Programs
6-Week Sessions
– Promotes development of ensemble skills and chamber music repertoire year-round
- 6-week program available in spring, fall, and winter
- 2 PCMA faculty members will alternate as coaches for each chamber group
- Each session concludes with an outreach (on hold during Covid19 pandemic) and a final performance
Summer Camp
– Join other gifted students to excel in our 5th annual summer camp, a fun and inspiring environment!
- An intensive program with coachings, group activities, masterclasses, & chamber orchestra
- Dates: Aug 9 – 14 (junior camp), 16 – 21 (senior camp)
- Venue: BC Conservatory of Music, Burnaby campus
Festissimo
– Designed to prepare preformed chamber groups for chamber music competitions in spring
- 25 weekly 1-hour sessions from October to April for chamber groups to fine-tune their ensemble skills
- Performance opportunities include guest masterclass and outreach events
Quartet Workshop
– PCMA salutes Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with a workshop on his great Op. 18 string quartets
- A 5-day intensive workshop on Beethoven’s Op. 18 string quartets
- Dates: Jul 5-11
- Venue: Richmond Baptist Church