Fees and Registration

Tuition

Workshop Program, Flutes and Drums around the World: $520 per week
Half-day tuition: $300
Baroque Academy, Virtuoso Recorder, Recorder Seminar: $565
Historical Dance Program: $480
Attend full time both weeks in any combination of programs and get $100 off tuition!
Work-study aid for tuition is available. If AEM cannot award sufficient aid for you to attend, your tuition deposit will be refunded in full.

Tuition Scholarships

Violin—scholarship for Baroque Academy concertmaster
Voice—scholarship for experienced singer beginning a career in early music
Reeds or Brass—scholarships for reed or brass players
Recorder—scholarships for Virtuoso Recorder participants
Viol—scholarship for Workshop Program or Baroque Academy
Harpsichord—scholarship for Workshop Program

Scholarships are also offered by Early Music America (www.earlymusic.org) and the American Recorder Society (www.americanrecorder.org). Deadline for both: April 15, 2008.

Application Fee

$30 before June 15, $50 after June 15, non-refundable, not included in tuition; waived if full tuition payment is postmarked by May 1. Those auditioning for a program with a higher tuition may avoid the Application Fee by sending in the amount of the full Workshop Program tuition ($520) by May 1. If your application to the special program is not accepted, you may either receive a refund of all but $30 or have your payment applied to the Workshop Program.

Cancellation policy

Tuition is fully refundable before June 1, all but $100 before June 27 (July 4 for second week). No refunds for first week after June 27 (July 4 for second week).

Application

Register online today!

A printable application form is available here for download. Click to Download (PDF)

Mail completed form with $30 application fee ($50 if after June 15) and either full tuition payment or tuition deposit of $100 per week. All applications, including special programs, must include tuition deposit. Make check to Amherst Early Music, Inc. (preferred) or give credit card info.(MC, VISA, AmEx only). Send card number, expiration date, your name as it appears on the card, the total you wish to charge and your signature. Payment in US dollars only.
Applicants will receive detailed information about classes, housing, transportation, and Festival events in early June.

Audition Information

Admission to the Baroque Academy, Opera Project, Virtuoso Recorder, and Recorder Seminar is by recorded audition only. To apply, please submit application form, tuition deposit and application fee, a resume of your studies and performing experience, and a 10-15-minute audition CD demonstrating your technical ability, musical expression, and your understanding of Baroque style. Please include German music. Singers please submit two copies of these materials: audition CD, photo, and a detailed resume including stage experience, height, hair color, and eye color. Roles in the Opera Project will be cast by May 15 on the basis of Baroque Academy audition CDs. Audition deadline is April 15, 2008.

Note: Opera participants are expected to arrive early. Rehearsals begin Saturday, July 5.