Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF Composition Program

NYSMF Resident Composer David Ludwig has established a marvelous program for all young student composers.

The program runs all six weeks of the festival, with performances of original student works at the end of every two-week session.

Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF Composition Program, and of the application requirements to be a part of it.

Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF Musical Theatre Program

NYSMF's Resident Actor, Keisuke Hoashi, travels all the way from Hollywood, CA every summer to head this immensely popular program. What makes it so special is that it gives students the opportunity to create their own original works in Musical Theatre and Film - in just two weeks.

The three courses offered in this program are open to all students, and run all three sessions of the Festival.

• Original Musical Theatre Workshop & Production
• Practical Acting
• Filmmaking Workshop

All original student works are presented at the end of each two-week session. Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF "Hollywood in Oneonta" Program.

Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF Classical Saxophone Institute.

For just two weeks this summer, NYSMF is proud to once again present its one-of-a-kind Classical Saxophone Institute, under the direction of Dr. Paul Cohen of the Manhattan School of Music.

Dr. Cohen addresses the needs of the serious saxophone player through ensemble work, individual instruction, and by sharing some of his collection of rare and antique saxophones - one of the largest and most complete collections in the world.

Click here for a full description of NYSMF's exciting Classical Saxophone Institute.

Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF International Flute Institute

Once again, NYSMF offers an intensive flute program for outstanding young flute players from all over the world: The NYSMF International Flute Institute. Open to just 20 students, the NYSMF IFI exposes its participants to teachers and artists from around the globe in daily master classes, lessons, ensembles, and more.

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Please click here for a full description of the NYSMF/Yamaha Silent Electric Strings.

NYSMF was honored in 2006 with the loan of five unique instruments: the Yamaha Silent Electric Strings. Our students took full advantage of these unusual instruments, not only experimenting with them in practice rooms, but showcasing them in live jazz performances, and also composing and premiering original music!

Yamaha has pledged its support again in 2007 - and beyond! - by again granting NYSMF with an unlimited load of the SV Strings.

Click here for a full description of NYSMF's special Yamaha Silent Electric String Program.