Vocal Arts Institute

We would like to inform you about our exciting summer vocal workshop for high school students at the University of Indianapolis. The ten-day institute is held on the University campus, a location that is readily available to I-465, the major highway around the metropolitan area.

The Vocal Arts Institute is a program for students from grades 9 to 12 that explores the art of solo performance through classical repertoire, folksong, and musical theater. Students will also enjoy classes in movement, sight singing, and theory, and will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet—a useful tool in the learning of diction for any language. In addition to academic studies, the students present several performances on campus and off, along with visits to area retirement communities.

Students receive individual attention through private lessons and daily master classes. The international faculty for the institute provides a unique opportunity for our students both musically and culturally.

The Vocal Arts Institute is in its twelfth season. Our students have performed consistently well in solo competitions such as ISSMA and the Prelude Awards, sponsored by the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. They have also been well prepared for their college entrance auditions and are now pursuing degrees at the University of Indianapolis, Indiana University, DePaul University, DePauw University, Butler University, Carnegie Mellon University, Millikin College, Northwestern University, and Florida State University, to name a few.

Please feel free to contact us at (317) 788-2109 for more information.

Accommodations

Vocal Arts Institute students are strongly encouraged to reside on campus. Students are housed in double rooms in an air-conditioned University residence hall. Students wishing to reside off-campus must enroll in the Nonresident Meal Plan. Nonresident students must provide their own transportation to and from campus. City buses stop near the University but run on a very limited schedule.

Fees

Vocal ArtsTuition	$575
Room (9 nights, double occupancy)	$184
Resident Student Meal Plan (30 meals @ $20.00/day)	$200
Nonresident Student Meal Plan (Lunch/Dinner for 10 days at $14.50/day)	$145
Resident Total:	$959
Nonresident Total	$720
Please remit one-half of the total fee by July 1, 2009; the full amount is due by July 20, 2009.

How to Apply

Admission to the Vocal Arts Institute is by audition only. Enrollment is limited to 25 students, so we recommend that you apply early.

Send the following items to the address listed below:

• Completed application form [PDF],
• $30 nonrefundable application fee,
  
• letter of recommendation from a voice teacher or choir director
• an audition cassette tape or CD: one musical theater or pop song; one art song or aria
• repertoire list of classical/musical theatre solos memorized and/or performed

Application materials due by May 31, 2008

Mail application and check to::
Mary Catherine Davis
Music Department
University of Indianapolis
1400 East Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46227-3697

For more information contact the Music Department at (317) 788-2109 or davism@uindy.edu.