Ensemble & PerformanceThe SSMF presents over two dozen concerts each summer, including performances by students, faculty, and guest artists. All students have the opportunity to perform each week as well as to hear world class concerts with a rich array of repertoire. Student orchestras, the Sewanee Symphony and the Sewanee Philharmonia prepare and present a new program each Sunday afternoon. Every student performs on stage with a chamber ensemble each week. Special concerts, masterclasses, and the Concerto Competition Concert afford a tremendous variety of performance opportunity for all Sewanee students. Students of the Music Festival are expected to attend all Festival concerts and admitted to all concerts free of charge. A complete calendar of events is published in the early spring and can be obtained by contacting the SSMF office at 931.598.1225, or via e-mail at ssmf@sewanee.edu. The concert listings are posted on this Web site as well and can be accessed via the links to the left.
Chamber Music Concerts
Chamber music concerts are presented by both faculty and student groups as well as visiting guest artists. Chamber music concerts by guest artists and resident artist-faculty are presented Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. All students perform weekly in chamber music ensembles on Friday afternoons (open to the Music Festival participants only), which are adjudicated by SSMF students.
After the closed performances, groups will be selected to perform a free public concerts on Friday evenings inn Monteagle, TN, a nearby community, and outdoors at 7:00 p.m. in Guerry Garth. Special student chamber music concerts are organized and presented by the Festival for the Sewanee Community. These concerts are suggested by the Artistic Director and by Faculty coaches when ensembles have obtained a sufficient level of accomplishment.
Keeble Concert Series at Monteagle
Four concerts featuring SSMF student chamber ensembles and culminating with an appearance the Sewanee Philharmonia are presented at the Monteagle Assembly in nearby Monteagle. Performers are selected by the student committee after the Friday afternoon chamber music performances, and overseen by the faculty and staff.
Orchestras
The Music Festival maintains three orchestras, two of which are for our young artists, the Sewanee Philharmonia and the Sewanee Symphony. Placement for the Sewanee Philharmonia and Sewanee Symphony will be determined by a short placement audition held in the afternoon on Saturday June 14, 2008. Young Artists may perform any selection of their choice for a total duration of 5:00 minutes. Please call the Festival office, 931.598.1225, or e-mail us at ssmf@sewanee.edu with any questions.
The Sewanee Festival Orchestra performs three times during the five-week session in Guerry Auditorium, the Grand Opening Concert, the Patriotic Concert held on the 4th of July weekend, and the Concerto Competition Concert. The orchestra consists of faculty, staff and selected advanced young artists and will be conducted by SSMF Artistic Director James Paul or Visiting Guest Conductor.
The Sewanee Symphony is an orchestra comprised of young artists and led by Artistic Director James Paul and visiting Guest Conductors. The orcehstra performs five weekly concerts on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. Programs include outstanding repertoire from the standard literature, and feature soloists from the SSMF Faculty.
The Sewanee Philharmonia performs standard orchestral repertoire and is directed by different Faculty and Guest Conductors. The group performs five weekly concerts, including faculty soloists. During the 2008 season, the Philharmonia will by conducted by Bruce Dinkins, Joseph Lee, and Peter Askim. The Sewanee Philharmonia appears on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. A special concert is presented during the final week of the Festival at the Monteagle Assembly in the nearby community of Monteagle, TN.
Student Concerto Competition
Any student attending the Sewanee Summer Music Festival is invited to enter the concerto competition held early in the session. Auditionees are provided with an accompanist. Students will need to provide music for accompanists. Preliminary rounds are closed to the public, and the finals are open to all, and presented on the Guerry Hall stage.
All instrumentalists performing on standard orchestral instruments are eligible and accompanists will be provided. Competition winners will be featured with the Festival Orchestra in a concert presented during the final week of the Festival.
For further information or inquiries, please call 931.598.1225 or e-mail us at ssmf@sewanee.
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