Music in the Valley - The 16th international summer institute for strings and Voice as part of the Voice of Music Festival

The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance is happy to announce its 16^th International Summer Institute for Strings- Music in the Valley, which will take place during "the Voice of Music Festival" in Kibbutz Kfar Blum located in the Galilee heights.
 
The seminar is intended for advanced students and young professional musicians from Israel and worldwide.  Instructors at the Institute are internationally renowned artists from Israel and abroad who gather for the 10 day period of the Institute to give master classes, workshops and private lessons for the participants of the Institute. The seminar will be part of the oldest chamber music festival in Israel – "The voice of Music Festival" which celebrated its 26^th anniversary last year. Many classes will be open to the enthusiastic public and concerts will be presented daily both by faculty members, students and guest artists.


 Limited to 70 participants (ages 16-28), the program is based upon intensive instrumental training:  Individual lessons will be given every other day and Master classes will be held several times. The Program also includes technique classes, workshops, chamber music instruction and both student and faculty concerts.
 
The activities and lodging are in the beautiful Kibbutz Kfar Blum, located in the Galilee heights. Students will enjoy new air-conditioned apartments, as well as swimming pool, basketball courts and other recreational activities.
A team of collaborating pianist will be in residence to work with the individual instrumental studios.
Classes, concerts and master classes are based around the Arts Center at the entrance of the kibbutz. The lodging is a short walking distance from the music center. Practice rooms are located in the music center at numerous sites throughout the kibbutz. Most of the practice facilities are available at all times day and night.
The course provides Alexander technique classes and Feldenkrais method treatment by licensed instructors that will be in residence for the duration of the institute. Individual and group sessions will be available to all participants of the institution.
 
Music in the Valley offers an unforgettable summer and a challenging music experience.
 
 
The Program
The program of the summer Institute for strings is based upon intensive instrumental training. Individual lessons will be given every other day (sometimes even more).
Master classes will be held regularly over the duration of the institute and participants are encouraged to attend the lessons and master classes of their peers. In addition, we encourage students to take lessons with more then one teacher of their instrument.
The program also consists of technique classes, workshops, discussions, chamber music and both students and faculty concerts.  Each participant in the Institute will be afforded an unusual amount of freedom in planning their schedule.
 
Chamber Music 
This year we will hold a workshop for Chamber Music with piano under the tutelage of Mr. Ohad Ben-Ari workshop is intended for the chamber groups of the highest level and presents an opportunity for intensive coaching on a wide array of repertoire. Students who choose chamber music as a major subject should apply and enroll in the program as a group. Those students interested in focusing on their instrument may participate in a chamber group as a secondary subject and will be assisted in forming ensembles with other participants.

Language
The Primary languages of instruction in Music in the Valley are English and Hebrew. 
  
Lodging- Life on a Kibbutz
Students will be accommodated three to each room in comfortable new air-conditioned apartments, located in a short walking distance from the center of the arts.
All meals are served in the Kibbutz dinning hall (including kosher food), where participants of the institute dine both with the faculty and the members of the Kibbutz. All amenities on the Kibbutz are within a short walking distance from each other, and include grocery store, bakery, coffee shop and pub.