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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ASTA/NJ CMI AT KEAN UNIVERSITY WAS HELD JULY 31-AUGUST 13, 2011!   

On behalf of the ASTA/NJ Board of Directors and all involved with running CMI 2011, I wish to extend our sincere gratitude to this years' student participants and their families.  We enjoyed working with you all and hope to see you again in years to come! Your dedication, hard work and love of music is what makes each CMI uniquely wonderful.

Thanks to Kean University President Dawood Farahi, Vice President Mark Lender, Dean Kenneth Sanders, Dean Holly Logue, Dr. Anthony Scelba, Dr. Carole Shaffer-Koros, Ms. Cory Ransom, Mr. Denis Castanon & Mr. Rick Joseph for supporting ASTA/NJ CMI at Kean University. Kean University's outstanding facilities, world class Concert Artist Faculty, elegant concert hall (Enlow Hall) and first-rate staff are integral to the success of ASTA/NJ CMI and are greatly appreciated by students, families & faculty alike.

Special 'thank you' to all CMI 2011 faculty, staff, special presenters & elective faculty who made this event the best CMI yet:

Counselors: Lisa Miller, Terrence Thornhill & Neil Aaronson
Assistant Counselors: Anna  Roberts, Elaine Wisniewski, Robyn Koenigsberg, Robert Anderson & Jhi-Eun Gu      
Coaching Faculty: Susannah Chapman, Brennan Sweet, Linda McKnight, Mary Ann Mumm, Naomi Youngstein, Mark Gunderman, Craig Mumm, Peg Roberts, Amy Hamilton-Soto, Vincent Lionti, Mikhail Kuchuk, Joanna Frankel, Na-Young Baek & Erika Boras-Tesi
Special Presenters: Dr. Lyn Schraer-Joiner & Roland Hutchinson
Elective Course Faculty: Ann Matlack, Michael Lemma, Paul Mack Somers, Amanda Harberg & VJ Manzo

I so appreciate your enthusiasm, musicianship & patient work with CMI students.  Without your unique, personal contributions & outstanding professionalism, CMI would not have been anywhere near the event it was this year.  It is certainly my privilege to work with such an outstanding group of people!

Thanks to Neil Aaronson for posting photos of CMI 2011-  https://picasaweb.google.com/neil.aaronson – enjoy!

Wishing you all a wonderful summer (what little is left of it)!

Sincerely,
Christopher Kenniff
Director, ASTA/NJ CMI

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check out information below to find out what it is all about.
Click here for press release.  Student/parent testimonials click here.  Faculty testimonial click here. Online campus tour click here.

Featured guest artist ensembles are the JACK Quartet, Voxare Quartet, Dalí Quartet and the Kean Concert Artist Ensemble.  Special presentations & daily workshops (see below) will once again be an important  part of this year's schedule.  Students will be housed in Kean University's brand new student residence halls - a wonderful treat (quite luxurious actually) for CMI participants!

Elective courses for 2011 - included in tuition -  include Composition, Mandolin Family Ensemble & Workshop, Vocal Ensemble: Fun With Your Voice, Your Bodies' Instrument! and (a favorite every year) Music Technology in Kean University's Mac Lab!  Click here to learn more about elective courses at CMI 2011.

Special presentations for 2011 - included in tuition - are Gamba, Gamba, Gamba!! with New Jersey's premiere viol de gamba authority, Roland Hutchinson and Say What!?  Music Perception Research at Kean University with Dr. Lyn Schraer-Joiner & colleagues at Kean University presenting latest research in music perception, the processes by which the brain processes sound, hearing loss (and how to prevent it) and much more! 

Whether you are an advanced chamber music player or a newcomer to the genre, ASTA/NJ CMI 2011 has much to offer in a fun, exciting environment.  Please scroll down for information about CMI including program description, application information and tuition information. Click here to read student & parent testimonials concerning their experience at CMI in past years!  Cick here to view photos from CMI 2010.

ABOUT THE ASTA/NJ CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE

WHAT IS CMI? CMI is a residential classical music camp focusing on chamber music performance. Students are assigned to work with a trio, quartet or quintet throughout the week. Each group meets twice daily for coaching sessions with CMI artist faculty. Each session culminates in a public concert featuring student ensembles performing in Kean University's spectacular new recital hall, Enlow Hall. Two internationally renowned guest artist ensembles are featured in performance each session. Concerts by CMI Faculty, special presentations, reading sessions, workshops and a variety of fun activities round out CMI. Learn about our history.

HOW LARGE A CAMP IS CMI? Enrollment is limited to around 40 students per session in order to keep a high student – faculty ratio and a high level of personalized attention for every student.

WHEN: CMI runs in two consecutive, week-long sessions.
Session I, July 31 - August 6, 2011
Session II, August 7 – 13, 2011

FEATURED ENSEMBLES
SESSION I
    * the internationally renown Voxare Quartet  will work with student ensembles, present a master class/performance workshop and evening concert on August 4, 2011.
    * the superb Concert Artist Ensemble of Kean University will perform an evening concert on July 31, 2011 and present performance workshops on August 4, 2011.

SESSION II
    * the world renowned JACK Quartet will work with student ensembles, present a master class/performance workshop and evening concert on August 11, 2011.
    * rising stars, the Dalí Quartet will perform an evening concert on August 7, 2011.

WHO: CMI is open to students 8th grade – first year of college who play violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp or classical guitar (or, as we like to think of it, the ASTA family of instruments!).  CMI also features a composition major for students who wish to make the study of music composition their primary pursuit at CMI.

WHAT IS THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF MOST ASTA/NJ CMI PARTICIPANTS? We have been fortunate to attract many very high level student performers in all years of ASTA/NJ CMI. The most advanced of these students are participants in top level precollege programs in NYC, regular participants in competitions and the highest level student orchestras. CMI also regularly attracts students new to chamber music or to summer music camps. We are an excellent 'first experience' for these students in that we are able to place students in ensembles with students of similar age & ability level.  For this same reason, we are able to accomodate students with greater experience and more advanced performance levels.  We work to create an environment in which students are supportive of one another's efforts and in which one can be successful at any level of advancement.  

HOW DO I APPLY TO CMI? Simply click here or on the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page and then follow instructions found on the downloadable 'application procedure' document. IMPORTANT: several of the application materials are to be completed online. Only the downloadable ‘Application Authorization/Photo Release Form’ and 'Medical History Form' (along with application fee) will be sent via regular mail!

TUITION & FEES
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All Participants: non-refundable registration fee of $100
Students attending one session: $700.00 (additional to the application fee)
Students attending both sessions: $1,400.00 (additional to the application fee)  
    * All tuition fees include tuition, room, board & concert tickets for students.  
    * Private lessons with faculty by arrangement and at an additional fee of $70 per hour.
    * All payments non-refundable
New 2011:payments will be accepted via secure PayPal service.  Click Apply Now icon above and follow instructions to make payments online.

QUESTIONS: Please address any questions you have to Christopher Kenniff • cmkgtr[at]yahoo.com • (908) 656.1548