Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival

Study with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra! $500 scholarships available for VIOLA students during our session June 19-July 2, 2021. https://philadelphiamusicfestival.org/

Free ticket giveaway! PIMF and The Music Barn want you to come see A Festival of Strings at its pavilion in Mullica Hill, NJ, featuring alumnae from the Perlman Music Program on May 22, 2021 at 2:30. String Quintets by Bruch and Brahms! Brahms and Bruch! It’s fun just saying it! For your chance to win 4 tickets to this glorious live, outdoor music performance and all the activities and amenities The Music Barn offers on concert day, Like, tag a friend and SHARE SHARE SHARE this offer, and you could be bringing the fam for a great afternoon of music!

Happiest of Birthdays to Maestro Kensho Watanabe from your friends and students at PIMF!

Solo Performance Preparation Program with principal players and other members of The Philadelphia Orchestra! Only FIVE openings remain for violin or cello. Symphony Orchestra Program strings section also has limited openings. June 19 - July 2. Upload audition asap. philadelphiamusicfestival.org/auditions/

The woman who inspired a much-needed and appreciated scholarship to The Philadelphia International Music Festival celebrates a remarkable century. https://philadelphiamusicfestival.org/a-standing-ovation-f/

Music educators, creative by nature, have bent over backwards to reinvent music education that both complies with health and safety protocols and meets the needs of students who crave a creative outlet. https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com//covid-res/6067519002/

Set your clocks back an hour! What will you do with the extra time?

Happy Halloween!

Can’t decide what to listen to? Enjoy this highlight reel of future classical superstars competing at PIMF’s Concerto Competition in 2018 IN PERSON! (>sigh<)

Building on a technique used by Mozart in 1792 to determine the key, rhythm and tempo of his compositions.

A Sunday Funny for the season!

It’s United Nations Day! A fine time to remember cellist Pablo Casals, honored in 1971 on this date with the U.N. Peace Medal.

https://philadelphiamusicfestival.org/state-of-the-arts-te/

Congratulations to our PIMF Program Director, Svetlana Smolina, on her newest accomplishment! Say hello to the new Piano Program Director at the Piano Conservatory, European Academy of Fine Arts - Svetlana Smolina! https://www.eafa.iamu.edu/piano

We’re pleased to introduce the Grand Prize Winner of The Philadelphia International Music Festival 2020 Virtual Concerto Competition! https://philadelphiamusicfestival.org/meet-bensen-kwan-gra/

Interesting article, with links to research on brass and woodwind instruments and possible transmission of infection, as well as describing some of the mitigation efforts that musicians are developing.