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Icicle Creek Summer Symphony
June 22 – June 28, 2008
A Program of Icicle Creek Music Center
About Icicle Creek Summer Symphony 2008
Location
Situated in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Icicle Creek’s Summer Symphony program is held every year in the idyllic natural setting of the Icicle Creek Music Center campus, adjacent to the Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat in Leavenworth, Washington.
The Icicle Creek Summer Symphony 2008 program includes the following divisions:
Symphony and Chamber Orchestras
 An intensive week of orchestral rehearsal and performance conducted by Dr. Jeremy Briggs Roberts (B.A., University of Puget Sound; D.M.A, Orchestral Conducting, University of Washington). Dr. Briggs Roberts is Music Director and Conductor of the Icicle Creek Youth Symphony and Summer Symphony. A prizewinner at the Vendôme Academy of Orchestral Conducting in Paris, France, he has taught at the University of Washington School of Music, served as Associate Conductor of the Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin, and has conducted opera and symphony orchestras in North America and Europe.
Academy Orchestra
 This orchestral group is for young players and students with limited orchestral experience and is a great way to learn skills essential for mastering playing an instrument in a conducted ensemble. The Academy Orchestra will be under the direction of Kara Hunnicutt (B.M., M.M., University of Southern California; M. Ed., Central Washington University). Ms. Hunnicutt is a freelance professional cellist and active studio teacher in North Central Washington. She teaches orchestra classes in Ellensburg, Washington, currently serves as principal cellist of the Yakima Symphony, and is the cellist of the Cascades Piano Trio.
Honors Chamber Orchestra
Based on a successful audition as determined by the Music Director along with Summer Symphony faculty members, several participants will be selected to perform alongside Summer Symphony faculty members in a full-length concert as the Icicle Creek Honors Chamber Orchestra on Friday night, June 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM at the beautiful Sleeping Lady Chapel located at the Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort in Leavenworth. Rehearsals for the Honors Chamber Orchestra will be held in the Canyon Wren Recital Hall on the Icicle Creek Music Center campus every evening throughout the week of Summer Symphony. Bus transportation back to Wenatchee will be provided for those selected participants every evening at no additional charge. Please note that all members selected for participation in the Icicle Creek Honors Chamber Orchestra must also participate in the Icicle Creek Symphony Orchestra.
Eligibility
Icicle Creek’s Summer Symphony 2008 is open to students throughout Washington State and neighboring states, aged 8 to 23, who have played an orchestral instrument for at least one year. Bus service is provided between Wenatchee and the Icicle Creek campus in Leavenworth, Washington.
Placement Auditions
In order to facilitate placement into the proper ensemble for an enjoyable and challenging experience, all students will be heard in a brief audition on the first morning of Summer Symphony (Monday, June 23). Each student should be prepared to play the following based on individual instrument:
- Strings: One major and one minor scale (two octaves each for Symphony Orchestra, three octaves each for Honors Chamber Orchestra placement) plus one 2-3 minute solo piece or excerpt displaying both musical ability and technical proficiency.
- Woodwinds/Brass: One major and one minor scale (two octaves each for both Symphony and Honors Chamber Orchestra placement), one tongued and one slurred, plus one 2-3 minute solo piece or excerpt displaying both musical ability and technical proficiency.
- Percussion: A two minute excerpt or solo piece on either xylophone, timpani, or snare drum displaying both musical ability and technical proficiency.
Ensemble assignments will be made on the basis of these auditions, with adjustments made during the first days of camp at the discretion of the faculty. To be considered for placement in the Icicle Creek Honors Chamber Orchestra, an audition CD is REQUIRED containing the above audition requirements. This should be sent in with other registration materials NO LATER than May 25, 2008. Please NO cassette tapes or DVDs/Videotapes. You will be notified upon acceptance, and by June 6, 2008, you will be mailed copies of your music for practice prior to the beginning of Summer Symphony 2008.
Tips for creating your CD
- Clearly print your full name, instrument, age, and private teacher on CD.
- Clearly print the contents of the CD on a piece of paper and include it with your registration form.
- Use an inexpensive external microphone (i.e. from Radioshack) and plug it in to the microphone jack on the back of your computer.
- You may need to adjust the sound options on your computer before you record. Make sure that the microphone is selected as the primary recording device, and that the recording volume is adjusted.
- Most computers come with simple recording software that records files in .WAV or .mp3 format. Record the audition requirements for your instrument and save the file on your computer.
- The CD burner software on your computer should be able to convert your .WAV or .mp3 file directly into an audio track on a blank CD-R disc.
- If you need help making your CD or you do not own the technology, ask your private teacher, school music teacher or a friend to assist you. You may also contact the Icicle Creek Music Center Office at (509) 548-6347, ext. 401 or email acampbell@icicle.org for any additional assistance.
Faculty
Professional educators and musicians from the greater Pacific Northwest region will provide quality instruction and leadership within each orchestra. Each section will include a professional faculty member, on hand at all rehearsals and sectionals, to provide detailed musical and technical assistance to participants. For more information regarding faculty appointments, please visit www.icicle.org, or call (509) 548-6347, ext. 408.
