2007 Online Student Handbook
Welcome to the YCP!
We are pleased that you will be joining us at the Young Composers Program this year. The week will be an intensive exploration of compositional techniques, styles, and issues, as participants become acquainted with each other's music as well as important recent repertoire. We have assembled a talented group of students, and we are sure that you will learn a good deal from each other as well as from the faculty and guest artists. You will also be working with a terrific team of musicians in the YCP Ensemble who will be focussed all week on rehearsing and performing your music.
The Cleveland Institute of Music and University Circle
The YCP has as its setting one of the finest music conservatories in the world. The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) community consists of world-renowned artists/teachers and their students, some of whom are already nationally and even internationally acclaimed themselves. There are two performance halls, classrooms, practice rooms, a library, a music bookstore and a lounge with snack machines.
CIM is located on the Case Western Reserve University campus in the cultural hub of Cleveland, known as University Circle. Within five minute's walk of CIM one can find Severance Hall (home of the Cleveland Orchestra), The Cleveland Museum of Art (one of the country's great museums and FREE to visitors), The Cleveland Botanical Gardens (a wonderful place to take a walk and literally smell the roses) and several other museums, architectural highlights and higher learning institutions.
Tuition
The full cost of the 2007 Young Composers Program is $825.
A non-refundable $100 deposit is due May 14th to reserve your place on the YCP roster. If the deposit is not received your position is made available to people on the waiting list. If you have any special needs with regards to the deposit contact Peter Gilbert (617) 869-3211 immediately.
The remaining $725 of tuition is due in full on June 1st. Payments should be made out to "The Cleveland Institute of Music" and sent to:
Young Composers Program
c/o Mary Ann Grof-Neiman
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
International students will need to include a photocopy of the identification portion of their passport with their response cards. This allows the Cleveland Institute to issue an I-20 affirming "student status" ultimately allowing the student's family to avoid a significant amount of paperwork.
Preparing Your Music for the YCP
At the YCP each student has a work coached and performed by the YCP Ensemble [Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano]. Students will be given an assigned instrumentation shortly after acceptance in the program and will be notified by email.
Students should submit one work with a maximum length of 8 minutes for their assigned combination of those instruments (based on their submitted preferences). We ask that students send in two copies of the score (one bound, one unbound) and a complete set of parts. If the players are to perform from the score, or the piece is for solo instrument, then additional bound copies of the score can be used as parts. Please also send a short program note for your piece.
In summary the following items
- 2 copies of the score (1 bound, 1 unbound) for the YCP Ensemble (no longer than 8 minutes)
- a complete set of parts
- a short program note for your piece
- the completed information sheets accompanying this packet
should arrive by July 1st at this address:
Young Composers Program
c/o Mary Ann Grof-Neiman
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Scores must be copied double-sided and bound. Spiral or comb binding (available at copy
shops) will allow the parts to lie flat on the stand. If you have access to a tape-binder, there is a special tape binding technique which works as well. A booklet format can be created by copying 4 8.5x11 pages onto 11x17 paper (2 on the front and 2 on the back). The large paper is folded in half and stapled along the fold. The booklet requires careful attention so as to be sure the pages come out in the right order! Do not send scores stapled in the corner.
Your score should include:
- Title of piece and your name on the front cover
- Instrument names or abbreviations to the left of every system
(excepting solo or solo and piano works)
- Measure numbers (even in solo works, unless barlines are not used)
- Rehearsal numbers or letters
- All time and key signature changes (If the change occurs in the first bar of a system,
a courtesy time or key signature should appear at the end of the previous system.)
- Dynamic, phrasing and expressive markings
- Double check to ensure that all necessary accidentals are included
Parts with more than 3 pages may likely need to be bound. If parts are not bound the pages should be taped together accordion style, so that the part holds together as a single unit. In lengthy music that is very continuous it can be difficult to work out page turns. Try to find the simplest solution for the page organization of the part.
Reminders for the score are also applicable for preparation of the parts as well as the following:
- The instrument name in the upper left hand corner of the first page
- Title of piece and your name
- Rehearsal letters or numbers should match those in the score. If a rehearsal letter or number occurs during a multiple-measure rest, the block rest should be broken into two or more shorter blocks so that the performer can see where the letter or number falls.
- Double check (even if you use computer software) to see that your parts accurately reflect the score.
- Parts must be formatted to allow time for performers to turn the page (excepting possibly the piano part).
Arrival
The YCP begins Sunday, July 22. Registration is from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students and their parents should indicate intended mode of transportation on the form provided and inform the YCP of any changes to their travel plans. Students who can not arrive at CIM during the registration hours should indicate this on their travel information. The YCP will do what it can to accommodate airport, bus station or train station pickup that afternoon. Students arriving late may need to take responsibility for their transportation to CIM
Travel by Plane:
Arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Take the RTA Rapid Transit train from the airport terminal to Tower City, the downtown station. Then, take a taxi from downtown to CIM.
