Brevard Music Festival

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Brevard Music Festival
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Welcome to Brevard, NC
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What is the Brevard Music Festival?

• Summer music festival located in Blue Ridge
  mountains of western North Carolina
  
• Founded in 1936
• Takes place over 7 weeks

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Mission Statement

• The Brevard Music Center is an artistic,
  educational, non-profit institution devoted
  primarily to the training in performance and
  theory of musicians with demonstrated talent
  under repertory conditions

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What should I expect?

• More than 80 public performances
• Over 400 students
• A lot of time spent practicing
• To have fun!

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Guest Artists

• Tim Adams, pricipal timpanist of Pittsburgh
  Symphony
  
• Keith Lockhart, conductor of Boston Pops and Utah
  Symphony

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• Joshua Bell, world-renowned solo violinist
• Miami String Quartet

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Daily Life
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What else is there to do besides music?

• Swimming lake, soccer field, and an outdoor
  basketball court on campus
  
• Movie nights
• AD parties

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Nature Activities

• Organized hikes
• Rafting
• Other activities organized and supervised by the
  staff activities director

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Performance opportunities

• Symphonic Band
• Wind Ensemble
• Transylvania Symphony orchestra
• Repertory Orchestra
• Brevard Music Center Orchestra

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Solo Opportunities

• Student recitals every week
• Bachs lunch every Tuesday and Thursday
• Concerto and Piano Competition

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The Brevard Experience

• Excellent music performed by students, faculty,
  and guest artists of international reputation
  
• Brevards beautiful natural setting
• Close-knit sense of community
• Its a great opportunity for personal growth and
  discovery

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Who can apply?

• Any high-school, college, or pre-professional
  musician can apply
  
• Must be at least 14 years old
• Instrumental, Operatic, and composition students
  accepted
  

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How do I audition?

• Young Artist Division
• Perform two contrasting solos of about 7 minutes
  playing time

• Advanced Division
• Perform one solo of 4-5 minutes in length and 3
  standard orchestral excerpts

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Experience Brevard