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PIMF Online offers private online violin instruction with
Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violin of The Philadelphia Orchestra, or Madison Day, Assistant Artistic Director of the Philadelphia International Music Festival in 60-minute segments on an individual basis or as part of a recurring weekly
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In 2020, PIMF Online offered complimentary
Practice Intensives hosted by PIMF Assistant Artistic Director, Madison Day, designed exclusively for PIMF 2020 Solo Performance Preparation Program students. Structured along the lines of a conservatory studio class, students played for Ms. Day in front of
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In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States prompted closures across the nation in the midst of preparations for PIMF’s summer camp. Sandy
Marcucci immediately redirected the team to build PIMFOnline, a virtual platform to keep young people in lockdown connected to their music, and to
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Students are divided by age into as many as four divisions with exceptions made for intermediate and advanced students as established by their auditions: the Junior
Division (students 8 - 10 years of age), Young Artists (11-13 years of age), the Senior Division (14-19 years of age), and the College
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Young musicians spend their time in private lessons, daily orchestra rehearsals, daily music education courses, optional daily chamber music rehearsals, solo performance and competition opportunities, daily private practice time, faculty recitals and master classes featuring principal players and
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It has grown to a 4-week in-person camp program hosting thousands of young musicians over the years from North
America as well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
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PIMF Online began hosting
Virtual Concerto Competitions in Spring 2020 and the program continues, offering $ 25,000 in scholarships plus prestigious performance opportunities. Winners in each of four age divisions earn scholarships to PIMF and an invitation to perform in the PIMF Winners Circle
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Concert with other outstanding soloists, including several members of The
Philadelphia Orchestra. The concert is scheduled for June 23, 2022, pending COVID-19 travel restrictions. Grand Prize Winners perform in a Private Recital in Philadelphia and are Featured Performers on the
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Strings International Music Festival, co-founded by Sandy Marcucci and Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violin of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The first camp consisted of 40 young musicians and took place on the Marcucci property in southern New Jersey.
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each other. On March 23, 2020, its first Master Class via Zoom brought young musicians from around the world and across time zones to their computer screens to watch and learn as
Kimberly Fisher assessed and critiqued performances by violinists in the U.S. and China.
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suburbs. The COVID-19 pandemic kept PIMF’s programming all-virtual in 2020, but still included a full symphony orchestra program. Bryn Mawr
College’s ongoing closure to outside groups due to COVID-19 restrictions led to the festival’s relocation for 2021 to The
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Latvia, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
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The festival offers two sessions each summer where students from across the United States and from around the world can attend for one or both weeks. It is also structured to accommodate day campers who choose not to live on-campus.
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is a for-profit intensive classical music training program operating since 1997 in a summer music camp format for musicians ages 8 through 19, taught by principal players and other members of
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other members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Electives include conducting, theory, ear training, notation, music business and other topics. Field trips have included Beach Days in
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b. Duo Concerto Competition. Violinists and cellists compete for the opportunity to perform on stage with a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Festival.
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as well as university and conservatory faculty. Since 2020, it has expanded to offer year-round virtual programming and competitions on its online platform,
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a. Concerto Competition. Musicians must be ready to perform with an orchestra if selected. It includes four age categories (subject to adjustment.)
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PIMF Online Master Classes in 2020 and 2021 have been taught by the following members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic:
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a "live audience" of their peers and received both individual and group feedback on how to best prepare for future performances.
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for in-person training. Hosting day campers as well as live-in students under stringent COVID-19 safety protocols, there were no
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