Session I  Chamber Music and Piano:

July 29 - August 4, 2012

Session II  Piano:

August 5 - August 11, 2012

pianoSonoma is unique music festival that brings together Young Artists (current conservatory music majors or recent graduates) and adult musicians (both semi-professional and serious amateurs) to collaborate and perform in private and public concerts and outreach workshops in Sonoma County, CA. This intersection of Young Artists and our adult participants creates a rich and vibrant experience for everyone, as Young Artists gain valuable teaching experience, and everyone gets plenty of performance opportunities.

Each week-long session of pianoSonoma offers private lessons taught by Juilliard faculty, coachings, analysis and history courses, daily masterclasses, and three public performances. The last of these performances takes place at one of the vineyards with whom we have partnered: Chateau St. Jean, Stags' Leap, Etude, and Cellar360.

pianoSonoma is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to educating serious adult musicians in the arts of musicianship and performance and to providing a unique forum for these participants to interact with emerging Young Artists through coachings, classes, and educational outreach. Through this intersection of musicians and their collaboration in community concerts, we create new audience awareness and appreciation of classical music, while Young Artists gain valuable teaching experience.

"I was amazed by how much I was able to grow musically in only one week. The time spent practicing, performing, studying theory and receiving perfomance coaching is intense, but enormously gratifying - especially when you endure it with a group of people who are so dedicated to the craft. My experience at pianoSonoma re-ignited my commitment to piano study."

-- Chaim Zeitz 

"I had a great experience at pianoSonoma and literally enjoyed every facet of the week: the one on one lessons, all the solo practice time, duets, chamber music, the music appreciation class, the performance classes, the keyboard skills class, the lunches, the dinners and of course playing at the winery. The culminating gala concert was fabulous and a perfect way to end the week. Overall, it was wonderful to be so immersed in piano and learn so many things. All the faculty were excellent to work with and it was such a nice group of fellow participants as well."

-- Participant 

"I've participated in many 'music camps' over the years and pianoSonoma was one of the more memorable owing to the smaller size, venue, camaraderie and great musicianship. I'd recommend pianoSonoma without hesitation."

-- Ed Papier

"I came back recharged and energized in my playing and the recipient of much wisdom from Jess and Mike."

-- Gloria Milner