Music Adventure

Music Adventure  is an intensive chamber music program for motivated high school students set in the heart of Tuscany, birthplace of the Renaissance. In residence at  Tenuta di Spannocchia, nurtured and nourished by the caring faculty and Spannocchia staff, students are introduced to the culture, history and cuisine of the region. Intensive chamber music sessions, individual practice, private lessons, string orchestra, master classes and concerts are mixed with travel, sightseeing, hikes, Italian and T'ai Chi classes, and time to relax and socialize.

Students work in depth  to strengthen their musical skills and prepare pieces for performance, inspired by their accomplished peers and Music Adventure’s experienced faculty. Each student will participate in at least two different groups and string players will perform side-by-side with faculty in chamber orchestra sans baton. Repertoire in previous years has included string quartets and quintets by Beethoven, Borodin, Dvorak, Hadyn and Mozart; Concerti Grossi by Corelli and Vivaldi as well as Vivaldi's Four Seasons; and Bartok's Roumanian Folk Dances. Music Adventure participants will also have opportunities to perform solo works. Students are invited to perform in a reunion concert in Hartford in September 2010.