ADULT CHAMBER MUSIC retreat
JUNE 15 - 21, 2025
APPLICATION OPENS ON JANUARY 6
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1
EARLY BIRD application deadline: FEBRUARY 1 (NO REGISTRATION FEE!)
We welcome applications from strings, piano, woodwind, French horn and percussion players who would like to perform chamber music works with fellow participants and camp faculty members! Pre-formed ensembles are encouraged to apply!
Music Educators, Community Orchestra Members, College Students, Adult Musicians are eligible to apply.
CHECK BACK SOON for the complete list of 2025 Guest Faculty!
RETREAT DETAILS
Located in picturesque Northern Minnesota, our 7-day long Retreat offers a unique experience of meeting likeminded classical music enthusiasts and performing alongside internationally renowned musicians in the heart of Northwoods.
Each participant will be assigned to two different chamber music groups: one with fellow participants (pre-formed groups are welcome to apply for the Retreat!), and one with fellow participants AND a faculty member, to facilitate music collaboration and artistic communication between the participants and their coaches. Pre-formed ensembles will receive daily coachings from TCCC members and guest artists.
Repertoire will be tailored to the size, instrumentation and experience of the participants. The Retreat will be concluded with a performance of all chamber music groups.
2025 Retreat activities include:
Chamber music coachings by TCCC musicians and guest artists
Rehearsals side by side with TCCC
daily Yoga practice designed specifically for musicians
Instrumental technique classes
Sight-reading sessions
Guest Artist talk and performance
Final Performance
Additional activities: Faculty Opening Concert & Reception, Drumming Circle
Coming soon- 2025 Guest Faculty - Flute
2025 Retreat Faculty
TCCC Core Members: Evgeny Zvonnikov, Natalia Korenchuk, Magdalena Sas, Pedro Oviedo
Krista Matison: 2025 Guest Faculty:
Yoga for Musicians
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Krista began studying yoga over 20 years ago and has a variety of certifications in yoga training, Ayurveda and Coaching the Body TM, a pain treatment using advanced analysis including functional relationships and satellite referral.
Coming soon- 2025 Guest Faculty - Piano
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Ryan Loken, Instructor of Percussion at the University of Minnesota Duluth, is known across the region as both a solo performer and a collaborator. Recent solo performances by Loken have highlighted the works of Francisco Perez, John Luther Adams, and Emma O’Halloran, among others. Loken has played with the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra since 2018. In 2019, he was a guest artist at the Oregon Fringe Festival in Ashland, Oregon, where his quartet, MinusOne Percussion, performed John Luther Adams’s Strange and Sacred Noise and joined other guest artists in creating immersive musical experiences. He has also collaborated with the Boston Brass. Loken is also an active pursuer of new music and has commissioned numerous works, including duets, quartets, and mixed chamber ensembles.
A believer in the impacts of physical and mental health on musicianship, Loken stresses the importance of a total-body approach to percussion. He is certified in Noa Kageyama’s “Bulletproof Musician” course, which teaches mental resilience and deliberate practice strategies. In addition, Loken incorporates the scientific approach of sports medicine including mobility and calisthenics training into his playing and teaching for lifelong healthy musicianship. He has been a member of Rob Knopper’s Audition Hacker Academy, which provides a systematic approach toward audition preparation, since the program’s founding in 2015 and served as a beta tester for some of Knopper’s other courses.
Ryan Loken - 2025 Guest Artist - Percussion
Sample Schedule - download
June 15-21, 2025
Sunday - Faculty Concert & Welcome Reception
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm Classes/Rehearsals
Saturday: 1:00pm - Dress Rehearsal 3:00pm Final Performance
Location
We are located in Grand Rapids, MN, a small town surrounded by Minnesota’s nature. Explore the beauty of Northwoods while making music and expanding your chamber music repertoire.
All classes and rehearsals will take place at the Reif Performing Arts Center.
TUItion
$475 (includes a $50 nonrefundable registration fee)
$375 - (includes a $50 nonrefundable registration fee) for Itasca Orchestra & Strings Program members ONLY
What does it cover?
- daily classes, access to a rehearsal space, access to an instrument (for pianists and percussionists)
- additional events admission fees (concerts, guest artist talks, Drumming Circle etc.
- sheet music & other necessary materials
- Retreat opening Reception
Accommodation
For participants who do not reside in Grand Rapids or the closest area we provide accommodation options (paid in addition to the Retreat tuition) - limited slots are available at discounted rates on a first come first serve basis. Participants will be requested to select their preferable option in our application form while registering for the Retreat.
For any questions regarding accommodation please email us at thirdcoastchambercollective@gmail.com
HOW TO APPLY
Community Orchestra Members, Music Educators, College Students, and Adult Musicians ( 18+) with 3 or more years of experience are eligible to apply.
(If you do not fit into any of the categories listed above but would like to participate, please contact us to determine whether our Retreat is for you!)
Application Deadline: MARCH 1. SLOTS ARE LIMITED. (For pianists, only 3 slots available)
To apply, please prepare a short video with the repertoire you are currently working on and fill out the application form below (available in WordDoc or as a Google Form). Please, note the video is not an AUDITION and does not need to be perfect - it will simply help us place you in the ensemble that will be best for your level of experience and musicianship, and will ensure satisfactory musical collaboration and learning process.
Application process:
Fill out an application form (available below).
Upload and share your video (see below for details).
Wait for a confirmation email from TCCC.
Pay your registration fee (the deadline for paying the registration fee is 2 weeks after you receive a confirmation email from TCCC. The final deadline is MARCH 15). Payments may be made on our site (bottom of this page) or by mailing a check. Once we receive your payment or check you will receive a final confirmation of participation and your slot will be reserved.
Pay your tuition fee (deadline is MARCH 31. For EARLY BIRD applications deadline is FEBRUARY 15). Payments may be made on our site (bottom of this page) or by mailing a check.
VIDEO requirements:
Please record a 3-5 minute video including:
- 2 short solo pieces/excerpts of contrasting character (incomplete pieces or selections from one piece are acceptable)
Submit the video via a shareable link (Google Drive, YouTube, WeTransfer etc.) to thirdcoastchambercollective@gmail.com
APPLICATION FORM
If using the Word document, submissions should be emailed to thirdcoastchambercollective@gmail.com.
If using the Google Form, submissions will be automatically recorded.
WordDoc (send via email when complete)
REGISTRATION FEE and TUITION PAYMENTS
Pay securely via credit card using the “Add to Cart” button below, or mail your check to:
Third Coast Chamber Collective Inc., PO BOX 6, Grand Rapids,MN 55744
Please contact us with any inquiries about the program and the application process.
We are looking forward to making music with you!
RETREAT Partners & Sponsors
This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council,
thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
This program was made possible, in part, through the support of Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP),
an international service organization supporting chamber music for pleasure.
Join ACMP – Membership is FREE!