Berkshire Choral International (BCI) opens 2025 Apprentice applications

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Published: Nov 29,2024

Applications are open for Berkshire Choral International’s two free educational programs for undergraduate and graduate level music students.

BCI’s Frank Nemhauser Apprentice Program is a free program designed for career-track singers and choral conductors enrolled in undergraduate or advanced degree programs. Apprentice opportunities in Summer 2025 include:
- Amherst, Massachusetts (Haydn, Brahms, and Runestad with Conductor Rob Istad, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at California State University);
- Washington DC (Sing Considering Matthew Shepard at the Washington National Cathedral with Conductor Jeffrey Benson, Director of Choral Activities at San José State University);
- Berlin, Germany (Mozart’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with Jenny Wong, San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director and the Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale).

Each week-long program is an intensive choral experience providing apprentices with the opportunity to study and rehearse major choral-orchestral works with eminent conductors, faculty, and vocal soloists.

BCI’s Vocal Scholar Program is a free educational opportunity focusing on undergraduate or advanced degree music students who sing tenor or bass voice parts. Applicants do not need to be voice majors but should be enrolled in a music degree program and possess solid vocal technique and reading skills.

BCI is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive experience for choral singers. African-American, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ identified students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application requirements here.

Apply by 1 February 2025 for either program.