application information
Institute dates: June 2-8, 2025
For priority consideration, please submit your application and audition materials by March 1, 2025. Applications received after March 1 will still be considered as long as openings remain.
Required Materials:
- A current performance resume or CV
- Links to videos of 2 contrasting movements or works for unaccompanied bassoon (with or without electronics), and/or bassoon and piano, at least one of which was composed after 1970.
Excerpts from longer works are acceptable, as long as the total submission includes at least 6 minutes of music. Video submissions may include both works in a single video, or in two separate videos.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Accepted applicants will receive instructions to register for the Institute through Appalachian State University.
Tuition & Housing
Tuition and Housing Costs:
- Tuition + Double Occupancy Room: $845
- Tuition + Single Occupancy Room: $1,020
Tuition includes all program activities for the duration of the week. Meals are not included, but may be purchased à la carte at the dining hall or at local restaurants.
Participants must pay for their own travel to and from Boone, NC, and should plan to arrive on June 2 and depart on June 8.