Last update:
02/25/2008

Bar Harbor Brass Week 2002
Student Comments

College of the Atlantic-Bar Harbor

"[The College of the Atlantic] was a perfect location-quiet and beautiful." College trumpet

"Beautiful and inspiring." College horn

"The whole area around the campus and town was beautiful and inspiring. It was so nice to be that close to the ocean and be in 50-degree weather in August!" college horn

The Faculty and Program

"All faculty members were highly skilled in their instruments and gave helpful hints and advice about preparation for recitals, auditions, and playing as a whole." College horn

"[The faculty] are very fine players-I admire them greatly. I feel lucky to have had a week with these guys." College tuba

"The Extension Ensemble got me thinking outside the box…really valuable for someone so often bogged down by Ride of the Valkyries, etc." college tuba

"The Philadelphia faculty was committed, inspirational, and highly informative.

"I learned a lot of things, some were things I had never thought about , others were things I previously didn't understand." H.S. trumpet

"[The rehearsals] were quickly paced-good level of attention to detail and rehearsing important spots. Probably some of the best-run rehearsals I've ever attended." College horn

"It was a great learning experience to hear the insights of all the faculty."-college trumpet

General Comments

"It was a fantastic learning experience! Thanks!"-college trumpet

"[It was] nice to have a group in residence to show that all musicians do not play classical music all the time." College horn

"I felt that the time for work and time for play were well-balanced" college horn

"It was amazing that we could play as well as we could after only a few days. My mom was blown away by our amazing playing talents." H.S. trumpet

"This is really a great program. I had so much fun working with the great faculty and also my peers. We were busy with much music, but I never felt terribly stressed. I liked the inclusion of more free time at the end of the week, to rest for the concerts. This was a fabulous experience, and I hope to return." College tuba

"The caliber of all the musicians was generally much more talented and advanced than I had expected. The comradery between faculty, staff and students was unparalleled by any other camp." College horn