DaPonte String Quartet High School Students Chamber Music Workshop

In the beautiful, secluded and relaxed lakeside setting of historic Camp Kieve’s Wavus campus, the DaPonte String Quartet offers a weekend long workshop to aspiring Maine high school string players. The weekend is dedicated to the study of chamber music, its preparation and per- formance, through the great works of the string quartet literature.

Twenty students, selected by audition, are organized into five string quartets. They are coached in the round by the individual members of the DaPonte String Quartet (violinists Lydia Forbes, Ferdinand Liva, violist Kirsten Monke and cellist Myles Jordan). The coaching sessions focus on the elements of ensemble playing: listening, communication, cueing, rhythm, intonation, blending, and theory and music history. At the completion of the workshop, a concert is presented by all the students for parents and friends.

Underwritten by an endowment, the workshop is offered at no cost to the student. All lodging, food and tuition costs are covered.