2020 Summer Practice Retreat
Intensive week-long program for advanced young violinists
Cancelled due to Covid, but stay tuned for 2021.
Join violin teachers Gina DiCarlo and Christi Salisbury in the verdant countryside of Virginia as 12 carefully selected high-schoolers practice three hours each day, receive a private lesson every other day and two masterclasses per day culminating in a showcase performance. During downtime students will relax in the gorgeous farmhouse mansion and outdoor living spaces and enjoy the lake at the end of the property.
Details
All the Facts
What: Violin intensive retreat: Practice, Lessons, Masterclass, Recital and Fun
12 violin participants (ages 13 and up) will be invited to spend a week in an exquisite 6000 sq. foot farmhouse set in a picturesque apple orchard to relish an intense and immersive musical experience. Each student will receive an hour private lesson every other day (three total), fulfill three – four hours of practice a day, receive two master classes or lecture workshops per day and perform in a culminating Saturday recital for parents, friends and the local community all within a beautiful and relaxing setting. During the afternoon and evenings students will have ample time to relax, explore, swim, socialize and play games. Two teachers will provide the leadership and education and three adult helpers will aid in organization and supervision totaling five adults to interact with and chaperone the twelve retreaters. Students on rotation will participate in cooking the meals with ingredients and recipes provided for them as well as sharing in cleaning duties. The tuition cost including room and board is $900 per student.
Who:
Teachers: Gina DiCarlo (bio below) and Christi Salisbury, violinists
Assistants: 3 additional adults will supervise and facilitate activities.
Participants: 12 violinists age 13 and up
Where: Apple Orchard Stay, Orchard Drive, Rustburg, VA 24588
A magnificent farmhouse in beautiful Rustburg countryside, only 20 minutes from Lynchburg
Dates: May 31, 3pm - June 6th, 10:30am
Cost: $900 tuition per student covering all educational lessons and classes, recreational activities and room and board
Application
Key Info
Please contact Christi Salisbury at Christianaluna@yahoo.com for registration.
In Detail
Retreat Schedule
Sunday
3pm: Arrive/unpack
4pm: Practice/private lessons
5pm: Free/prepare meals
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Practice/private lessons
8pm: Masterclass
9-11: Evening activities
11pm: In rooms
12am: Lights out
Monday-Thursday
8am: Breakfast
9am: Practice/private lessons
10am: Masterclass
11am Practice/private lessons/prepare meals
12pm: Lunch
1pm: Practice/private lessons
2pm: Practice/private lessons
3pm: Free
4pm: Free
5pm: Free/prepare meals
6pm: Dinner
7:30pm: Masterclass
8:30-11 evening activities
11pm: In rooms
12 am: Lights out
Friday
8am: Breakfast
9am: Practice/private lessons
10am: Masterclass
11am Practice/private lessons/prepare meals
12pm: Lunch
1 -3 pm: Rehearse with pianist at church for recital
4pm: Free
5pm: Free/prepare meals
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Masterclass
8:30-11 evening activities
11pm: In rooms
12 am: Lights out
Saturday
8 am: Breakfast
9 am: Practice
10 am: Masterclass
11:am Practice/prepare meals
12 pm: Lunch
1-3pm Exiting cleaning duties/pack up/get ready for recital
3:30 Recital at church
4:30 Goodbyes
Gina DiCarlo, violin
Gina DiCarlo started studying music seriously at an early age, attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Music during her middle and high school years. She graduated from the program with honors, and won two concerto competitions on violin during her time there, performing the Barber violin concerto and Zigeunerweisen with orchestra. After high school, DiCarlo studied at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Lynn Blakeslee. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance and Music Education from ESM, with honors, in 2014.
DiCarlo is the current Orchestra Director at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, and she serves as the Adjunct Violin and Viola Instructor at Randolph College. Additionally, she is the current Chair of South Central Senior Regional Orchestra and the Director of the Lynchburg Symphony Youth Orchestra and Junior Strings.
DiCarlo performs regularly on the violin, both in chamber and orchestral settings. She has been a member of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, the Endless Mountain Music Festival, and the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, where she served as guest concertmaster in the 2015-2016 season, and returned as concertmaster for the 2016-2017 season. DiCarlo also guest conducted the Lynchburg Symphony for the Bernstein Bash event in October 2018. She has performed abroad in Austria, China, and Tibet, and has collaborated with rock, jazz, and Spanish ensembles for various events and performances. The song “Rain”, which featured DiCarlo, aired on Season 8 of Grey’s Anatomy in 2011.
In addition to DiCarlo’s many musical pursuits, she is also a published author. Her debut novel was released in May 2019.
