The Program

Ischiafestival offers a unique week: playing, studying and enjoying quality, professionally-coached Chamber Music. This year's workshop is privileged to have engaged Judith Glyde, cello, Bruno Canino, piano, David Yang, viola, the Helix Collective: Sarah Robinson, flute, Phil Popham, oboe, Meghan Schaut, piano; Giuseppe Carannante, conductor and clarinet,  Keith Bowen, clarinet, and artistic director Aldo de Vero, piano, as resident coaches. Open to strings, woodwinds, brass, and piano players.

The workshop welcomes players of all levels although the majority tend to be intermediate and advanced. Participants should have a command of the instrument adequate for participating in chamber music and be able to read music comfortably.

Because Ischia Chamber Music Workshop is a deliberately small workshop, the strong culture of respect and trust created by this close-knit environment allows each member of the community to pursue academic and artistic interests with enthusiasm and self-confidence. While we expect participants to work hard, our workshop culture also encourages them to be appreciative and generous.

Participants are also drawn to the warm family atmosphere of Ischia Chamber Music Festival, where musicians, staff, their spouses and children share meals, chores and social events, creating a unique musical and human community.

Coaching sessions will begin Saturday the 5th at 9:30 a.m. Evenings after 6 p.m. will be free for sightseeing, free-playing, enjoying the wonderful food, sights and ambience of this charming island as well as being warmly welcome to enjoy listening to the Festival concerts during the week. Three Orchestral readings and a performance is a tradition of our program. The workshop will end with performances by participant musicians on the evening of Friday, May 11.

Application deadline April 4, 2012