 | The Hartwick College Summer Music Festival (HCSMF) was founded in 1947 as the New York State Music Camp by Dr. Frederic Fay Swift, then a professor of music at Hartwick College. The original location of the camp was at Otter Lake in the Adirondacks. In 1956 the camp moved to the Hartwick College campus where, except for 1968 and 1969, it has remained. In 1985 the New York State Music Camp was renamed the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival & Institute. |
| The current Festival aims to create an atmosphere where collaboration is encouraged and fostered, bring together interesting and highly skilled artists, and provide a one-of-a-kind experience for curious, talented, and enthusiastic students of music. Unique to HCSMF is their emphasis on divergent musical practices from around the world. Not only do guest artists from places such as Africa, India, Europe, the Middle East, and South America present concerts, but students often work with these artists in ensemble settings. During their 2006 Festival season sitar master Roop Verma premiered his Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra with a student orchestra. The photo shows African kora player Mamadou Diabate and Verma at an impromptu “jam” session on their respective instruments. Performing opportunities for the students during the Festival: • Festival Chamber Orchestra Hartwick College owns and operates the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival on a non-profit, tuition-fee basis. Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year, national liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. There will be two sessions for Festival 2008 (Season available May 15th): Session I June 29 (Sunday) - July 12 (Saturday) Session II July 13 (Sunday) - 26 (Saturday) 2008 Highlights Anders Astrand, Na’ama Lion, Cassatt String Quartet, Veronika String Quartet, Fred Mills, Dora Schwarzberg , Lenny Pickett, Jorge Bosso, Peter Stan, Rahim AlHaj, Juan Lázaro Mendolas Event: Hartwick College Summer Music Festival Date: June 29 (Sunday) - July 12 (Saturday), 2008 July 13 (Sunday) - 26 (Saturday), 2008 Location: s 1 Hartwick Dr. Oneonta New York 13820-9923 | |
| SOURCE: 2008 Hartwick College Summer Music Festival |
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