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Now offering a workshop in Ventura County!
This year's workshops:
Monrovia July 27 - Aug 3, 2024
Moorpark: Aug 10 - Aug 17, 2024
A Valuable Musical Experience for a Reasonable Price!
Have you always wanted to perform your prepared solo with an orchestra? Haven’t won that concerto competition just yet? Come enjoy the experience of making music with the industry’s finest musicians!
This is your chance to work side by side with world renowned professionals! Our staff has conducted and performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, and many symphonies in Southern California. They have been active in the recording industry and have taught and concertized all over the world.
All ages are welcome. The goal will be a concert where soloists will perform their prepared solo works with the orchestra.* The works can be from the Baroque and Classical periods or mainly string accompanied orchestrations. The participants will also accompany their fellow soloists.
Two levels of participation:
• Soloist with Orchestra and playing with the Symphony - $550 (up to 10 minutes)
- Additional Solo Pieces - $450 per Solo (up to 10 minutes)
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Solos over 10 minutes will be charged an additional $150. Solos CANNOT exceed 15 minutes.
Reserve your spot soon with a deposit of $250. The deposit is due by June 28, 2024 and the balance is due by July 5, 2024. Checks should be made payable to: Avanti Ensemble.
You can also pay with Venmo to @Tamsen-Beseke.
All payments are non-refundable.
Rehearsals and the final concert for the Monrovia workshop will be held at
1st Baptist Church, 223 Encinitas, Monrovia, Ca 91016
Moorpark Location will be 13950 Peach Hill Rd, Moorpark, Ca 93021
Watch this space for details on the final schedule.
Questions? Call Tamsen Beseke at (626) 644-1919
*All compositions must have a piano reduction and access to an orchestration of their solo. All cuts must be finalized before the first rehearsal.
An Important Change in Workshop Policy!
We will need to hear you perform your solo selection to help make this the best possible experience. Auditions schedule will be listed soon and will take place in Monrovia and Moorpark.
The audition fee is $50. Auditions will take about 20 minutes.
We will need to hear you perform your solo selection to help make this the best possible experience. Auditions schedule will be listed soon and will take place in Monrovia and Moorpark.
The audition fee is $50. Auditions will take about 20 minutes.
