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Madeline Island Chamber Music, a Program of MacPhail

Madeline Island Chamber Music is a summer chamber music program located on historic Madeline Island, Wisconsin. Each summer, 75 extraordinarily talented high school and college-level musicians participate in MICM's programs. In addition, an Emerging Artists Quartet in Residence is invited to participate in a unique residency, where they are mentored by and collaborate with MICM faculty. 

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SUMMER PROGRAMS     Application Deadline: February 15, 2024**

Application Fee: $100 (individual) / $150 (pre-formed group)


Chamber Music for Winds
| Learn More    **Deadline extended to March 1**

Program Dates: June 16 – 22, 2024
Tuition: $2,000 (including housing, room and board, and meals)*

Application Materials

  • Video auditions are required for all applicants and must be uploaded directly to the Acceptd application prior to the submission deadline.
  • Letter of recommendation from your current private teacher or chamber music coach.

Audition Requirements for Individuals

  • 5-8 minutes of solo repertoire consisting of two works contrasting in style and tempo (representative excerpts of longer movements are accepted)
  • One movement of a chamber music performance
  • Audition recordings may be with or without accompaniment

Audition Requirements for Pre-Formed Woodwind Quintets

  • Two complete movements of works contrasting in style and tempo
  • Individuals wanting consideration for admission, should the quintet not be able to attend as a group, must also submit the audition requirements for individuals listed above

*Financial aid is available based on demonstrated need.

Eligibility: Horn and woodwind players between the ages of 14-24 or are currently enrolled full-time at a college, university, or conservatory. Pre-formed woodwind quintets are encouraged to apply.

 

Chamber Music for Strings | Learn More
Program Dates: June 23 – July 14, 2024
Tuition: $4,200 (including housing, room and board, and meals)*

Application Materials

  • Video auditions are required for all applicants and must be uploaded directly to the Acceptd application prior to the submission deadline.
  • A letter of recommendation from your current private teacher or chamber music coach.

Audition Requirements: Individuals

  • 5-8 minutes of solo repertoire consisting of two works contrasting in style and tempo (representative excerpts of longer movements are accepted)
  • Repertoire may include, but is not limited to, unaccompanied Bach, a virtuoso piece, a standard concerto, or sonata
  • Audition recordings may be with or without accompaniment

Audition Requirements: Pre-Formed String Quartets

  • Two complete movements of works contrasting in style and tempo
  • One work must be from the classical period (Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven are recommended)

*Financial aid is available based on demonstrated need.

Eligibility: String players between the ages of 14-24 or are currently enrolled full-time at a college, university, or conservatory. Pre-formed quartets are encouraged to apply.

Those interested in both the Fellowship String Quartet or Chamber Music for Strings programs should complete the Fellowship String Quartet application and indicate interest in Chamber Music for Strings program on their application. You do NOT need to submit two separate applications.

Fellowship Piano *New for Summer 2024* | Learn More
Program Dates: July 14 – 28, 2024
Tuition: Full scholarship award covering tuition, room and board, and meals

Application Requirements

  • Video auditions are required for all applicants and must be uploaded directly to the Acceptd application prior to the submission deadline.
  • Letter of recommendation from current teacher or chamber music coach

Audition Requirements for Individuals

  • 5-8 minutes of solo repertoire consisting of two works contrasting in style and tempo (representative excerpts of longer movements are accepted)

Eligibility: Pianists between the ages of 18-24 or are currently enrolled full-time at a college, university, or conservatory. Applicants must have completed their first year at a post-secondary institution by the start of the program.

 

Fellowship String Quartet | Learn More
Program Dates: June 23 - July 28, 2024
Tuition: Full scholarship award covering tuition, room and board, and meals

Application Materials

  • Video auditions are required for all applicants and must be uploaded directly to the Acceptd application prior to the submission deadline.
  • A letter of recommendation from your current private teacher or chamber music coach.
Audition Requirements: Individuals
  • 5-8 minutes of solo repertoire consisting of two works contrasting in style and tempo (representative excerpts of longer movements are accepted)
  • Repertoire may include, but is not limited to, unaccompanied Bach, a virtuoso piece, a standard concerto, or sonata
  • Audition recordings may be with or without accompaniment
Audition Requirements: Pre-Formed String Quartets
  • Two complete movements of works contrasting in style and tempo
  • One work must be from the classical period (Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven are recommended)
Eligibility: String players between the ages of 18-24 or are currently enrolled full-time at a college, university, or conservatory. Applicants must have completed their first year at a post-secondary institution by the start of the program. Pre-formed quartets are encouraged to apply.

Those interested in both the Fellowship String Quartet or Chamber Music for Strings programs should complete the Fellowship String Quartet application and indicate interest in Chamber Music for Strings program on their application. You do NOT need to submit two separate applications.

QUARTET RESIDENCY     Application Deadline: January 16, 2024

Application Fee: $150

Emerging Artists Quartet Residency | Learn more
Summer Program Dates: June 18 - July 28, 2024
Fall Residency: November 2024

Application Materials

  • Video auditions are required for all applicants and must be uploaded directly to the Acceptd application prior to the submission deadline.
  • Letter of recommendation from your current chamber music coach or mentor.
  • A video interview with the quartet may also be requested.

Audition Requirements

  • Two full works contrasting in style and tempo
  • One quartet must be from the classical period (Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven are recommended)

Priority consideration will be given to string quartets that have been playing together for a minimum of one academic year.



EQUITY ARC AND MADELINE ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC

Equity Arc is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of local and national organizations to align, promote and develop equitable opportunities for aspiring classical musicians from underrepresented ethnicities. With a vision to create a level playing field for artists from backgrounds underrepresented in classical music, Equity Arc engages a broad coalition of members to both break down barriers to BIPOC musicians achieving success in the field and dismantle the structural inequities, biases, and systemic racism ingrained in many of the policies and practices in our field.

In 2022, Equity Arc partnered with over a dozen summer programs to launch the Common Application for Summer Study. This consolidated application allows young BIPOC musicians to apply to partner through one application and audition. Equity Arc covers the application fee for every eligible student. Madeline Island Chamber Music is proud to join the Common Application for Summer Study for our 2024 Summer.

If you are interested in applying for MICM and identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color), we encourage you to apply through Equity Arc’s application.

 



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