The Boise Philharmonic Association is our Idaho state hub for the National Symphony Summer Institute. One Idaho music student, sometimes two, will be chosen to attend this life changing four week program, free of charge.
National Symphony Summer Institute
GOOD NEWS - The application deadline has been extended to February 20.
The new online application deadline is February 20, 2012
For more details:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed/smi/
The online application for the National Symphony Summer Institute is now active and accessible through the Kennedy Center web site:
www.kennedy-center.org/smi
The National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees' Summer Music Institute
Every summer, approximately 70 students (ages 15-20) from all over the nation meet in Washington, D.C., to attend the National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute (SMI). The Institute offers four weeks of private lessons, rehearsals, coaching by National Symphony Orchestra members, classes, and lectures to prepare aspiring musicians for their futures in music.
Several of the students are graduates or current participants of the NSO Youth Fellowship Program, an orchestral training program for talented young musicians. Also included are students participating in the Young Artists of Color National Training Initiative of the Kennedy Center. In addition to their many lessons and training sessions, the students also perform a series of free Kennedy Center Millennium Stage concerts that are open to the public. Watch past SMI Millennium Stage performances by selecting any of the concert dates in the "Watch & Listen" section on the right side of this page.
The Summer Music Institute is coordinated by the National Symphony Orchestra Education Program, which is a component of the Kennedy Center Education Department. Young people, teachers, and families take part in innovative and effective education programs initiated by the Center, including performances, lectures, demonstrations, open rehearsals, dance and music residencies, master classes, competitions for young actors and musicians, backstage tours, and workshops. These programs have become models for communities across the country, as educators and government leaders recognize what the Center has known for years: that the arts can unlock the door to learning for young people, fostering creativity, teaching discipline, improving self-esteem, and challenging students to think in new ways, as well as offering them experiences in the joy of the performing arts.
Please don’t hesitate to call our Boise Philharmonic office with any questions, 344-7849.
Warmest Regards,
Nancy Smith
Education & Outreach Director
Boise Philharmonic
www.boisephilharmonic.org
516 S. 9th St.
Boise, Idaho 83702
208.344.7849