ORCHESTRA PROGRAM 2025
Performing. Professional Development. Networking.
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Over the past several years, many of our orchestra participants have been interested in learning more about the business aspect of running festival and how the industry works and is structured both in the private and public ventures. Therefore, we will be offering a series of lectures surrounding the professional aspects of the industry.
The Vienna Summer Music Festival is keen to develop future leaders in the arts.
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While performing in our main-stage opera productions and orchestra concert, participants of the orchestra program will be attending a series of classes focused on career development, networking, audition techniques, and an in depth discovery of producing concerts from a for profit vs. non-profit venture.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Arrival July 1st - Departure July 22nd
The Vienna Summer Music Festival is a performance based program where participants will be immersed in music during the duration of their stay. The orchestra in their first week will perform works of the famed First Viennese School including symphonies from Mozart, Hayden, and Beethoven. After our first week of rehearsals and performances, the orchestra will begin working on the opera repertoire for the Vienna Summer Music Festival. Below, please see the program for our 2025 season.
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Vienna Masters Orchestra Concert | July 6th, 2025
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Mozart Symphony No. 41
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Hayden Symphony No. 90
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Beethoven Symphony No. 7
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Opera Performance | July 17th, 18th, 19th, & 20th
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La bohème, Puccini
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PLUTO, Polo
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Giulio Cesare, Handel​
In addition to the performances, participants of the orchestra will attend a series of masterclasses about arts administration.
A SERIES OF CLASSES
Structured to inform you about the industry and how it operates
Profit vs. Non-Profit Ventures
Discover the difference of owning and a operating a for-profit venture vs. a non-profit nature and discover how they are structured, their similarities and differences.
Networking and Trade
Learn the value of networking and skills of developing a network, and how to trade your assets and talents within your network.
Career Development
Establish for yourself a realistic career plan with realistic goals by having your talents evaluated
and producing for yourself a realistic career path that will create a life of music and financial freedom.
Audition Techniques
In a competitive world with limit seats in an orchestra, learn about audition techniques which will allow you to differentiate yourself from your peers. Additionally, learn the importance of networking with any orchestra you plan to audition for.
Higher Academia
Discover the purpose of attaining higher ed degrees, acquiring assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships to cover your costs for a higher ed degree, and experience the importance of the history of higher ed.
Europe vs. North America
Learn how to acquire a position in Europe or North America and the similarities and differences in the different countries on each continent.
Application Requirements
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In order to apply, please prepare a short video (3 - 7 minutes which may include orchestral excerpts, solo work, or chamber ensemble)
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You may provide a Google Drive link or another familiar software for us to download, or you may upload your video to YouTube and send us the link so our application committee can review it.
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After we review your video, we will schedule a phone interview with you.
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You will be assigned an opera(s) to perform in. You are welcome to share you preference of which operas you will perform in.
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