The LAM Summer Symposium 2025
June 16- June 27
weekdays 9am - 3pm @ the Louisville Academy of Music
recommended for ages 12-18
Join us for this one of a kind musical program in a supportive learning community, open to all levels. During the 2 week program students choose between chamber music (collaborative music making) or composition (creative music making) tracks. The 3:1 faculty to student ratio provides an immersive experience prioritizing each student's growth. We build community through symposium-wide sessions. Each day begins with a movement or mindfulness activity and ends with a workshop led by a local or regional guest artist with programming in observance of Juneteenth. The Symposium is truly a blend of tradition and innovation!
Acceptance is based on capacity and our ability to form groups of similar playing level. Because we are working in such an intimate setting we prioritize the educational placement of each student in an appropriate group.
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Tuition: $675 (Need-based financial aid is available. Interested families should fill out the requested information as directed in the Symposium application. Questions about financial aid can be directed to Alissa Brody at info@laofm.org).
Choosing a track
Chamber students will be placed in small groups with students at a similar level. They will work collaboratively with their peers to prepare for a performance while they build essential musicianship skills with faculty members in coaching sessions and enrichment classes.
Composition students will be writing an original piece for a professional trio from LAM. They will work in a group and one-on-one to write their pieces and then workshop them with the performers. Their works will be professionally recorded at the end of the 2 weeks.
Check out the 2024 Symposium Showcase!
2025 Core Faculty
2025 Guest Artists
More 2025 guest artists TBA!!