The Ottawa Suzuki Strings Institute: Education for violinists, violists, and cellists

Brian Lewis Young Artist Program

This Year's Dates: June 24 - July 7, 2012
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Made possible through the generosity of the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation

2012 Information/Application is now online!

2012 BLYAP Application and Information:

June 24 – July 7, 2012

2012 BLYAP Application..pdf

The BLYAP is a tuition-free opportunity for twelve highly gifted violinists up to the age of 18 to receive intense daily private instruction on concerto repertoire, sonata literature, scales, etudes, solo Bach, music of Kreisler, to rehearse with both piano and as soloist with orchestra, and to perform.

Artist faculty include among others:

Brian Lewis, David & Mary Winton Green Chair in String Performance and Pedagogy, Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin. Artistic Director, Starling DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies, the Juilliard School

Stephen Clapp, Violin & Chamber Music faculty, the Juilliard School

Stephanie Chase, Performing Artist, prizewinner, Tschaikovsky International Competition

Simon James, Concertmaster, Seattle Symphony

Bryan Hall, University of Texas at Austin, Teaching Assistant to Brian Lewis

Ayako Yonetani, University of Central Florida


To apply:
Click on link below:
2012 BLYAP Application..pdf

*­Application form (call 785-242-0242 or download from below)
­*Letter of recommendation from student’s private teacher
­*Application fee of $30.00 (Made to BLYAP)
­*DVD of student playing

Contact info: BLYAP, PO Box 99, Ottawa, KS 66067, (785) 242-0242, suzukistrings@sbcglobal.net