This special program is offered to children from 8 to 10 years of age only. It is designed to balance skill-appropriate music activities (such as beginner, intermediate, or advanced orchestra participation) with age-appropriate social activities. Campers in the Children's Division are placed according to skill level in one of seven festival orchestras, which rehearse daily from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At the conclusion of each morning's orchestra rehearsal, students in this program - regardless of orchestra placement - are escorted back to the Children's Division, where they will spend the remainder of the day (and evening) with students of their own age. This exciting two-week program includes solo performance opportunities, orchestra rehearsals, choir, daily practice hours, discussion groups, master classes, optional chamber music participation, instructional music game sessions, concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and more! See Festival Highlights below.
Festival Highlights:
PIMF offers an immersion in classical music education and performance including:
- Two private lessons with members of our world class faculty! Additional private lessons are available
- Master Classes with members of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Faculty concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Daily Orchestra rehearsals.
- Required daily private practice, with limited practice coach availability.
- Solo performance hours with faculty pianist.
- Group trip to Philadelphia Orchestra performance at the Mann Music Center or new Kimmel Center.
- Previous excursions have included private, after-concert meetings with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
- Concerto Competition - winners will perform as soloists with the Ocean City Pops Orchestra.
- Choir
- Optional Chamber Music Program (by audition only for students 10 & Under)*
- Gala Grand Finale Concert featuring all Festival orchestras.
- Swimming, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and more during free time.
- Kimmel Center Competition for violin and cello students. Winners of this competition will perform on-stage duo concerto performance at the Kimmel Center with Kimberly Fisher, or other member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Shown below is a sample daily schedule for one of our programs, reflecting a typical day at the Philadelphia International Music Festival.
Once registered, a program specific schedule will be included in your registration confirmation packet .
| Sample Schedule |
09:00am - 12:00pm - Orchestra Rehearsal |
*Students ages 10 and under interested in the PIMF Chamber Music Program
must phone Parent Liaison, Tina Serota, at 856-875-6816 for audition details.
Please note that children may attend this program as Day Campers (9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.). Children may also attend as Extended Day Campers. Extended Day Campers attend all day and evening sessions, but do not reside on campus. They are dismissed at the close of each day's regularly-scheduled evening activity (9:00 p.m. most days). Phone the office for additional information about attending the festival as an Extended Day Camp student. Extended Day Campers are served lunch and dinner and are not charged for housing.
Please contact us with any questions
or comments at:
Philadelphia International Music Festival
Phone: 856-875-6816 Fax: 609-939-0900
2954 East Grant Avenue, Williamstown, NJ, 08094
