Norfolk - School Programs

2013 Programs

Chamber Music Session

New Music Workshop

Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop

Chamber Music Session
June 30 - August 11, 2013

Application & Information
(Applications for the 2013 Chamber Session are no longer being accepted.)

2013 Faculty Artists

For six weeks each summer, Norfolk opens its doors to advanced individual instrumentalists as well as preformed piano trios, string quartets as well as woodwind and brass quintets from around the world. Forty participants are offered a wide array of intensive coaching and performance opportunities. All participants of the Chamber Session will receive an Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship covering the full cost of tuition, housing and meals.

Fellows who arrive as individual instrumentalists form string quartets, woodwind quintets, brass quintets and mixed-instrument ensembles.

All Fellows perform during the Festival as part of the popular Young Artists' Performance Series. What’s more, Fellows have the extraordinary opportunity to perform alongside the Artist-Faculty in the Norfolk Festival’s Friday and Saturday Series.

I just wanted to thank you for everything this summer! It was an experience I will never forget. Never before had I the opportunity to so fully immerse myself in chamber music, and I couldn't have asked for a more idyllic environment to spend six weeks doing what I love…I think what I loved most was the underlying comfort and sense of purpose that came from working in a professional and interactive setting where our musical output was clearly appreciated and encouraged by the entire community.
— Claire Brazeau, oboe

“It was a blast!
— Ben Larsen, cello
“I just wanted to email you to let you know how wonderful these past six weeks have been. At the beginning, when Prof. Berman asked me to apply, I wasn't sure at all that 6 weeks would do such good for me, I was completely wrong, I got to meet a wonderful group of people and staff, and furthermore, make great music with such talented groups, and even with the Tokyo Quartet. For this and for the rest of the program, I want to thank you for making Norfolk what it is today. I am confident that this program will keep attracting the finest musicians from everywhere on the globe, and still have such a good relationship with the town and the residents of Norfolk.“
— Juan Carlos Fernández Nieto, piano
I had a great time at the festival and I have some amazing recordings to prove it! Thanks again for the opportunity.”
— Steven Naimark, clarinet