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Double Bass question about idyllwild summer program..

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stencilman

Jul 24, 2009
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Seattle, WA
#1
what's the difference between the hs symphony and the chamber fest? and how does each ensemble factor into the festival orchestra?

i know that the hs symphony coach is david h. young, and the chamberfest coach is charles deramus. they both seem like great coaches, but i hear that the orchestras get to play at disney hall... is this true? the websites really vague. thanks in advance,

-stencil
 
#2
The Chamber Festival is solely Chamber Music, and the Symphonic Program is purely orchestral playing.

I'm positive that the Disney Hall concert doesn't happen anymore, and I'm pretty sure that the old Festival Orchestra doesn't exist anymore. If Livingston has migrated to the HS orchestra, which I think he has, you should try to make that work. He is a lot of fun to spend a week or two with.

I've never worked with David before, but have heard solid things.

I absolutely loved working with Charlie, and used to rearrange my summer schedule to try and make it out for the Festival Orchestra (which usually involved flying across the country once more than needed), because he has helped me that much. He is a phenomenal teacher with an elegant way of describing how to play and an incredible fluidity on the bass. Plus, Idyllwild is sweet in august.
 
#3
I was told that there is now a chamber orchestra this year, rather than just chamber music. The chamber orchestra is for more advanced high school students and the symphony orchestra is for less advanced high school students. There are no college students in the program anymore, which I think is kind of a bummer. I think the chamber orchestra is replacing the festival orchestra and Larry Livingston is conducting it. David Young and Charlie DeRamus are both awesome, as is Larry Livingston. I'm not sure who is conducting the symphony orchestra, but it will probably be pretty cool. It's a great place, I highly recommend it.
 
#12
Estherfan said:
I was told that there is now a chamber orchestra this year, rather than just chamber music. The chamber orchestra is for more advanced high school students and the symphony orchestra is for less advanced high school students. There are no college students in the program anymore, which I think is kind of a bummer. I think the chamber orchestra is replacing the festival orchestra and Larry Livingston is conducting it. David Young and Charlie DeRamus are both awesome, as is Larry Livingston. I'm not sure who is conducting the symphony orchestra, but it will probably be pretty cool. It's a great place, I highly recommend it.
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Shoot is chamber really more advanced? They offered me a spot in it and I told them I would stick with Symphony :( I didn't know. Oh well, next year.
 
#13
Hi to all who posted to this thread!

I'm Peter Askim, bassist/composer and Music Director of the Idyllwild Arts Academy. Although the summer program just finished up, I just spoke with our Admissions Department, and the Idyllwild Arts Academy is still accepting applications for the 2010-11 Academic Year (this semester!) It's a GREAT place to be a high school bass player. I'm a bass player, our teachers are Chris Hanulik (Principal, L.A. Phil) and Jeremy Kurtz (Principal, San Diego) and our alums have gone on to great teachers (and great scholarships!) at Colburn and New England Conservatory, among others.

Scholarship money is STILL available. Contact me right away if you're interested:
[email protected]
 

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