Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory (ORYSO)

OAK RIDGE SUMMER CONSERVATORY (ORSC)

August 6-11, 2012, at the Historic Grove Theater, High Places Community Church, 123 Randolph Rd., Oak Ridge, TN

One-week program for string players and pianists

Rachel Grubb, Artistic Director, and Seaira Stephenson, Executive Director

INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAMS

Advanced Chamber Music for high intermediate to advanced string players.

Qualifications: Students must be high school or advanced middle school musicians. ¿New students to the Chamber Music Program must submit a 3-5 minute mp3 or youtube video of their playing along with their registration e-mail. (Current students in the ORYSO Advanced Symphony and past students in the ORSC advanced string program do not need to send a recording with their registration.)

Festival Orchestra / Master classes
Chamber Music Ensembles / Music Classes Honors Recital
Program times: 3-8 p.m. daily
Tuition: $160*


Junior Orchestra for intermediate string players.

Qualifications: Students must be able to shift and have at least two years of orchestra experience. Ages 7-14.

  String Orchestra / Individual Lesson
  Master classes / Music Classes / Honors Recital
  Program times: 10 a.m. - 2pm daily (7pm Events)
 Tuition: $120*


The Piano Institute offers talented pre-college pianists (ages 12-18) the opportunity to work intensively on their solo and chamber music repertoire.

Admission into the Piano Institute is determined by the ORSC faculty based on a prepared recording (mp3 or youtube video). Piano Institute students must submit an audition recording of their own, unedited playing of one Piano Sonata or Sonatina, and a contrasting piece. Students must have at least two pieces memorized and a performance ready for the Summer Conservatory week.

Chamber Music / Master classes / Visiting Artists
Piano Ensemble / Music Classes / Honors Recital / Final Performance
Piano Institute times: 3-8 p.m. daily
Tuition: $160*


HOW TO REGISTER

    1.    E-mail rachel2006@comcast.net and please include your name, age, instrument, number of years of study on that instrument, and the program for which you are registering. Pianists and Advanced Chamber Music musicians may submit their recordings as attachments or links on the e-mail.
    2.    You will be contacted within five days of our receiving your registration e-mail. If you are not contacted, please call to confirm that we received your email. Upon acceptance, you will receive an information packet via email.
    3.    Full tuition is due on the first day of the Conservatory.*

*Financial assistance is available to students with demonstrated financial need.

Questions? If you are not sure which program would be best for your music student (or for any other questions), please call Rachel Grubb at 865-406-8211 or e-mail her at rachel2006@comcast.net

Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory Events in July 2011 at Historic Grove Theater

Thursday: Promoting Peace Concert with Guest Artists Karam Salam (from Iraq) and Jingqiu Guan (from China) - original music, dances, and lecture

Friday: Student Honors Recital

Saturday: Student Chamber Music Recital

Sunday at 4 p.m.: Final Conservatory Concert with a Spanish flair!

Rachel Grubb, ORYSO's first conductor, will return to Oak Ridge to serve as music director once again for the fourth annual Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory. For more information, click here.

The Oak Ridge Youth Symphony Orchestra presented the
2011 Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory (ORSC)

Rachel Grubb, Artistic Director
Seaira Stephenson, Volunteer Executive Director
Elizabeth Moss, Piano Institute Director

July 11-18 at the Historic Grove Theater

1-Week Programs for Pre-College Musicians

Wind, Brass, and String Intruments, as well as Piano

Advanced symphony and chamber musicfor high intermediate to advanced musicians who play wind, brass, or string intruments

Qualifications: Students must be high school or advanced middle school musicians. New students to the Advanced Symphony must submit a 3-5 minute CD, DVD, or youtube video of their playing along with their registration form. (Current students in the ORYSO Advanced Symphony and past students in the ORSC advanced string program do not need to send a recording with their registration.)

Festival Symphony / Chamber Music / Master Classes / Music Classes / Honors Recital

Daily hours: 2-8 p.m.

Tuition: $160 *

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Junior Orchestra for intermediate string players, ages 8-14

Qualifications: Students must be able to shift and have at least 2 years of orchestra experience.

Festival Symphony / Individual Lesson / Master Classes / Music Classes / Honors Recital

Daily Hours: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Tuition: $120 *

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Unisonic Ensemble for first- and second-year string players

String Orchestra / Note-reading classes / Individual Lessons

Daily Hours: 9-11 a.m.

Tuition: $120 *

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The Piano Instituteoffers talented pre-college pianists (ages 11-18) the opportunity to work intensively on solo and chamber music repertoire.

Chamber Music / Master classes / Visiting Artists / Piano Ensemble / Music Classes
Honors Recital / Alexander Technique / Final Performances /

Daily Hours: 2-8 p.m.

Tuition: $160 *
Admission into the Piano Institute is determined by the ORSC faculty based on a prepared DVD or CD. Piano Institute students must submit an audition DVD or CD of their own, unedited playing of one piano sonata or sonatina, and a contrasting piece.  The DVD or CD will not be returned. Students must have at least two pieces memorized and performance ready for the Summer Conservatory week.

HOW TO REGISTER
1) All participants must complete the registration form and mail it in with the non-refundable $20 registration fee.
2) Mail application to: Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory, P.O. Box 6586, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
3) You will be contacted about acceptance into the ORSC within 1 month after we receive your application. You will receive an information packet via e-mail.
4) Winds, brass, and percussion players are encouraged to apply early because space is limited.
5) Full tuition is due on the first day of the Conservatory.

*Fee waiver internships are available to qualifying students.

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2012 Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory Application Form

TO APPLY: Complete the Application Form in full and sign. Please use one application form per student. Include the non-refundable $20 application fee payable to the Oak Ridge Youth Symphony Orchestras. Mail to: P.O. Box 6586. Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
Please print clearly:
Applicant Name: ______________________ ( ) Male ( ) Female
Parents Name: _____________________________________
Address:__________________________________________
City:____________________ State:____ Zip:_____________
Phone (Parent cell/work):__________ (home):_____________
Email (parent):____________________________________
Email (student):___________________________________
Instrument:__________ Years studied:___ Birthdate:_______
School:______________________________ Grade:______
School Music Teacher’s Name (if applicable):_______________
Private Music Teacher’s Name (if applicable):_______________
Program you are applying to: (circle one)

° Unisonic Ensemble
° Kids with Strings Attached

° Piano Institute (Audition DVD/CD and 8-sentence musical biography required)
°Advanced Symphony - for Strings, Winds, Brass, and Percussion (New students applying for Advanced Symphony must include an audition CD.)

Are you applying for a tuition waiver? ______ (This information will be kept private but verified with your school.)

T-shirt size: (circle one) Youth Small ◊  Youth Medium ◊ Youth Large ◊ Adult Small ◊ Adult Medium ◊ Adult Large ◊ XL ◊ XXL

Application Agreement: If accepted as a student of the Oak Ridge Summer Conservatory (ORSC), I agree to respect all students, teachers, staff, and building facilities. Parent/Guardian may be called to pick up their child if the faculty find that the child is sick or for disruptive behavior. Consent is hereby given for the applicant, while a student at ORSC, to participate in ORSC programs and for photographs taken by ORSC to be used in publications. I understand tuition must be paid in full on the first day of the Conservatory.
Signature of Applicant:______________________________
Signature of Parent/Guardian:________________________
Would you be interested in volunteering as a “Room Mom / Room Dad”?
Date:___________

ORYSO mailing address: P.O. Box 6586. Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Questions? Contact Rachel Grubb at rachel2006@comcast.net

Last Updated by Rachel Grubb on February 17, 2011.