July 25 - 30, 2010 - South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA

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Bert Lucarelli will present his 14th annual Master Class this summer focusing on solo performance including the fundamentals of oboe-playing and reed-making skills. Participants will have intensive oboe instruction for five days, resulting in a performance on the last day. There will also be a reed-making session. Mr. Lucarelli works intensively one-on-one with each person in half-hour segments, carefully assessing each oboist's strengths and needs to improve performance skills. A piano accompanist will be provided during the classes and for the concert. Students may obtain 2 college credits from The Hartt School for full participation at additional cost (inquire for information about credits).

Humbert J. Lucarelli, "America's leading oboe recitalist" (The New York Times), has appeared extensively as soloist with internationally known orchestras and chamber music groups throughout the United States, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. He has performed and recorded with some of the world’s leading conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Fiedler, Kiril Kondrshin, Josef Krips, James Levine, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Artur Rodzinsky, Sir Georg Solti, Leopold Stokowski and Igor Stravinsky. He records for Koch International, Vox, BMG Classics, Well-Tempered, Stradivari and Special Music. Among the many recordings to his credit is the Oboe Concerto written for him by John Corigliano. He is the recipient of a Solo Recitalist Fellowship, Consortium Commissioning and Music Recording Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a professor of oboe at The Hartt School.

SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY
South Shore Conservatory is the largest community music school in Massachusetts. The Master Class will be held in South Shore Conservatory's James C Simpson Center, a modern air-conditioned facility with a concert hall and practice rooms in picturesque and historic Hingham.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Participants will be accommodated at the Eastern Nazarene College . Transportation will be provided to and from the South Shore Conservatory. Rooms are shared, linens and bedding are provided. Accommodations need to be vacated directly after the concert, but no later than 4:00 p.m. on the last day of the Master Class.

LUCARELLI OBOE MASTER CLASS SCHEDULE
Sunday
4:30 pm Registration
5:30-6:30 pm Dinner
7:00-8:00 pm Orientation, make schedule for the week

Daily Schedule -- Monday through Thursday
7:30 - 8:45 am Breakfast
10:00 - 1:00 pm Master Class
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 pm Master Class
2:00 - 5:00 pm Reed Class (Tuesday only)
6:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner

Friday
7:30 - 8:45 am Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 am Dress rehearsal/Coaching
11:00 -1:30pm The concert of participants
1:30 - 2:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Master Class concludes

FEES

Room and board costs include housing for 5 nights and meals beginning with dinner on Sunday and ending with lunch on Friday (breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided Monday-Thursday). Participants may eat elsewhere at their own expense, however, they must register for the entire meal plan if any meals are taken as provided by the Master Classes. The concert of participants will be held on Friday at 11:00 a.m. It is open to the public.

Application fee (non-refundable) $ 25
Room, Board, Tuition total cost: $725
Auditor fees $100 per day (includes meals)

Admission is determined by taped audition. Applicants must send a tape or CD of your recent playing, the completed application form and application fee. Prior participants and established professionals are not required to summit a tape or CD. Application deadline is June 15, 2010. You will be notified by letter with respect to admission around June 20, 2010.  Payment in full is due by July 1, 2010.   For inquiries, you may contact Lucarelli Oboe Master Class at (781) 331-2181, or

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No drugs or alcohol are allowed on the premises. Practicing and reed-making curfew is 9:00 pm. Accommodations are modest, and we ask participants to be considerate of one another's space and privacy. An adult will be present at all times on the premises of each Master Class, however, participants have sole responsibility off-site. By making application to the Master Class, you understand and accept these provisions and will indemnify the Lucarelli Oboe Master Class and its staff in order to hold them harmless.