Our Mission
Surrounded by Italian culture, we aim to renew our study and performance with non-competitive approach, examining the shared elements of making beautiful music in a beautiful place with like-minded individuals!
Play great music, make wonderful friends, perform in beautiful venues, and take time to enjoy the many delights of Tuscany. Rehearsals, coachings, and private lessons are augmented with multiple public performances in stunning venues. Enjoy great food, archeological sites, an ancient castle, a local medieval fantasy festival, local markets and much more! Past participants include musical retirees, undergraduate and graduate music students, and high-level amateur and professional musicians. This workshop is NOT an intensive program geared exclusively to pre-professional opera singers and instrumentalists. We are an age-inclusive group that welcomes musicians at many stages, both Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced levels.
Inspired by our surroundings in the medieval town of Sarteano, Summer Music in Tuscany has attracted vocalists and instrumentalists from around the world to enjoy an authentic Italian experience. Are you a musician who wants to hone their craft while exploring Tuscan towns, food, and history? Join us!
THE PROGRAM
You may select the 2-week Intermediate-Advanced Level Session, or 1-Week Adult Beginner Session - or you may indicate you wish to be considered for both on your application.
Vocal Studies: classical/opera
Strings Studies: Violin, Cello, or Viola
Wind Quintet Studies: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon
Piano Studies
Schedule:
Session 1 - Beginner: Arrive July 8th for opening dinner, Concert in Teatro Comunale di Sarteano July 14th, depart July 15th
Session 2 - Intermediate/Advanced: Arrive July 15th for opening dinner, Florence trip/concert July 20 or 21 (TBD), Final Concert in Teatro Comunale di Sarteano July 28th, Final lessons/pool party/luncheon July 29th, depart July 30th
You will enjoy private and group instruction with master teaching-artists and coaches
The program is small (usually about 40 participants) in order to create a tailor-made, supportive experience for each musician.
Repertoire will be selected and assigned one month prior to arrival.
Multiple opportunities for musicians to participate in solo, quartet, quintet and/or large ensemble public performances in beautiful venues.
Ensembles will include groups such as opera scenes, string or wind quartets, duos, jazz combos, madrigal/choral ensembles according to participants’ interests/specialities.
Our home venue is a breathtaking 18th century ovoid theatre with 45 boxes: Teatro Comunale degli Arrischianti. We also have additional rehearsal and practice rooms in various locations throughout the town’s Historic Center.
Cultural enrichment activities including exploring a thousand-year-old castle, visiting Florence, going inside an ancient Etruscan tomb, hiking in a Nature Preserve, visiting the spring-fed public pool and more.
Daily schedule runs 9:00am-12:30pm and 3:00-6:30pm and includes technique classes, group masterclasses, individual lessons, ensemble coachings, scenes stagings, trips to nearby attractions, and more.
Session One (Beginners) Final Concert will be on July 14th; Session Two (Intermediate/Advanced) Final Concert will be held on July 28th.
You will sample the local cuisine in world class restaurants - and don’t forget your daily gelato for dessert!
Note: All participants are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19 to protect themselves and our hosts in Sarteano while visiting Tuscany.
The view of the Piazza from our home theatre.