Auditions for C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival Begin April 26
28th summer season offers three weeks of performance and educational opportunities
for students and young professionals

Brookville, N.Y. – Auditions for the 28th Summer Season of the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival will begin April 26, offering gifted students and young professionals from the New York region the opportunity to perform and learn in a rich musical experience.

Auditions will be held at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University on Sunday, April 26, Sunday, May 3, Monday, May 11, Sunday, May 17, Monday, May 18, Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1, or by special appointment. To schedule an audition, call the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival at (516) 299-2103 or e-mail chamberfestival@cwpost.liu.edu.

The Festival, one of the region’s premier musical events, will be held July 13-31 at the C.W. Post Campus in Brookville, N.Y. Its primary focus is the study and performance of standard instrumental chamber music, including string quartets, woodwind quintets and mixed chamber ensembles. The Festival also includes a series of instrumental and performance master classes, a concerto competition, chamber orchestras, and a series of public concerts at Hillwood Recital Hall and Tilles Center for the Performing Arts featuring The Pierrot Consort, the faculty ensemble-in-residence at C.W. Post; Festival artists; the Festival Chamber Orchestra and well known guest artists: Larry Dutton, violist with the Emerson String Quartet, and the Imani Winds. These guest artists and The Pierrot Consort will give master classes during the Festival in addition to evening performances. This summer's schedule will also include educational residencies with members of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Approximately 120 instrumentalists will be selected through auditions to participate in the three-week festival. The C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival includes an artistry program for young professionals and pre-formed chamber ensembles; a performance program for college & conservatory musicians; an advanced program for students ages 15 to 18 and a seminar program for students ages 9 to 14.

The Festival’s commitment to music education and chamber music is the focus of a new Advancement of Chamber Music program for music educators who are interested in developing chamber music programs at their schools, or who are interested in expanding existing programs.

In addition to chamber music, the Festival includes musicianship classes, individual master classes, chamber music performance classes and a conducting program -- an overview of conducting and rehearsal techniques, score study, musical style and full orchestral and chamber orchestral repertoire. Conducting participants attend master classes, receive training with the Conductors’ Ensemble and actively observe rehearsals of the Festival Chamber Orchestra.

The Chamber Music Festival is available on a non-credit basis or participants may elect to earn undergraduate or graduate credits for participation. High school students may earn college credit through the High School Enrichment Program. The non-refundable application/audition fee is $35. Festival fees and tuition vary with scheduled participation and programs. Scholarships, fellowships and Tilles Center Scholar Awards will be available.

For more information about the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival, contact Susan Deaver, Festival director or Dale Stuckenbruck, assistant director at (516) 299-2103 or visit the Festival Web site at www.liu.edu/cwpost/svpa/music/festival.

THE PIERROT CONSORT
The faculty ensemble-in-residence at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University

Formed in 1981, The Pierrot Consort is celebrating its 28th season as the faculty ensemble-in-residence at Long Island University. The C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival was founded by Pierrot Consort members flutist Susan Deaver and cellist Maureen Hynes. In addition to its regular concert series at C.W. Post, The Pierrot Consort has performed at Merkin Concert Hall, Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Bartok Society at Saranac Lake, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn., the Stockbridge Chamber Concerts in Great Barrington, Mass., the St. Paul Chapel Series at Columbia University and for the Islip Arts Council. The artist members of the ensemble are actively involved in the musical life of New York City and have a commitment to the educational life of Long Island. The members of The Pierrot Consort are Susan Deaver, flute; Dale Stuckenbruck, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Maureen Hynes, cello and Heawon Kim, piano. The Pierrot Consort is a member of Chamber Music America. The 28th Summer Season of the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival will be held from July 13 through July 31, 2009. Updated information can be found at the Festival’s Web site at www.liu.edu/cwpost/svpa/music/festival.