CMNC - SFSU March 3-4, 2012 Workshop Details / Links - Chamber Musicians of Northern California

Coaches for this workshop
Coaches' Concert Performance: Karla Ekholm, bassoon; Leslie Chin, flute; Joan Nagano, piano (JN is performing but not coaching)
A Note about Workshop Fees
OLLI membership

For questions, problems or any other need to contact us:

mail @ cmnc.org
Phone 510-828-4148 and leave a message, or
Use our Contact Page

To Apply Fees Pre-Workshop Sched Overview Freelancing Experience Cancellations

FORMAT for SF State Workshop:

Saturday participants: Arrive at Creative Arts at 8:15–8:45 Saturday, to register and chat before 9:00 start time and Orientation Meeting. Saturday will consist of a full day coached session and a Master Class ending at 5:30, followed by the Coaches' Concert (ending about 6:30), dinner (ending about 7:15), and freelancing (ending at 10:00).
Sunday Participants: Arrive at Creative Arts 8:30–8:40 to register and to attend the Sunday Orientation Meeting at 8:45. Sunday will also be an all day coached session. The Sunday session will end at 4:00 with an optional performance sampler at 4:15 for those groups wishing to participate.
All Sunday ensembles have the option to perform by signing up on sheets we will provide, dividing up into several performance rooms, so the samplers will end on or before 5:15. Other participants may attend these performance samplers, if they wish.
Freelancing is encouraged Saturday evening, and at lunchtimes on both days.

We consider all applications up to the deadline date, but sometimes have to waitlist or give participants only one day to manage instrument balance. We are also limited by the number of rooms we are allowed to use at each of our venues.

You may apply as an individual for both days (preferred) or one day. You may opt to apply as part of a preformed group for one day, and you are encouraged to attend the other day as an individual.

Whether you are applying for both days or one day, please indicate on the application if you (and/or your preformed group) can attend either day. This will be greatly appreciated and your acceptance possibly might hinge on your flexibility. Of course, if you can only attend one day, we will make an effort to accommodate you.

If you apply as an Individual, we will assign you to groups and provide music for you on both Saturday and Sunday.
A limited number of Preformed Groups will be accepted for the workshop. Applicants can apply as a preformed group for only one of the two days, and are strongly encouraged to attend the other day non-preformed. Preference is given to groups with members who wish to attend both days.
Preformed groups must provide their own music and a score for the coach (even if the score is a piano part, an additional copy must be provided). Groups unable to meet these requirements will not be accepted.
Minimum group size is a trio. Preference may be given to larger groups depending on the number of applicants and available rooms.

A note about the workshop fees:

Two of our goals in the CMNC Challenge fundraising campaign were to keep workshop fees more affordable, and to be able to provide financial aid where needed. Thanks to the CMNC Challenge donations, we were able to set the fee for the weekend at $225, a 10% reduction from the Mills workshop in October. Also, we have increased the budget for financial aid for this workshop. On the page for financial aid, there is now a button for variable payment. So if you need financial aid, but can pay more than $25 for the weekend, you are able to do so. This will also enable CMNC to provide financial aid to more people if needed in these economic times.

To Apply

Login - if you are a member or are on our mailing list.
For Login support, mail @ cmnc.org or call 510-828-4148
After you login, you will see the link for the online workshop application.

Register
New to CMNC? Please register (either for New Membership or for Mail List Only), then apply for the workshop.

Financial Aid is only available to current CMNC members, $25. (Membership dues are $35 annually. Login and look at your Member Account's Membership Details to determine if you are a paid-up member. If not current, pay your annual membership dues and then apply.)
We also invite you to make a donation of whatever amount you can afford.

Please use the online application if at all possible. If you have problems with this, please send email to mail @ cmnc.org or call our message phone, 510-828-4148, to explain your problem.

*If you join or renew your CMNC membership, please complete membership payment BEFORE applying for the workshop.
You need to be a paid-up member before the system can save you money by calculating member fees.

We expect payment of the workshop fee when you apply. Fees for any day(s) that you are waitlisted will be refunded in full prior to the workshop.

Workshop Fees - Mar 3-4, 2012	Member*	NON-Member	Member Financial Aid
BOTH Days	$225	$245	$25
SATURDAY only	$140	$150	$25
SUNDAY only	$110	$120	$25

Extra meals for your guests	Saturday Lunch	Saturday Dinner	Sunday Lunch
Extra meals for your guests	$17	$21	$17

The March 2012 workshop at SFSU is offered as a class through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - OLLI.

OLLI at SF State is a vibrant community of lifelong learners who enjoy lectures, events, and classes.

