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The Blanche Bryden Sunflower Music Institute is dedicated to providing talented young musicians opportunities for advanced study and performance experience in chamber music with our master teachers and performers.  Admission is via taped auditions from students age 16-26 from across the country.  All successful applicants receive FULL TUITION, ROOM and BOARD.

Available for Violin, Viola, Violoncello, PIano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone and Tuba.  We invite pre-formed string quartets to apply.

2009 Institute
Dates for Institute:  June 1-9, 2009
Application deadline: March 13, 2009
Application must include:
   1)    High quality Cassette or CD
   2)    Current resume
   3)    Three references
   4)    Application form (on line by selecting this link)

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2009 Institute Faculty
Viola Richard Young, Highland Park, IL  Collegiate String Quartet
Violin-cello Steven Elisha, Topeka, KS        High School String Quartet
Violin Larisa Elisha, Topeka, KS High School String Quartet
Piano   James Rivers, Topeka, KS Keyboard
Flute Rebecca Meador, Topeka, KS High School Woodwind quintet
Horn David Everson, Detroit, MI  Collegiate Brass Quintet

Students rehearse a minimum of 6 hours daily.  At the end of the Institute they present two public concerts.


2008 Institute Students

Sarah McQuere
Shannon Coffman
Manuel Tabora
Kristin McDougall
Nadia Li
Anna Volovitch
Jake Trabert
Rafeal Del Santos

Christine Shen
Allyson Royal
Matthew Park
Michael Reichman,
David Cyzak
Bejamin Haeuser
Stuart Potter
Raul Rodriguez


Kate DeVoe
Jonathan Ney
Jennifer Samso
Michael Walle
David Chase
Jessica Vogel
Michelle Letourneau
Amy Vest



The 2008 Festival brought students from 11 states.

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2005 Repertoire

Piano Duo

Sheep May Safely Graze                          
Sonata Op. 34                                            
   

J.S. Bach/arr. Mary Howe
Johannes Brahms


High School Woodwind Quintet
Passacaille
Divertimento No. 8
Polka from Five Easy Dances  
Pavanne pour une infante défunte         
Roaring Fork   

A.Barthe
W.A. Mozart
Denes Agay
Maurice Ravel/arr.Lesnick
Eric Ewazen


String Quartets
Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, No. 11     
Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3  


Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven

Piano Quintets
Quintet in E Flat, Op. 44 for Piano and Strings
Quintet in F Minor for Piano and Strings
Robert Schumann
César Franck

Collegiate Woodwind Quintet

Quintet for Winds
Suite

Jon Harbison
Gunther Schuller

Brass Quintet

Rondo a la Turca
Concerto Araunjez
Three Preludes
Just A Closer Walk
Quintet
Dance 
W.A. Mozart/trans. By Frackenpohl
Rodrigo/arr. Schutza
Gershwin/ arr. Schutza
arr. Don Gillis
Malcolm Arnold
Wilke Renwick

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