2012 SUMMER PROGRAM - JULY 8 to AUGUST 5 (attention-revised dates) Master classes and individual lessons in violin, viola, cello and piano. Chamber music coaching and master classes. Master classes and workshops in composition. Student and faculty concerts. Guest lectures and concerts . Courses in fugue, improvisation and keyboard harmony . Cultural visits and lectures. The American Conservatory Summer Session 2012 will be held for four weeks, from July 8 to August 5. The program is for advanced students ages 18-30, but particularly those currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate music school programs. Program includes performing opportunities (recitals/concerts) and an optional three-day stay in Paris with the Fine Arts Department at dates to be determined (not included in tuition fee). There will be  organized cultural visits to Paris during the session including some combined with the architecture students.  A special collaboration with the Fine Arts students, performed at the end of the summer session, celebrates the unique combination of the two schools. The Distinguished  faculty* includes Philippe Entremont (orchestra, piano, chamber music), Christian Ivaldi (piano), Frédéric Aguessy (piano), Jay Gottlieb (piano), Gérard Poulet (violin), Alexis Galperine (violin), Guillaume Sutre (violin), Tasso Adamapoulos ( viola), Bruno Pasquier (viola), Diana Ligeti (cello), Allain Gaussin (composition and analysis), François Paris (composition), Isabelle Duha (fugue and keyboard harmony). Visiting composition professors: TBA Masterclasses with Philippe Bianconi (piano), Marc Coppey (cello), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), Marie-Josephe Jude (piano), Gérard Caussé (viola) Enrollment is limited to 40. Students must 18 to 30.  Students 16-18 may attend if accompanied by an adult. Courses are taught in English. Tuition for the current session is set at $3,500. Substantial financial aid based on merit is available for qualified students. ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS You will be lodged within walking distance from the Chateau, either in a dorm or with a French family. Meals 5 days a week are included in your tuition (breakfast, lunch and dinner). For more information on the Music Program email: info@fontainebleauschools.org *The faculty may be subject to change.  Please check back for updates.