Ashland Chamber Music Workshops

The 2013 Ashland Chamber Music Workshop

The Application deadline has passed. There are a few openings week 1 for piano, violin, horn and bassoon and multiple openings week 2. All other instruments are currently wait-listed. Email for availablility.

Acceptances have been emailed

The workshop invoices will be emailed on April 15. Contact us if you have not received your invoice.

Contact the workshop at chamberworkshop@sou.edu.

The workshop phone number is 541.708.1214

Week 1 July 14-19

Week 2 July 21-26

Spend a week playing the best chamber music with friendly people and distinguished coaches in senic Ashland, Oregon.

Featuring one of the largest chamber music collections. The library is not for lending but you may view our collection here ... the Music Library list

The Ashland Chamber Music Workshop offers you a week of intensive chamber music rehearsing, coaching and performing. The music library is one of the most outstanding anywhere, the reknowned coaching staff are friendly and dedicated. Staying in Ashland is spectacular.

Workshop Schedule 

Click here for Week 1 Schedule

Click here for Week 2 Schedule

Sunday-Arrival Day

For driving directions to Ashland click here

For a campus map click here

If you are arriving at the Rogue Valley International Airport, click here for shuttle information to Ashland. You want to be dropped of at the SOU campus at Cox Hall.

If you are staying on campus, when you arrive on Sunday go to COX HALL.  You should park in the Cox Hall parking lot and enter the building at the parking lot level.  Check in will be in a classroom on the lower level of Cox Hall—signs will be posted.  The Housing Staff will be there to check you in from 3—5PM.  There you will get your room assignment, key, parking permit (if you purchased one) and meal card. Sunday dinner is included. If you arrive after the check-in time there will be a posting of room numbers and you can find your keys in your unlocked room.  After you have checked in to your room go to the Music Building for registration.

From 3PM until 5PM you may arrive at the Music Building and complete your workshop registration. You may reserve a locker at that time. After you registered, have dinner and return for the Sunday general session meeting. If you are late arriving please give us a call at 541.708.1214 to let us know when you'll arrive.

The general session meeting in the Music Recital Hall on Sunday evening at 7:00PM.  At the meeting we will review workshop procedures, introduce the staff and answer questions.  There will be a chamber orchestra reading on stage following the meeting. After the reading the library will be open for you to freelance, check out lockers, or finish your registration (please try do this BEFORE 7PM meeting).  The chamber orchestra is a chance to get acquainted and play music you will not perform during the week.

THE DAILY SCHEDULE Monday through Friday

7:00 -   8:30 AM Breakfast (Cascade)

8:30 - 10:00 AM Rehearsal (Music Building)

10:00 - 10:30 AM Coffee/snack Break in the lobby

10:30 - 11:30 AM Rehearsal

11:30 -   1:00 PM  LUNCH   (Stevenson Union)

1:00 -   2:30 PM Rehearsal

2:40 -   2:55 PM   Break - TURN IN MUSIC

3:00 -   5:15 PM   PROGRAM

5:00 -   6:30 PM  Dinner (Cascade)

7:00 - 10:00 PM your time for "free-lancing", attend Oregon Shakespeare, or REST

Participants are given a different music assignment each day. Instrumentation and personnel are varied as much as possible. The coaching staff is comprised of musicians from throughout the United States who are talented chamber music performers and experienced chamber music teachers.

Each group is coached throughout the day and presents a short (5 minute) performance, sharing the music with others.

Evenings are free for "freelancing," using personal music or that of our extensive library; or for enjoying the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, other theater, live music, art galleries, or shopping.

Click here for frequently asked questions

To see a description and photos of the daily activity from 2009 Workshop click here.

To see daily activity from the 2010 workshop click here.

To see daily activity from the 2011 workshop click here.

See photos of past workshop at this link