Morningside Music Bridge Audition Requirements (Audition requirements are as follows and must be met for applicants to Your completed online application must include: be considered.) • Non-refundable application fee ($65 USD); Piano • Video (recommended) or audio files of the appropriate audition July 4-29, 2016 in Beijing, China 1. Complete Classical Sonata (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or pieces. While the audition panel does not expect professional- Celebrating 20 years of Global Music Making Schubert); level production quality, it is important that your materials are of Morningside Music Bridge is Canada’s finest 2. Two contrasting solos by different composers of the high audio quality for the panel to clearly hear and assess your summer classical music training program for advanced performance level. The recording should be recent (within six candidate’s choice from the standard Baroque, Romantic, 20th young violin, viola, cello, piano and clarinet students ages st months) and without digital editing; or 21 Century repertoire (solo works only, concerted works not 12 to 18. The program embodies the highest international permitted). • Repertoire list (solo and chamber music) from the previous and current year; standards of excellence in training, bringing together Strings • A list of public performances from the previous and current year; outstanding emerging artists from around the world 1. J.S. Bach: Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied • A letter of recommendation from your primary teacher (You will for a month of intensive study, performance opportunity Suite, Sonata or Partita; send an e-mail request through Decision Desk to your teacher and connecting through the language of music... 2. One solo of the candidate’s choice from the standard repertoire and your teacher should respond to that request with your letter th st (Romantic, Classical, 20 or 21 Century); of recommendation). Apply before Feb. 17, 2016 3. One movement of a concerto or other concerted work from Acceptable file formats: the standard repertoire. Should be from a different stylistic • Audio: mp3, m4a, aiff, wma, wav, aac period than category 2. • Video: mpeg, mpg, mp4, mov, avi, wmv, m4v, vob. It is the Clarinet responsibility of the applicant to ensure recordings can be played 1. Classical Concerto: 1st or last movement from a concerto by • Document: PDF strongly preferred; txt, rtf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, Mozart, Stamitz, Spohr or Crussell; sib, mus, ppt, pptx also accepted 2. Two contrasting solos by different composers of the candidate’s • Image: jpg, png, gif th st choice from the Romantic, 20 or 21 Century repertoire. FEES (Strings and clarinet: selections may be played with or without Application Fee (non-refundable)...... $65 USD accompaniment) Transportation and accommodation/meal package (if required)...... $2250 CDN (Includes travel insurance) Morningside Music Bridge Apply before Feb. 17, 2016 is made possible through the (Full tuition scholarship valued at over $3500 for each participant) generous support of government agencies, corporate sponsors and individual donors. How to Apply TRAVEL DOCUMENTS Apply electronically using Decision Desk (external audition Travel documents are the participant’s responsibility. website) with a non-refundable $65 USD application fee, Please contact Project Manager for information. supporting documents and audition recordings by Feb. 17, 2016. For further information, please contact: Please see specific audition requirements above. Ms Maimie De Silva, Project Manager, Morningside Music Bridge Begin the application process from the Morningside Music E-mail: [email protected] Bridge website (mmb.international) and follow the instructions. Tel.: 403.463.7374 Please note: you may save and return to your application until Fax: 613.822.5451 ready to submit. Should you experience any technical difficulties Toll free: 1.866.742.4519 for advanced violin, viola, cello, piano and clarinet students with uploading or submitting your materials, use the “help” button on the Decision Desk site, Morningside Music Bridge is not able Important Dates July 4 – 29, 2016 in Beijing , China to assist with technical issues on this site. Should you have any • Application deadline: Completed electronic application with the support and cooperation of the Middle School questions about applying to Morningside Music Bridge, and materials must be received by Feb. 17, 2016, 11:59 p.m. MST of the Central Conservatory of Music please visit mmb.international or email the Project Manager at • Notification of acceptance by March 30, 2016 [email protected] • Program begins July 4, 2016 Mailing Address: PO Box 4, Kaleden, BC, CANADA V0H 1K0 • Program ends July 29, 2016 E-mail: [email protected] Website: mmb.international MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE Core Activities MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE 2016 FACULTY Celebrating 20 years of Global Music Making Explore your talent and artistry as a musician while experiencing (subject to change) July 4-29, 2016 the joys of performing, working collaboratively with fellow ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VIOLIN artists and participating in a variety of cultural and educational Morningside Music Bridge invites violin, viola, cello, piano and Teng Li* Edmond Agopian: University of Calgary; th activities, including: clarinet students ages 12 to 18 to audition for the 20 anniversary Mount Royal University Conservatory, Calgary CELLO program. • Private lessons; Jesús Castro-Balbi: Texas Christian University School of Music Noah Bendix-Balgley: Concertmaster, Berlin Philharmonic Participants are afforded extensive solo and chamber music • Masterclasses with respected performing artists; Ivan Chan: Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts performance opportunities under the tutelage of leading artist Desmond Hoebig: The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, • Individual sessions with a professional accompanist; Chen Xi*: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing performers from around the globe: performing in memorable Houston • Chamber music studies and orchestra coaching; public venues, participating in prestigious concerto competition Laurence Lesser: New England Conservatory of Music, Boston Jonathan Crow: Concertmaster, Toronto Symphony