nief-norf

contemporary chamber music [performance + composition + research]

Festival Application

nief-norf Summer Festival will return in 2018!

Performance Workshop Application

Please check again in the Fall for news about the 2018 festival.

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To apply, fill out a Performance Workshop Application for your instrument. Each applicant will need to list their education, solo and chamber repertoire experience, any specific requests for chamber repertoire to be performed at the festival, and upload a headshot. Applicants must also submit a website link (YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc) containing select audio or video footage of their performance abilities, totaling no more than fifteen minutes in length. A non-refundable fifty dollar ($50 USD) application fee is required to finalize the submission. Keep in mind you can save your progress as you go - no need to do it all at once!

The nnSF Performance Workshop offers a concentrated chamber music experience and currently invites applications from all instrumentalists and vocalists over the age of 18 (including undergraduates, graduates, and professionals).

Learn more about the Performance Workshop.

If you have already been accepted into the Performance Workshop form and still need to make the non-refundable tuition downpayment of $950, please visit the Tuition Downpayment page. For more information on Festival Fees and Costs, please continue scrolling to the bottom of the page.

Questions? Send us a note to admin@niefnorf.org

Composition Workshop

Please check again in the Fall for news about the 2018 festival.

To apply, fill out the Composition Workshop Application which will require contact information and education background, as well as a non-refundable fifty dollar ($50 USD) application fee to finalize the submission.

In addition, each applicant must upload the following when prompted:

  • Two scores (PDFs) and recordings (optional) representing what you feel is your strongest work. 
  • A statement of interest describing the piece you would like to compose for the festival, including some ideas for instrumentation. The final instrumentation will be determined by the Composition Workshop Director based on availability. 
  • A bio or CV surveying your experience in composition.
  • Your headshot.

Please scan any hand-written materials, and host your audio files through an online streaming service (YouTube, Soundcloud, etc), providing the URL when prompted in the application. Keep in mind you can save your progress as you go - no need to do it all at once!

Learn more about the Composition Workshop.

If you have already been accepted into the Composition Workshop form and still need to make the non-refundable tuition downpayment of $950, please visit the Tuition Downpayment page.

Questions? Send us a note to composition@niefnorf.org.