General Information At-A-Glance:
Months Offered: June and January
Tuition: $1250
Application Fee: $75 (not required for returning students)
Student to Teacher Ratio: approx. 1 x 2
Number of Students Accepted: Annual Max. 15 (11-12 Composers and 3-4 conductors)
Number of Singers on Staff Each Session: 16 Pro, 30-40 Volunteer
Year Founded: 2010
Number of Alumni to Date: 80+
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The Choral Chameleon Summer Institute is designed to immerse emerging composers and conductors of choral music in the intricacies of the choral idiom in a nurturing environment surrounded by respected professionals. It gives students an opportunity to explore and experiment with writing and conducting techniques in a ‘best-case scenario’. Generous lab and podium time is given to all participants to ensure maximum practical and hands-on experience. The spirit of innovation married with a traditional perspective on matters of musicianship work in tandem to provide our students with skills that can enable unlimited thinking.

OUR DIFFERENCE 

Now in its tenth year, The Choral Chameleon Institute is designed to immerse emerging composers and conductors of choral music in the intricacies of the choral idiom in a nurturing environment surrounded by respected professionals. It gives students an opportunity to explore and experiment with writing and conducting techniques in a ‘best-case scenario’. Generous lab and podium time is given to all participants to ensure maximum practical and hands-on experience. The spirit of innovation married with a traditional perspective on matters of musicianship work in tandem to provide our students with skills that can enable unlimited thinking.