Chamber Orchestra

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

PROGRAM WITH LES VIOLONS DU ROY

This intensive two-week "side-by-side" program, presented in collaboration with Les Violons du Roy and under the direction of Bernard Labadie and Mathieu Lussier, is intended for very advanced or professional-level instrumentalists (minimum age of 18) who wish to develop greater expertise in mastering the different aesthetics and particularities of playing in a chamber orchestra.

Participants will have the opportunity to perform in 3 concerts alongside Les Violons du Roy as part of the Domaine Forget de Charlevoix International Festival, including the Festival's closing concert.

Program open to the following instruments:

• Strings
  12 violins, 6 violas, 4 cellos, 2 double basses

• Woodwinds
  1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 oboe, 1 bassoon

• Brass
  1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone

• Percussions
  1 timpani and percussions

The program includes:

• Rehearsals and concert performances alongside the musicians of Les Violons du Roy and Pentaèdre, with conductors Bernard Labadie and Mathieu Lussier. 
  
  
• Sectionals and thematic workshops: bow techniques, scores analysis, history, aesthetics, etc.
  
  
• Group lessons with members of Les Violons du Roy and Pentaèdre
  

RePERTOIRE

Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Antonin Dvorak: Serenade for strings op.22
Ruth Gipps: Sinfonietta for winds op.73
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture « La clemenza di Tito » K.621
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n^o 5 in C minor op.67
Camille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of Animals
Mel Bonis: Suite en forme de valses
Samy Moussa: Quodlibet on French Canadian folk melodies

APPLying FOR ADMISSION

Complete all steps of the online application form, pay the registration fee (CAD $95), and provide the audition materiel by February 1, 2027.

All applications are automatically eligible for the scholarship program. For all details concerning scholarships and financial aid: click here.

AUDITION MATERIAL

• Two (2) works* that demonstrate your different technical and musical skills as a performer.
  
  - Works of contrasting characters, styles, and periods
  - Piano accompaniment optional
  - Recent recordings from the past 12 months
  - Total minimum length of audition material of 15 minutes
  
  
• Current biography, résumé (CV) and profile picture
  
  

*Please upload two (2) separate videos for the two (2) individual works; public or unlisted YouTube, Vimeo or DropBox links or any other link directly accessible without a password and clearly labeled.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you would like more information about the academy or the registration process, please consult the FAQ page or the student services manager: Félix Gauthier.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

• Arrival: Monday, August 9, 2027, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. (classes begin on Tuesday, August 10, 2027)
  
  
• Departure: Sunday, August 22, 2027, 9 a.m.

All transportation is the student’s responsibility.

For more the details, visit the regularly updated Transport page.

RATES (INCLUDING ROOM, BOARD AND TUITION)

PROGRAM FROM August 9 to 22, 2027 

CAD $2,423

Participants to another 2 or 4-week program of the Academy’s 2027 edition benefit from a reduced rate for the chamber orchestra program: CAD $1,573

PAYMENT INFORMATION

1st instalment (50% of session fees) : To confirm and reserve your place in the program, a first non-refundable instalment covering half of your tuition fees is required within seven (7) days following the reception of your invoice. 

Second instalment (remaining balance): Due no later than May 1st, 2027.

CANCELLATION / REFUND

Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix reserves the right to cancel any program if circumstances demand it. All fees already paid will then be reimbursed. Registration fees are non-refundable.

Cancellation / refund policy:

1st instalment (50% of session fees): payable within seven (7) days following the reception of your invoice.

N.B.: This first payment is used to confirm and reserve your place in the program and is non-refundable.

2nd instalment (remaining balance):  refund of the full 2^nd instalment if your participation is cancelled at least six (6) weeks before the beginning of the session.

If you cancel your participation for any reason other than medical (doctor’s note required) within six (6) weeks or less before the beginning of the session: no refund issued.

THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES

• Participation in Academy student concerts or "Domaine on the Road" series 
  
  
• Video Recording of the student concerts in the concert hall
  
  
• Free access to Domaine Forget International Festival concerts during the program (Restrictions may apply for certain concerts)
  
  
• Official attestation of participation to the program
  
  
• Access to all Academy classes and activities during the program
  
  
• Student activities such as bonfire, sports activities, tourist outings, movies, yoga etc.
  
  
• Individual practice huts and spaces situated on the enchanting site in the middle of nature
  
  
• Three meals a day in the Joseph-Rouleau pavilion
  
  
• Double or quadruple occupancy lodging