Application Deadline
February 15, 2027
Application Fee
Before December 15
Individuals: $75
Pre-Formed Groups: $110
After December 15
Individuals: $125
Pre-Formed Groups: $175
Program Dates
Full Session: June 20 – August 1, 2027 (strings only)
Session 1: June 20 – July 11, 2027 (strings only)
Session 2: July 11 – August 1, 2027 (strings and piano)
STRINGS
Open to violinists, violists, and cellists ages 14–24 (or college-enrolled), this immersive summer program offers daily coachings, private lessons, and weekly performances with world-class faculty on beautiful Madeline Island. Choose the full 6-week session or one of two 3-week options to fit your summer schedule. Pre-formed quartets are encouraged to apply.
PIANO
For advanced pianists ages 14–24 (or college-enrolled), this three-week program offers daily coachings, collaborative rehearsals with strings, and frequent performance opportunities with world-class faculty on beautiful Madeline Island. Pre-formed piano trios, quartets, and quintets are encouraged to apply.
Fellowships
Madeline Island Chamber Music offers fully-funded fellowships to a select group of collegiate-level string and piano students who demonstrate outstanding artistry and a commitment to chamber music. Fellowship recipients participate fully in all program activities, perform in concerts, and receive individualized mentoring from our world-class faculty.
Emerging Artists Quartet Residency
A professional development opportunity for an early-career string quartet. Fellows coach chamber music alongside MICM faculty in a mentored teaching setting, perform a featured concert, and lead community engagement on Madeline Island and in Bayfield, WI. This opportunity includes a paid week-long performing and teaching residency in the fall in Minneapolis including a featured concert.