Included in your workshop fee is a special OLLI membership. This membership level provides unlimited access to OLLI-SF State lectures, cultural programming, and special events.

Please visit SFSU's OLLI website for more information and for a calendar of events. If you would like to sign up for a course you may do so online. There is an additional fee for courses. Please call Debra Varner, Director of OLLI, for more information at 415-817-4243.

You will also receive a bimonthly email newsletter with OLLI activities.

Pre-Workshop Schedule:

Application and Payment Deadline: Sunday, January 22, 2012

Please pay the workshop fee when you apply. Fees for any day(s) that you are waitlisted will be refunded in full prior to the workshop.

Acceptance:
We will send every applicant an acceptance/regrets notice by Feb. 1, 2012. If yours has not arrived by Feb. 4, please contact us by phone or e-mail!
Send E-mail to: mail @ cmnc.org
or call the CMNC Message Phone: 510-828-4148.

If you are accepted, we are planning on your presence, and it is crucial that you come.

If you cannot come, please notify us, the earlier the better. Your cancellation is not official until we acknowledge it, so you have confirmation that your message was received.
To ensure a workable instrument balance, some applicants may be accepted for only one day or wait-listed subject to cancellations.
- For example, there are a limited number of pianos, so we may not be able to accept all the pianists who apply.
Assignments will be discussed with pianists about 3 weeks before the workshop.
Because both days are coached, non-preformed strings will be notified of Saturday and Sunday assignments about 10 days before the workshop.
We will offer to notify winds of their assignments.
A new section in our Links page suggests the likeliest places to quickly obtain music
A roster will be available to accepted applicants.

If you are wait-listed, your payment will be refunded in full; we will contact you if the workshop balance changes.

Cancellations:

If you cancel before Jan. 22, you will receive full refund.
If you cancel between Jan. 22 and Feb. 16 you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel after Feb. 16, there is no refund except for medical and family emergency.

If you must cancel, contact us. If we don't respond quickly, keep trying until we confirm your cancellation.

Parking

Look at SFSU's campus map Map Links

Note the CA (Creative Arts Bldg - I4-5). on Holloway, where our activities are centered.
You are likely to find free street parking on both Saturday and Sunday if you arrive early.
Also locate the main parking structure - E3-4 - in center of campus which must be entered from Lake Merced Blvd.
If entering campus from 19th Ave, drive through campus on Holloway and Font, turn right on Lake Merced and turn right onto campus at the next light.
Parking is $5 per day.
You will need exact change.
Note: either drive to top floor or take elevator in SE corner to 5th floor to exit on campus level.
Then (on foot) cross the bridge and follow our signs or the marked map to the Creative Arts Building (CA)

Workshop Overview:

Coached sessions start 9:00 am both days.
Master classes on Saturday at 4:00. Optional performance samplers on Sunday at 4:15.
See format and arrival details above
After the Saturday master classes there will be a Coaches' Concert. Performers will be Karla Ekholm, bassoon; Leslie Chin, flute; Joan Nagano, piano.
Freelancing, as usual, will be available Saturday evening 7:30-10:00 pm and during lunch times.
- What is Freelancing?
- Table with room signup list and freelance sheets is near the Registration table
- Each group should sign up for a room
- Rooms with pianos should be reserved by piano groups
- Use a Freelance signup sheet if you want to play a piece but you need players
- If your group is complete, you do not need to fill out a freelance signup sheet, but you do need to sign up for a room
CMNC library of chamber music scores and parts will be available for freelancing -- over 1200 items for 3 to 16 players. Look at our online listing.
Security room provided for instrument storage.

Effective workshop participation requires a reasonable level of technical competence and previous familiarity with chamber music. High technical proficiency can compensate to some extent for lack of chamber music experience, but sight-reading skill is essential.

True beginners are not likely to be adequately prepared for the experience of playing at the workshop.
If you are a beginner, we encourage you to form chamber groups at home in order to gain self-confidence and some familiarity with the literature before applying to play at an organized workshop.
CMNC members receive a directory of all members, which will help you in forming groups for this purpose.
CMNClist is another good way to find fellow players.
CMNC also recommends the chamber music classes for adults at the Crowden school
To ensure a workable instrument balance, the workshop may have to set specific quotas of various instruments and playing abilities.

Address any questions by E-mail to:
mail @ cmnc.org
or use the CMNC Message Phone: 510-828-4148

Future Workshops:

May 26–27, 2012: San Francisco State University

October 20–21, 2012: Mills College Oakland

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SFSU -San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue (at 19th Ave) March 3-4, 2012

Application and Payment Deadline: Sunday, January 22, 2012

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A note about the workshop fees:

SFSU -San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue (at 19th Ave)
March 3-4, 2012