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Guillermo del Prado, Hattiesburg High
School student of Debbie Dean, was selected last year to represent
Mississippi
at the prestigious
Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra Summer
Music Institute July 2 - 30, 2012
NSO
Application Eligibility & Criteria for 2013
Application Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2013
The following information will introduce you to the
Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)
Summer Music Institute (SMI). Through an initiative of
the NSO National Trustees, young musicians ages 15-20
are eligible to apply for a National Trustees’
fellowship. One musician from most states will be
selected to participate on scholarship in the 2013
Summer Music Institute. Several international students
may be selected as well.
Program Description :
The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer
Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, DC, for student instrumentalists. The
program is designed for serious music students. Each
student accepted into the Program attends on full
scholarship, which includes the following benefits:
housing, food allowance, and local transportation
during their stay in our Nation's Capital. (Round-trip
transportation to and from Washington, DC is not
included.)
- Private lessons taught by a member of the
National Symphony Orchestra
- Chamber music coaching by NSO musicians
- Master classes and seminars
- Side-by-side orchestra rehearsals with the NSO
- Attendance at selected rehearsals and
performances of the NSO
- Participation in the NSO Summer Music Institute
Orchestra, conducted by Elizabeth Schulze
- Performance opportunities in DC metropolitan
area
- Exposure to internationally-renowned conductors,
soloists, and musicians
Eligibility :
The Program is open, by recorded audition, to students
ages 15-20 (as of July 1, 2013) who are seriously
considering orchestral music as a career and willing
to devote themselves to a musical education.
Instruments :
National Trustees’ fellowships may be awarded to
students who play any of the following: violin, viola,
cello, string bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and harp (not
eligible: guitar, saxophone, percussion, and piano).
Standards of Acceptance: The program is
intended for serious music students with the primary
acceptance standard being musical talent. Ethnic
minorities are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Updated application information for SMI 2013 will be
posted shortly on
www.kennedy-center.org/SMI.
Check the site regularly for details.
Please contact Carole Wysocki, NSO Director of
Education,
cjwysocki@kennedy-center.org
for further information if you are unable to complete
the online application process for any reason.
Deadline for Applications :
Materials must be submitted online by
Friday, February 8, 2013.
Students will be notified of the results by the end of
March 2013.
Repertoire
(submitted online):
1) orchestral excerpts by instrument (
www.kennedy-center.org/smi )
2) a prepared solo piece not to exceed 20 minutes
in length, showing contrasting musical elements
(fast/slow, dynamics, etc.)
Prepared solo piece may, but need not, include
piano accompaniment. Should there be any doubt as to
the appropriateness of the prepared piece, please
phone NSO Education Program, at (202) 416-8820.
Obligation of Participants :
Seriousness and desire to pursue a musical education
are most important. Students selected for a fellowship
will be expected to enter into a contractual
arrangement with the Kennedy Center/National Symphony
Orchestra.
All private lesson fees and performance admittance
charges will be paid for by the Kennedy
Center/National Symphony Orchestra. Fees for any
unexcused absences at lessons must be paid for by the
student.
Financial Aid:
A limited amount of financial aid to help defray
transportation costs is available for those who
demonstrate extreme financial need. To apply, complete
the Financial Aid application found at
www.kennedy-center.org/SMI and mail by
Friday, February 8, 2013.
Students selected to participate in SMI will be
notified of any financial aid in their acceptance
letters.
KENNEDY
CENTER/NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NATIONAL TRUSTEES' SUMMER MUSIC
INSTITUTE
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