By Train:
Arrive at the Amtrak station. Take a taxi to CIM in University Circle (the corner of East Boulevard and Hazel Drive).
By Bus:
The city's central bus depot (served by Greyhound Bus Lines) is located downtown on Chester Avenue near East 14th Street. Taxis are available, or walk one block south on East 14th Street to Euclid Avenue and take a taxi to CIM in University Circle (the corner of East Boulevard and Hazel Drive).
By Car:
Students bringing cars will need to provide $25 deposit to obtain a parking spot. Parking is $2 a day. The students will receive the remaining balance of their deposit at check-out.
Driving Instructions: The Cleveland Institute of Music is approximately four miles directly east of downtown Cleveland, off Euclid Avenue, at the corner of East Boulevard and Hazel Drive.
If you are traveling from the east or west on Interstate 90,
exit the expressway at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Follow Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive south to East 105th Street. Cross East 105th and proceed counterclockwise around the traffic circle, exiting on East Boulevard. CIM will be the third building on the left. Metered visitor parking (quarters required) is available on Hazel Drive.
If you are traveling from the east on Interstate 80 or the Pennsylvania Turnpike,
follow the signs on the Ohio Turnpike to Exit 187. Leave the Turnpike at Exit 187 and follow Interstate 480 west, which leads to Interstate 271 North. Get off Interstate 271 at Mayfield Road, westbound. Follow Mayfield Road to University Circle (a distance of approximately 8 1/2 miles). After driving two traffic lights beyond the overpass at the bottom of Mayfield Hill, you will be in University Circle at the intersection of Euclid Avenue. Proceed straight through the traffic light. You will then be on Ford Road and three short blocks from the junction of East Boulevard. Bear to the right at East Boulevard and right again at the next street, Hazel Drive. CIM will be the first building on the right. Metered visitor parking (quarters required) is available on Hazel Drive.
If you are traveling from the west on the Ohio Turnpike,
leave the Turnpike at Exit 142. Follow Interstate 90 through downtown Cleveland and east along the lake shore to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Follow Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive south to East 105th Street. Cross East 105th and proceed counterclockwise around the traffic circle, exiting on East Boulevard. CIM will be the third building on the left. Metered visitor parking (quarters required) is available on Hazel Drive.
If you are traveling from the south on Interstate 71 or Interstate 77,
stay on either of these roads until you connect with Interstate 90 in downtown Cleveland. Proceed east on Interstate 90 along the lake shore to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Follow Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive south to East 105th Street. Cross East 105th and proceed counterclockwise around the traffic circle, exiting on East Boulevard. CIM will be the third building on the left. Metered visitor parking (quarters required) is available on Hazel Drive.
Lodging for parents or visitors:
The Glidden House is a Bed and Breakfast located just across the street from CIM (Glidden House reservations: 1-800-759-8358). Other hotels and motels are located downtown, about a 20-minute drive from CIM, near Hopkins International Airport (a 35-minute drive from CIM) and near I-271 (a 35-minute drive from CIM).
Housing & Supplies
Students will stay in the Cutter House dormitory, located within 100 ft. of the Cleveland Institute of Music building. Students will share a double room or a large triple. Practice rooms with pianos will be available at the Institute for composing and assignment work.
Here is a list of things we suggest you bring:
- extra copy of your score for yourself
- music of yours which you might like to discuss with a teacher (and recordings if available)
- linens (sheets, pillow, pillow case, blanket if desired)
- toiletries
- towel
- cash (for lunch, snacks, etc.)
- staff paper, pencils and erasers
- umbrella
- fan (optional)
- desk lamp (optional)
The Concerts & Check-Out
Each student's work will be performed on one of the concerts either Friday night (8pm) or Saturday afternoon (12pm). Both concerts, held at CIM, are free, open to families and the public and followed by a reception. The Saturday reception (approximately 1-2pm) will be a picnic lunch, after which students should check-out of their rooms in Cutter House. As with arrival, the YCP will do what it can to assist students who are traveling by air, train or bus.
Medical
University Circle is fortunate to have some of the nation's finest health service available in the University Hospitals. The form sent with the handbook authorizes emergency care. Please fill this out carefully and return to CIM by July 1st.
Guidelines
Both Cutter House and the Cleveland Institute of Music building are non-smoking facilities. Drinking and the use of illegal drugs are both strictly forbidden during the YCP. Serious or repeated infractions of the policies of the YCP faculty and staff, CIM, Cutter House or the Cutter House Resident Directors will result in early dismissal (tuition refunds will not be available).
Contact the YCP
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Peter Gilbert - (617) 869-3211. gilbert@petergilbert.net
Orianna Webb - (203) 577-9539. ocwebb@prodigy.net
Other Numbers to Know:
Cleveland Institute of Music Switchboard [9am to 5pm EST] - (216) 791-5000
Cutter House Dormitory Resident Director (216) 795-3157
University Circle Police (216) 368-3333 [emergencies]
University Security [for a campus escort] - (216) 368-6811
Quotations above come from survey responses
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