Located within the Parc national du Mont-Orford, Orford Music Academy is a haven for advanced students and young professionals looking to enhance their musical skills in a peaceful and inspiring space. In a valley bordered by the Appalachian mountains, the park can be explored by an extensive system of trails through mature forests, some accessible on foot from the Academy grounds.

This session provides young musicians with multi-facetted experience to create and work on inspiring concert programmes, to engage audiences, and to create powerful experiences with fellow musicians.

Combining instrumental group practice with sessions of exchange and reflection, this course is punctuated by several performances. Students participate in:

• group rehearsals, coachings, and concerts;

• chamber music reading sessions;

• workshops that explore topics integral to the presentation of chamber music concerts today, such as programming, staging, stage presence and communication, and collaboration among musicians and other artists.

The course brings together up to 18 string players (violin, viola, cello, double bass) who play in a variety of groups, from quartets to nonets.