2013 Session

A few informations…

Dates: Sunday June 2 to Sunday July 14, 2013

Conductors will include Pascal Verrot,  Christoph Campestrini, Michael Stern, Heiichiro Ohyama, Perry So, Edwin Outwater

Orchestral Repertoire

Applications are open. More about Auditions mid September 2012.

News from Carol Wincenc

Carol has been very active as usual …
Let us mention her Life Time Achievement Award she received from the National Flute Association in August 2011 and Music Distinguished Alumni Award from the Manhattan School of Music in October 2011.
She recorded Henryk Gorecki’s Concerto for flute and orchestra, of which she is the dedicatee, with the Warsaw Philharmonic in September 2011 (Naxos label) and a new CD of all American music for flute and string quartet (Arthur Foote, Joan Tower and Amy Beach) with the Green Mountain Chamber Players.
She tours with the New York Wind Quintet and performed in Houston for the Houston Friends of Music this last Tuesday January 17, 2012. She gave a master class there on Wednesday.

News from Rebecca Henderson

FINALLY!! After several years in the making, my new CD, “Gobo” is out!! Featuring several wonderful new (or newish) pieces by Russell Pinkston, Diane Thome, Joseph Landers, and Nancy Galbraith, and Jenni Brandon; performances by Kristin Wolfe Jensen, Susan Hatch Tomkiewicz, Sheryl Cohen, Rebekah Heller, and Robert S Freeman. It should be available on i-tunes via Naxos in another month or so. In the meantime, for anyone wanting a copy right away, contact Evan Leslie at the Butler School of Music at UT: eleslie@austin.utexas.edu

Performance Today Show

on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011, Performance Today will broadcast the following selection from the 2011 Round Top Festival Institute:

Gioachino Rossini (orch. Ottorino Respighi): The Fantastic Toyshop
Texas Festival Orchestra
Ransom Wilson, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute
Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
July 9, 2011

Alumni News

News from Caroline Slack (2005 alumna)

Founded in 2010 with four core members, QUARTUS CHAMBER PLAYERS is a chamber music ensemble dedicated to making classical chamber music more widely accessible by bringing intimate and educational performances to concert halls and alternative venues. In its inaugural season, Quartus was invited to perform with Houston Chamber Choir on three sold-out Christmas concerts at the Villa de Matel, made its radio debut on Houston Public Radio’s The Front Row, toured in San Antonio for two lunch time concerts, partnered with Classical Revolution Houston for an afternoon concert at the Ginger Man, and gave three near-capacity performances in downtown Houston. Quartus also began its Quartus in the Classroom educational program in Sheldon ISD and Cy-Fair ISD this year and brought its Quartus in the Community outreach program to the Houston Area Suzuki String Association (HASSA) and a few retirement communities.
Quartus continues its mission and will bring classical chamber music to audiences in the upcoming season with exciting collaborations and programing. To be added to Quartus’ mailing list, email us at: info@quartuschamberplayers.com


A Guide to the 2012 Summer Program

June 3 – July 15, 2012

Overview (Orchestra training, chamber music, private lessons, masterclasses, piano program…)
Orchestral repertoire
Applications and Auditions (Online form, in person auditions, recorded auditions)
Auditions repertoire is listed by instrument on the right column of this page.
Calendar and deadlines
Conductors and Faculty
Facilities (Festival Concert Hall, Edythe Bates Old chapel, Artists Residences …)
Where we are.

2012 News

2012 Round Top Music Festival : June 3 to July 15, 2012
Highlights include
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 conducted by Christoph Campestrini,
an Homage to Claude Debussy (150th anniversary) conducted by Pascal Verrot
and the world premiere of a Concerto for 2 percussionists (Meehan/Perkins Duo) and orchestra by Jonathan Leshnoff (conducted by Michael Stern in his debut at Round Top.)

More debuts at Round Top …Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, Conductors Pedro Carneiro and Perry So, Violinists Espen Lilleslatten and Jonathan Swartz, Violist Brett Deubner, Oboists Nathan Hughes, Alecia Lawyer, Trumpeter Will Strieder,Trombonists Ben Osborne and Brent Phillips.
Texas Festival Orchestra Repertoire