Orchestra; and chamber music concerts, and bonding with one another • Concerto competition; Liu Meijuan: Shanghai Conservatory of Music University of Toronto through the exquisite language of music. • Frequent student performance opportunities with a closing Na Mula: Principal, Middle School of the Central Conservatory Ning Feng*: Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin The program organizers work hard to ensure that the standard Highlights concert; of Music, Beijing Tadeusz Gadzina: The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw they are setting is of an international calibre. The world-class • Students are given free admission to all festival concerts; Ni Tao*: Los Angeles Philharmonic Gwen Hoebig: Concertmaster, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; faculty is drawn from leading music schools including the Curtis • Personal recording of your performances; Sophie Shao: Vassar College, NY; University of Manitoba Institute (Philadelphia), the Juilliard School (New York), the • Recreational events. Bard College Conservatory of Music, NY Min-Jeong Koh*: Cecilia String Quartet, Ensemble in Residence, Central Conservatory (Beijing), Colburn School (Los Angeles), Tian Bonian*: Principal Cellist, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne; University of Toronto Faculty of Music the Chopin University (Warsaw), Mount Royal University Program Highlights Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main Ian Swensen: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Conservatory (Calgary) and the Vancouver Academy of Music. Agata Szymczewska*: Music Academy in Poznań, Poland • Tuition-free; Wei Yu*: Principal Cellist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra In 2016 the reach of Morningside Music Bridge extends beyond Zhu Mu*: Head of Cello, Middle School of the Tong Weidong: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing the boundaries of Calgary—with the program being held in • Concerto competition offering cash awards; Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing William van der Sloot: Mount Royal University Conservatory, Calgary Beijing, China July 4-29, 2016 with the support and cooperation • Cultural exchange: the experience of staying with other Shanshan Yao*: New York Philharmonic of the Middle School of the Central Conservatory of Music. students; PIANO Chu Yue*: Music Director, Namei International Music Festival, China Zhang Ti: Head of Violin, Middle School of the Highlights for participants in Beijing will see current and former • Opportunities to see masters in performance through the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing students, faculty and supporters come together to celebrate 20 faculty and alumni concerts; Krzysztof Jablonski: The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw; Mount Royal University Conservatory, Calgary years of artistry in music. • NEW THIS SUMMER! Cross-cultural chamber performances: VIOLA Morningside Music Bridge alumni have gone on to become: Chamber music will not only offer students the opportunity to Kum Sing Lee: Vancouver Academy of Music Atar Arad: Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University • International concert artists such as Yuja Wang, Ning Feng, work intensively with a small group and an alumnus faculty coach, Meng-Chieh Liu: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; Roberto Diaz: President, Curtis Institute of Music Ni Tao, Nikki and Timothy Chooi; but will see the group performing with their coach. The alumnus New England Conservatory, Boston Sheng Li: Shanghai Conservatory of Music • Members of pre-eminent international orchestras; faculty member will coach, rehearse with, and perform as a David Moroz: University of Manitoba Teng Li*: Principal Violist, Toronto Symphony Orchestra; • Top prize-winners of famous international competitions; member of the group; John Perry: Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto • Leading chamber musicians and teachers. • Frequent public performance opportunities that raise student Toronto; California State University Northridge, Los Angeles Emlyn Stam*: Ysaÿe Trio, New European Ensemble, confidence levels; Jay Peng Chieh Sun: Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou Fontys University for the Arts, Tilburg; Orpheus Institute, Gent • A strong sense of camaraderie among students from different Wang Xiaohan*: Middle School of the Steve Tenenbom: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; countries; Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing Juilliard School, New York • Internationally recognized program that was named “peerless Zhang Jin: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing Wang Shaowu: Head of Viola, Middle School of the in Canada” in an independent review: Zhang Xinning: Head of Piano, Middle School of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing “In measuring the overall strengths of the MMB program, one CLARINET MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE WELCOMES DIVERSITY and is struck by the well-organized and efficiently execute plan for Fan Lei: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing accepts applications in either of Canada’s official languages. English is the primary language of our instruction and students that is predicated on high artistic standards. There are Franklin Cohen: Principal Clarinetist, The Cleveland Orchestra; correspondence; however, services are available in French few threats or vulnerabilities on the horizon that have not been Cleveland Institute of Music and Mandarin upon request. carefully considered by the administration. An integrated approach Wei Leng William Chen: Taipei Symphony Orchestra Encourageant la diversité culturelle, Morningside Music Bridge to serving student, teacher, and community needs has led to a YaoGuang Zhai: Toronto Symphony Orchestra accepte des demandes d’inscription dans les deux langues officielles successful program for young musicians that is without peer in du Canada. Bien que l’anglais soit utilisé pour l’enseignement et la Canada and among the very best in the world.” ORCHESTRA correspondance, nous pouvons, sur demande, offrir des services en Earl Lee*: Orchestra Conductor, Toronto Symphony Orchestra français et en mandarin aux intéressé(e)s. Dr. Douglas McNabney, McGill University, on behalf of the Department of Canadian Heritage *MMB Alumni