From its inception, the Atlantic Music Festival has established a unique tradition of nurturing young emerging artists through its fellowship program.
Open to instrumentalists, composers, conductors, and singers, fellows receive complete financial coverage of tuition, housing, and meals during the six weeks of residency.
AMF pays the highest regard for each fellow's contributions and talents. Fellows perform as featured artists in our recitals, chamber concerts, and as members of our orchestra.
With frequent opportunities to collaborate with AMF's artist-faculty members and other programs within the festival, residency at AMF is an excellent opportunity for young musicians to develop the necessary skills needed upon entering the world of professional concert artists.
The Fellowship Program is available to instrumentalists*,
composers, conductors, and singers. All fellows receive
complete financial coverage of tuition, housing, and meals
during the six weeks of residency.
* Instruments: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn,
Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani
& Percussion, Piano, Guitar, Harp, Violin, Viola,
Cello, Double Bass. Woodwind players may be assigned to
perform on their respective auxiliary instruments from
time to time.
In addition to activities as artists-in-residence, composers, conductors, singers, instrumentalists, collaborative artists, and pianists receiving fellowships will also function as members of their respective AMF Institute programs. We encourage you to review the program details for further details.
Fellows typically do not receive weekly lessons. Applicants seeking lessons are encouraged to apply to our student programs.
Applicant must be at least 18 years old to apply.
During the festival season, fellows are expected to contribute up to 4 hours per week in assisting with the festival’s operation.
A limited number of Teaching Assistantships are available to candidates over the age of 21. To receive consideration, submit a personal statement and a resume demonstrating significant teaching experience via our online application. Selected candidates will be eligible for additional financial support.
We have consolidated our application process for both student and fellowship applicants. Therefore, you may submit one application for consideration in both programs.
AMF Institute offers programs for composers, conductors, instrumentalists, and singers. By using this program selector, you may learn more about programs that are available for your discipline.
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