View 2008 Summer Symphony Faculty List
Repertoire
Academy Orchestra:
· To be determined, subject to enrollment
Symphony Orchestra:
· Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of Nobles
· Bach-Ormandy: Chorale Prelude “Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme”
· Richard Wagner: Act III Excerpts from the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Honors Chamber Orchestra:
· W. A. Mozart: Overture to Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail, K. 384
· J. S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060
· Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
**All repertoire subject to change
Concerts
Parents, families and friends are invited to a combined performance showcasing each orchestra at the end of Summer Symphony 2008. Final performances of the Academy Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Honors Chamber Orchestra will be held at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee at the Stanley Civic Center, 121 North Wenatchee Avenue in Wenatchee, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM. A separate performance of the Honors Chamber Orchestra will be held on Friday night, June 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM at the Sleeping Lady Chapel in Leavenworth, Washington.
Tuition
Tuition for Icicle Creek Summer Symphony 2008 is $275. The $60 registration fee counts toward the tuition total. The balance due ($215) will be payable at check-in on the first morning of Summer Symphony or may be mailed in advance to the Icicle Creek Music Center.
Lodging
Students from outside the residential area (Symphony Orchestra and Honors Chamber Orchestra students only) will have the option to be housed on-site at the Icicle Creek Music Center in shared, chaperoned cabin accommodation, subject to availability. The cost for room and board (three meals a day) is $225 for the week, payable directly to Icicle Creek Music Center. Students will be lodged 4-5 in the contemporary, air-conditioned Icicle Creek cabins, according to age and gender. High-quality, catered meals will be served on campus daily. Meals for students with special dietary requirements are available with advance notice. Guests/friends are not permitted to stay in ICMC cabins at any time. Anyone 18 and over interested in serving as a cabin counselor should check the appropriate box on the 2008 Registration Form. More information and guidelines will then be sent to you.
Activities
Other planned activities include sectionals, faculty demonstrations and performances, and numerous outdoor activities which take advantage of the naturally beautiful location and weather. For those out-of-town students staying at Icicle Creek Music Center throughout the week, there will be planned afternoon and evening activities throughout the week coordinated by the staff of Icicle Creek Music Center. Housed students should plan to bring additional money for these activities (ie bowling, movies, etc.).
Daily Schedule
8:30: Breakfast
10:00-12:00: Academy Orchestra/Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal
12:00-1:00: Lunch
2:00-3:00: Academy Orchestra Rehearsal/Symphony Sectionals
3:00-5:30: Afternoon activities/chamber music/individual practice
5:30-6:30: Dinner
7:00-9:30: Honors Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal/Evening activities
Transportation
A Summer Symphony bus will be provided for transportation daily (Sunday-Saturday) from a central location in Wenatchee to the Icicle Creek Campus in Leavenworth for students living in the Wenatchee area. Parents wishing their children to ride the bus must sign up in advance. Bus schedules will be mailed to registered students in early June. There is no additional cost to students for this bus service.
Lunch and Snacks
Parents of local students not housed at Icicle Creek Music Center need to plan on packing and sending a sack lunch each day. Other snacks will be provided by Icicle Creek Music Center (examples: packaged or home-baked pretzels or cookies, apples or other fruit, etc.) in a snack break each day.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available on the basis of financial need. Please indicate your interest in financial aid on the registration form. A scholarship application will be mailed to you upon receipt of your registration. Those serving as cabin counselors will receive a full scholarship to Summer Symphony 2008 in exchange for their services throughout the week.
T-Shirts and Concert Attire
Icicle Creek Summer Symphony T-shirts are free to all participants and are worn as concert dress for our Saturday performance. Late registrants cannot be guaranteed a T-shirt, so register early. For the honors Chamber Orchestra Concert on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM in the Sleeping Lady Chapel, students will perform in all-black concert attire. This should include a black, button-down shirt or blouse, black dress slacks or dress, a black belt, black socks or stockings, and black shoes.
Registration Information
A completed registration, due by May 25, 2008 includes:
- Registration form. Please complete all requested information. Type or print clearly.
- A non-refundable registration fee of $60 which will be applied toward tuition. Payment options are by check (payable to Icicle Creek Music Center), Visa, or Mastercard.
- A recorded audition CD for those interested in being considered for membership in the Icicle Creek Honors Chamber Orchestra. (Please see above for instructions)
- Room and Board fee of $225 for out-of-town students wishing to be housed at Icicle Creek Music Center.
Mail registration form and fee to:
Summer Symphony
c/o Icicle Creek Music Center
P. O. Box 2071
Leavenworth, Washington 98826
Registration deadline is May 25, 2008. Late registrations will be subject to an additional non-refundable fee of $20 (not applicable to Summer Symphony Tuition).
Please call the Icicle Creek Music Center office (509) 548-6347, ext. 400 or e-mail margent@icicle.org for additional information.
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