Performances + Events
Summer Orchestra Institute
NEC’s Summer Orchestra Institute is a four-week full symphony orchestra program open to intermediate- to advanced-level strings, brass, winds, and percussion students ages 13-18.
Students have the option to attend one session for two weeks or the full program for four weeks.
Session 1: July 7-20, 2024
Session 2: July 21-August 3, 2024
Summer Orchestra Institute Experience
The Summer Orchestra Institute (SOI) experience emphasizes intensive musical preparation, placing special focus on concentration, practice and performance techniques, interpretation, phrasing, and general musicianship. Students will develop communication and leadership skills through their musical collaborations, learning the joy of music-making while developing lasting friendships. Off-campus trips and evening social activities are scheduled throughout the four-week session.
Program activities include full orchestral rehearsals, private lessons, sectional rehearsals, chamber music reading/coaching sessions, masterclasses, health and wellness seminars, eurythmics and professional development classes, individual practice time, and performance opportunities in NEC’s historic Jordan Hall. In addition, students will have the opportunity to play a side-by-side concert with the Boston Festival Orchestra.
Please note: Students must be 13 years old on July 1, 2024, to participate in the program as an on-campus boarding student.
SOI 2024 Repertoire Highlights
- Holst: The Planets
- Sibelius: Finlandia, op.26
- Kaija Saariaho: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
- Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
How to Apply
Submit one solo piece of your choice and two contrasting standard orchestral excerpts.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition: $1,950 for two weeks; $3,600 for four weeks
Health fee: $80 per two-week session
Housing: $1,680 per two week session
Students have the option of choosing to be a day student or boarding student in our state-of-the-art NEC dormitory, the Student Life and Performance Center, located in the heart of Boston. Additional evening activities are planned for boarding students.
Day student lunch fee: $75 per week
Financial aid opportunities are available for accepted students. More information is available during registration.
