The EFM Young Artists Orchestra Program brings together gifted violin students from around the world, featuring two exceptional ensembles that perform full-length, ticketed concerts throughout the summer. Rehearsing six days a week, these young musicians immerse themselves in challenging repertoire designed to push their artistic and technical limits. A distinctive feature of the program is its weekly seat rotation, allowing participants to experience different orchestral roles and develop a deeper, more versatile musicianship.
Audition requirements
Music
Two solo pieces in contrasting style
Excerpts
Violin 1 parts
Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, measures 17-70
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (First movement, bar 17-66)
Additional Details
Season dates, tuition, eligibility and the application deadline are listed on the Apply page.
Violin Faculty
Amernet String Quartet; Associate Teaching Professor and Head of Strings, Florida International University Wertheim School of Music; Concertmaster, Florida Grand Opera
Richmond Symphony section violin 1995 to present
Richmond Chamber Players
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra sectional coach
Private teacher
Webern Quartet
Brightfeather Duo
Bowling Green State University
San Diego Symphony
YOLA National Festival
Atlantic Music Festival
The College of New Jersey, Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, Little Delaware Youth Ensemble, Hartiwck College
Concertmaster Western Piedmont Symphony; CM Salisbury Symphony; Violin Instructor, High Point University; Associate CM, Winston-Salem Symphony
Assoc. Professor of Violin and Viola, Head of the String Dept. of the Petrie School of Music of Converse University — Assoc. Concertmaster, Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra The Converse Trio
Associate Professor of Violin, The University of Alabama. Concertmaster of Mobile Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Meridian Symphony and North Mississippi Symphony Orchestras
