Deadline Extended for Violin, Bass, & Horn
Application Recordings
Audio or Video links of 8-10 minutes performing repertoire of your choice in contrasting styles can be sent to renovafestival@aol.com.
What Sets Us Apart
a non-competitive, supportive environment to grow as a musician
A small festival with just 27 students
Tuition and Room and Board are Totally Free
Focus on Chamber Music and Chamber Orchestra Repertoire
Practical and Beneficial classess in Alexander Technique, career guidance, improvization and more
Who should apply?
Musicians Aged 18-25 from Music Schools and Conservatories on the following instruments:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Horn
Each day, You Will
have a chamber music session with nationally-recognized faculty members
chamber orchestra rehearsal, performing great works from the standard orchestral repertoire
opportunities for private instruction
time to take advantage of the many opportunities for recreation and relaxation at the Villa Maria Center
attend performances of our outstanding faculty artists
Getting to the Festival
Villa Maria Center is just off of US 422, one mile east of the Pennsylvania/Ohio border. Driving directions can be found here.
Participating musicians should plan arrive on the afternoon of Sunday, June 2, 2024 and depart on Sunday, June 16, 2024
If flying, participants should fly into Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
Past Orchestra Repertoire includes:
Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
Schubert - Symphony No. 5
Mendelssohn - “Italian” Symphony
Handel - Water Music
