Master Classes

More than 100 music faculty at 15 colleges and universities throughout the Midwest are invited to nominate advanced level piano students to participate in Gilmore Keyboard Festival Master Classes. All candidates must be nominated by Faculty at their school. Self-nominations are not accepted.

2012 Gilmore Keyboard Festival Master Class Information

Participation is limited to students affiliated with one of the following music schools based on their proximity to Kalamazoo, Michigan:

• Roosevelt University
• Northwestern University
• University of Wisconsin – Madison
• DePaul University
• University of Illinois – Urbana
• Cleveland Institute of Music
• University of Iowa
• Music Institute of Chicago
• Indiana University – Bloomington
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Michigan
• Oberlin College
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Western Michigan University
• Michigan State University

There are openings at the biennial Gilmore Keyboard Festival for approximately 30 master class students, including a limited number of alternates. The pianists selected will be awarded a Gilmore Fellowship up to $500 to help reimburse travel and expenses related to attending the 2012 Festival. Please note: Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Financial support for the Gilmore Fellowship Program is provided by the Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation.