Music

Orpheus Music Festival

Sunday - Sunday, July 12 - 19, 2009

A wonderful music festival experience for high school musicians (ages 14 - 18) including classes in music theory and history, choral ensembles and workshop training for operetta and musical theatre. Daily individual lessons in voice, piano and guitar are available.  The camp is directed by Dr. Robert L. Larsen and features Simpson College voice, piano, choral and guitar faculty.  The week begins with camp participants attending the final performance of the Des Moines Metro Opera season.

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General Information

Deadline for application and audition tapes is May 12, 2009.

Cost: $525 for tuition, room and board and daily individual lessons.

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Scholarships:
Scholarships are available by audition to cover part of the tuition. The audition is by cassette tape or CD (no video tapes, please) and should be received with the application no later than May 12, 2009.


John & Faye Abild Music Scholarship:
The National Federation of Music Clubs will annually award two $525 scholarships to students who are proficient in piano to attend the Orpheus Music Festival at Simpson. All piano students who send in an audition tape or CD and the completed Orpheus application will be considered for the Abild Music Scholarships.

Application Form: For an Orpheus Festival application form, call the music office at 515-961-1637, e-mail dipalma@simpson.edu or download the Orpheus Festival application (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) beginning March 1, 2009.

Orpheus Festival Schedule
(Subject to change)

Orpheus

Sunday, July 12

11:30 - 1:00 pm
Registration, Amy Robertson Music Center
2:00
Attend an opera performance as guests of the Des Moines Metro Opera, Blank Performing Arts Center
5:30
Pasta Buffet for In-Housing students and counselors, Pfeiffer Dining Hall
7:30
General Meeting for all students, faculty and staff, Lekberg Hall
8:00
Ice Cream Social in the Orpheus Court
8:30
Auditions for operetta/musical comedy, Lekberg Hall

Monday - Friday, July 13 - 17
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Music Theory Class, Madsen Hall
9:00 Music History Class, Lekberg Hall
10:00 Individual lessons and practice
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Individual lessons and practice
2:00 Choral ensemble rehearsal, Duncan Hall
4:00 Madrigal rehearsal, Lekberg Hall
5:00 Convocation, a time to listen and to talk, Lekberg Hall
5:30 Dinner
7:00 Operetta and musical comedy stagings, Lekberg Hall
8:30 Orpheus Hour, informal faculty performances, Lekberg Hall

Friday, July 17

3:30 Student Solo Recital, Lekberg Hall
6:30 Picnic on the lawn for in-housing students and counselors,
Amy Robertson Music Center Courtyard

Saturday, July 18
Special classes and rehearsals, to be arranged

Sunday, July 19

11:30 - 1:00 Family brunch, by advance reservation on registration day
2:00 Gala Festival Concert, Lekberg Hall
4:30 Farewell reception for participants, families and friends, Duncan
Hall

Last Updated: 5/14/09