For several years, the Northeast Orchestra has been sponsoring an informal chamber music festival for adult amateurs who enjoy playing chamber music and meeting new players.
The primary goal of the program is to connect area amateur musicians thereby opening up playing and performance opportunities; and to facilitate music making by providing a venue for meeting and rehearsing.
There are no public performances and the program is focused on skill development and the enjoyment of playing together. There is the opportunity for each participant group to receive professional chamber music coaching from a local chamber music professor.
Overview of the 2024 Festival
· The program will run from July 11 to July 27, 2024.
· Participation is open to all DFW area musicians at the high school level and above.
· There will be a "friends and family" recital on the afternoon of Saturday, July 27, 2024 to conclude the program.
· There is no registration fee for the program, however, a suggested voluntary donation of $20 to the Northeast Orchestra would be greatly appreciated.
Further Details
· Please register for the program using this form. The registration deadline is May 27, 2024
· Around June 1st participants will be assigned to a chamber ensemble and notified of their ensemble member's contact information so that they can connect and arrange rehearsal times.
· Suggested repertoire will be provided for each group. Groups are also free to play any other music they can agree upon.
· Rehearsal space has been reserved at Peace Lutheran in Hurst on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9pm during the program.
The program dates are:
- July 11 - Thursday
- July 18 - Thursday
- July 25 - Thursday
- July 27 - Saturday 10 am to 4pm
- Please note - Ensembles are free to arrange any rehearsal or meeting schedule that they can agree upon, including meeting on other dates or locations. The dates provided are simply the default options. If your group wants to begin earlier in June or meet on different days at alternate locations, please make whatever arrangements you can all agree upon.
· The last week of the program, each group will be scheduled for an hour of chamber music coaching with Dr. Misha Galaganov from TCU.
· On Saturday the 27th, there will be a morning practice session starting at 10 am and then lunch will be provided for all participants, followed by a participant recital to end the program.
