July 26 - August 17, 2012

APPLICATION   download

DATES: July 26, 2012 (check in) – August 17, 2012 (check out)
LOCATION: Walnut Hill School, 12 Highland St., Natick, MA 01760. About 15 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts. www.WalnutHillArts.org

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION

May 10th, 2012
Submit with a non-refundable fee of US$60. Late applications will be considered depending upon space availability.

AGE AND ENROLLMENT

Age 14 or above. Total enrollment 35 students. No upper age limit. Special arrangement is required for applicant younger than 14.

PROGRAM

• Two to Three private lessons per week for piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, voice, composition, and others (upon request.). Chinese instruments (erhu, dulcimer, bamboo flutes) are also available upon request.Chamber
• Ensembles
• Orchestral Performances
• 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, Harvard University, Museum of Fine Arts, and other historical sites in the metropolitan Boston area
• Broadway musical show in Boston (upon availability)
• English is the official language. Chinese translator available for the first week if needed

FACULTY   details

AUDITION

Live audition and/or DVD audition is required for all applicants except students recommended by faculty members. Returning students should contact Dr. Catherine Chan (the director) directly for waving the audition. Application forms and fees are required for all applicants including returning students. Each applicant should prepare at least two contrasting pieces or two contrasting movements of the same piece of his/her own choice that will represent his/her musical level and achievement. Live audition is required for Taiwan and China. DVD audition is required for US, Canada, and other countries.

Audition and Contacts

Taiwan:
Applicants from Taiwan will be auditioned in Taipei by Professors Sylvia Lee 李淑德, 林明慧, 鍾曉青 in May 2012. The exact date and location will be arranged by Mrs. Meir Chen 陳美娥 Tel:+886 2 22302162, Fax: +886 2 22306222, Mobile: 886-910-381-528, Email: meir.chen88@gmail.com, or her assistant, Ms. Cecilia Tan 譚璧輝:886-2-2362-9115. Parents reference Mrs. Lin: 886-4-2462-4638, Mrs. Lo: 886-7-726-3365.

China:
Ms. Chu Fang Huang (黃楚芳): 13720191407 (for text only)
Ms. Huang’s assistant: Teacher Guo: 13840330602, 13504026230.
Parents reference and assistant: 贺晓萍Susan Xiaoping He: (886)13521663824（手机）; 86-010-67509745北京）
Email: hxp_00200@yahoo.com.cn, hxp00200@hotmail.com, MSN: hxp00200@hotmail.com

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

TUITION

There is a non-refundable application fee of US $60 for each application. The tuition is US $2,900 per student that covers private and chamber lessons, room, meals, and fees to all activities during the festival period. 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 needed basis. Students interested in financial aid must included a letter of request with the application. Tax-return documents for annual household income and statement of financial situation are required for evaluation. Returning students (attended the camp at least twice and with English fluency) could apply to be the Assistant to the Director with tuition waiver 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 1, 2012.
 

Print Application Form
 

• The deadline for application is May 10, 2012.
• The piano concerto piece for this year will be
  2012 Concerto Competition: Mozart Piano Concerto in C major, No. 21, K. 467
• Video clips of our Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill in the past years.