Festival Sessions
July 13-17 and July 20-24, 2009

Day ages 12+, Overnight ages 14+, adult amateurs welcome as well

Overnight participants arrive by 6 PM on Sunday, July 12 and/or 19, in time to get settled in the gender-specific,
monitored dorms provided by Atlantic Union College. Day students should arrive on Monday, July 13 and/or 20 by
9AM for a meet-and-greet and be ready to start the first rehearsal by 9:30 AM. Boarding students will have three
meals per day provided for them, and the cafeteria will be available for the day students to purchase their own
meals, should they wish. Boarders will share dorm rooms which will be monitored by Atlantic Union College
Resident Assistants, who will also ensure a campus free of smoking or the use of alcohol. Non-musical activities
will be done either on the Atlantic Union College campus or will be chaperoned events in the local area, with
transportation provided by Atlantic Union College.

Music will be sent out in advance, which the participant is expected to prepare and to bring to the first day of
rehearsal. The session will culminate in a final performance (open to the public) by the student groups on the
afternoons of Friday, July 17 and Friday, July 24.

A typical day:

8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30-10:45 Chamber Music Session 1
10:45-12:15 Chamber Music Session 2
Noon-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:00 Practice, free time
2:00-3:15 Chamber Music Session 3
3:30-4:30 Chorus (mandatory for all participants)
5:00-6:00 Free time, soccer, etc.
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:30- Informal student performances,
Faculty concerts (2 per session)
and social activities
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2009 Thayer Chamber Music Festival
c/o Worcester Chamber Music Society
PO Box 21001
Worcester, MA 01602

(508) 981-8880    info@thayerfestival.org