Brevard Music Center Summer Institute

Key facts

Dates

Jun 20, 2026 → Aug 9, 2026

Application deadline

Jan 20, 2026

Tuition

$7,500

Application fee

$100

Age range

14–29

Scholarship

Yes

About

A multi-week summer institute in the North Carolina mountains offering orchestral, opera, and chamber music training for students and emerging professionals. Festival performances feature students alongside artist faculty across six weeks.

Auditions

• Brevard, United States

  Jan 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
  Fee: $50
  ViolinCelloFlute

  Recorded prescreen, live callbacks in Brevard.

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• Brevard, United States

  Jan 17, 2026, 10:00 AM
  Fee: $50
  Voice

  Voice and opera program auditions.

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Reviews

★ 4.0 out of 5 · 3 reviews

• ★★★★★Huge podium time
  ConductingFellow · 2022

  As a conducting fellow I got more rehearsal time than anywhere else I've been.

• ★★★☆☆Solid but variable
  OperaTenor · 2023

  Experience depended a lot on which program you were in. Opera was strong, some chamber groups less so.

• ★★★★☆Great first festival
  HighSchoolViolin · 2024

  Good mix of younger students and emerging pros. The orchestra repertoire was ambitious and satisfying.

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