, selected from an on-campus audition, was Miss Yeol-Eum Son. Miss Son was the 2^nd prize winner of the1997 International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, and the 1999 first prize winner of the Oberlin International Piano Competition. She is a freshman at the Korean National University of Art.
	The annual lobster and steak dinner for the happy campers and the faculty members.
	Solo recital by Mr. Ji-Yong Kim, the youngest students ever (born 1991). He attended the camp in both 2000 and 2001. First prize winner of the New Jersey Symphony Concerto competition, he is currently under the management of IMG.
	Violinist Lynn Chang, cellist Bion Tsang, and pianist Hung-Kuan Chen are rehearsing for the Faculty Recital.
	A relaxing afternoon on campus.
	Legendary pianist Russell Sherman conducts the piano master class and listened to four of our students.
	A group photo with some of the faculty members after the master class with Mr. Russell Sherman.