NEW FACULTY
We are so excited to welcome the incredible Jonathan Bailey Holland as our special guest composition faculty for 2023. You can read more about Jonathan and his work here.
NEW PROGRAMS
Marimba Sessions: The Cortona Marimba Sessions program (special for 2023) is open to marimba performers age 18 and over.
Percussionists who love playing marimba, vibraphone and chamber music are encouraged to apply. Accepted performers will be assigned a variety of repertoire. Each performer will also receive private, group lessons and/or chamber music coachings with the performance faculty.
The Cortona Marimba Sessions provides percussionists from around the world an opportunity to work closely with faculty members in private lesson and chamber coaching situations, network with peers, perform for and alongside faculty, and to have a unique cultural experience in the heart of the Tuscan countryside.
Join us to celebrate both the marimba and la dolce vita!
AV Fellowship: This year’s program features a new full-tuition Fellowship opportunity! In addition to our previous fellowships that offer a full- or partial-tuition scholarship in piano, conducting, and chamber music (for pre-formed ensembles), we are now offering up to a full-tuition scholarship to one individual who can provide audio/visual documentation services and/or other technological support. There is a section on the application to fill out if you would like to be considered; there, please submit a brief description of your previous experience and links to work samples. The AV Fellow will be mentored by our Production Manager.
ALL-WOMEN LEADERSHIP
At the Cortona Sessions we are very excited to be working with an all-women leadership team, made up of Executive Director and piano faculty Brianna Matzke, Artistic Director and flute faculty Sarah Brady, and composition program director and faculty Tina Tallon. Additionally, Ji Hye Jung is the director of this year’s new Marimba Sessions program.
What’s not new?
As ever, we are focused on what alumni lovingly call “the spirit of Cortona” — a focus on friendship, support, and collaboration, so we can feel the joy of making music together. Life in Tuscany is slow-paced and centered around the beauty of food, nature, art, and being with people you love, and that is the spirit we embrace at the Cortona Sessions!
Apply now! Applications open September 14 and are due December 15! Cheers to Cortona!