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Point CounterPoint

Playing Chamber Music On Lake Dunmore Since 1963

Are you looking for an unforgettable summer chamber music experience? Welcome. You have found the right place.

 

Summer 2024 sessions 

  • Session 1:  June 23 – July 6  for Ages 11-17
  • Session 2:  July 7 – 20  for Ages 13-18
  • Session 3:  July 21 – August 3 for Ages 15-19**
  • Session 4:  August 4 -17 for Ages 11-17
  • Prelude:  August 18 – 24  for Ages 8-13

**New in 2024! Session 3 welcomes pre-formed groups and offers exciting opportunities

  • Prepare for Recitals and Competitions: Jumpstart your preparation for upcoming recitals or competitions for the year ahead
  • Learn from Professionals: Work with our professional faculty, 80% of whom are part of professional based quartets and ensembles in both New York and Boston
  • Explore Contemporary Repertoire: Interpret and perform lesser-known works alongside peers, exploring contemporary repertoire
  • Masterclass Opportunity: Perform at a Masterclass given by members of Castle of our Skins (@Castleskins)
  • Community Service Hours: Accrue community service hours towards your high school diploma

Join us as an ensemble to explore chamber music and nurture your musical path alongside like-minded peers!

If you want to join PCP this summer, click here to learn more about applying to PCP.

 

 

Testimonial of David Finckel

Point CounterPoint was the great turning point in my musical life, when music and nature combined to create the most inspiring environment of my youth. I wish that every young musician could spend a summer at Point CounterPoint, but I know that one of the camp's treasured features is its intimacy. The lucky few who are accepted enter a rare world, a harmonious community gathered with the common dream of becoming better musicians.The summer is a young musician's most golden opportunity to breathe the fresh air that does not seep through the winter's practice room walls. Point CounterPoint offers the environment that every serious young musician deserves.”—David Finckel, Cellist, PCP 1963-1978 and Co-Artistic Director of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, Music @ Menlo, and Former Cellist of the Emerson String Quartet

We invite you to contact us!

Permanent Address:

Point CounterPoint
1361 Hooker Road
Leicester, VT 05733

Phone:

October – April:
267-886-5359

May – September:
802-247-8467

Email Us Here »

Staff:

Executive Director
Jenny Beck

Operations Manager
Noel Mitchell

Director of Music – Session 1
Philip Boulanger

Director of Music – Session 2
Ari Streisfeld

Interim Director of Music – Session 3
Paola Caballero

Director of Music – Session 4
Beste Tiknaz

Director of Prelude
Julia Cash

Director of Adult Chamber Music Workshops
Arielle Levioff

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“Not only was it great music, productive groups, and excellent coaches. We felt like a big family. At this camp, I have more good memories than I can count.”

cellist 2014

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“2014 was my fifth year at PCP. What is fulfilling is that I love all the faculty, and they challenge me to play my best. Each year I come, and I am inspired. I leave loving music more.”

violinist 2015

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“My daughter had a fantastic summer at PCP! I sincerely appreciate your commitment to our youth, music-making and their holistic development through chamber music on Lake Dunmore and activities in the surrounding Vermont communities/environment. What a gift of lifetime memories! Thank you!”

parent 2015

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“Thanks for all that you do to make camp a memorable experience for the kids. My daughter had such a great time at camp and her interest in chamber music has skyrocketed.”

parent 2015

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“What can I say...To hear our son enthusing on and on about how much he loves the Beethoven and the Dvorak he is playing. For me it’s a dream come true. Please share with your wonderful staff my deepest appreciation and congratulations for the excellence of the PCP program.”

parent 2015

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“Thank you so much for believing in him and for giving him so many opportunities at PCP. I really do think his first year at PCP completely changed his life and set him on a different track from the rest of his peers. So thank you very much. You are truly transforming lives at PCP.”

private violin teacher 2015

Point
CounterPoint

Prelude

Adult
Workshops

New Music
On The Point