APPASSIONATA PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 2024-JUNE 2025

General information and Description

This educational program serves the needs of young musicians. It provides socialization with other high-achieving students interested in the same art form. It provides resumé-building activities while concurrently enhancing personal artistry, performance opportunities with repertoire to be presented for auditions and evaluations, and general performing experience.

This program offers student recitals and masterclasses and is the entry port for becoming a soloist for an Opus concert with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic. Any student wishing to audition to solo in an Opus concert MUST be enrolled in the Appassionata Program. The program is open to students 18 years of age and under. Partial funding is available through the Edward Francis Scholarship Fund and Hennings-Fischer Foundation.

Information is also available on the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic Facebook page.

Either the student, parent, or teacher must live in Ventura County, Westlake, Agoura, Calabasas, or Malibu for a student to become an Appassionata student and eventual soloist with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic.

Categories and Fees for Appassionata Program Enrollment 2024-2025

Pianists and strings: $100.00

Other instruments : $50.00

Benefits:

Appassionata students have opportunities to be soloists with the TOPHIL orchestra, play at recitals, attend masterclasses. They may earn community volunteer hours when playing at retirement homes.
They also get scholarships to register to the learning and interactive activities of the Montecito International Music Festival for the summer of their registration year.
Any Appassionata student: $200 off enrollment.
Opus soloist: $500 off enrollment.

Enrollment:

The Appassionata enrollment is now open for the 2024-2025 season. Students can register at any time during the school year.

For further information, contact Ornela Ervin at ornelaervin@verizon.net

Opus concert performance:

All students registered in the Appassionata program can compete to perform in an Opus concert. An audition jury selects the soloists.

At the audition, the students are required to play with an accompanist, and it is the responsibility of the student to provide one.

Prior to auditioning to play a concerto with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, students and their families acknowledge that each selected soloist is required to pay an $800 contribution fee. The fee covers the sitzen rehearsal with the conductor, two orchestra rehearsals, two concerts and other related expenses.

Concerto auditions:

Look for the current information at the Opus Soloist Information page.

APPASSIONATA

Registration

Students can register at any time during the school year.

Alternatively, on the Registration screen, select the text, copy it to a blank Word file, fill in the required information either on the computer or on a printed copy, and postal mail with check to:

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic

PO Box 4195, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359

ACTIVITIES & RECITALS

Recitals at University Village:

September 28th at 7:00pm
October 5th at 7:00pm
October 19th at 7:00pm
December 21st at 2:00pm
June 7th at 2:00pm

Piano
Masterclass schedule 2024-2025

October 20th at 10:00am at CLU

Peter Klimo Masterclass leader

November 3rd at 4:00pm on Zoom

Sean Chen Masterclass leader

January 18th at 2:00pm at University Village

Mark Richman Masterclass leader

February 15th at 2:00pm at University Village

Francoise Regnat Masterclass leader

February 16th at 2:00pm

Rufus Choi Masterclass leader

March 8th at 2:00pm at University Village

Jason Stoll Masterclass Leader

April 4th at 2:00pm at University Village

Jackie Petitto Masterclass Leader

May 3rd at 2:00pm at University Village

Dmitry Rachmanov Masterclass

Spring,
2025 date TBA

Danwen Jiang Masterclass leader