2023 Summer Program in Litchfield, CT: OFFSITE accommodations

August 17-20, hosted by the wonderful people at Wisdom House. Fee includes tuition, lunch, and snacks. Vegetarian and vegan options always available. Attendees are responsible for their own lodgings. There are numerous lovely hotels, motels, and inns close by.

Join faculty Rachel Gawell Burns, Nora Krohn, Nick Revel, Abby Swidler and Emily Wright for an extra long restorative weekend of workshops, studio lessons, excellent food, and great people. Open to violinists, violists, cellists and double bass players of all levels. Not sure if you’d fit in? Email us!

Arrival on the 17th around 3:00, final activities around 3:00 or 4:00 on the 20th. Evenings will be spent a piacere: if you prefer to take time on your own to practice, walk, swim, or read, then you are absolutely free to! For those in a more social mood, there will be opportunities to go into town, visit any of the numerous parks nearby, watch movies, and do some wine tasting, among other things.

Cellists and bassists traveling by air: for a small fee, a borrowed instrument can be procured if bringing yours on an airplane is too much of a hassle. Just let Emily know as soon as possible via email: ewright@tamarackarts.org.

Cellists and bassists traveling by air: for a small fee, a borrowed instrument can be procured if bringing your instrument on an airplane is too much of a hassle. Just let Emily know as soon as possible via email: ewright@tamarackarts.org.

Things to pack: comfortable lightweight clothes, sunscreen and bug repellant (if you plan on doing any swimming or outdoor activities), folding stand, sheet music, rosin, toiletries, something to take notes on, foam wedge if you use one, rock stop for cellists and bass players.

Good to have: metronome and tuner apps, headphones, lightweight bathrobe or dressing gown.

Transportation: Litchfield is 1 hour from Hartford airport, and 2 hours from both Albany and the NYC regional airports. The closest train station is Waterbury, on the Metro North MTA line, departing NYC Grand Central. From Waterbury, it is a 20 minute drive to Wisdom House. Taxis and ride hailing apps serve this area regularly.

Other things to do/see nearby before or after our program: New York City attractions, CT Wine Trail, CT Antiques Trail, Hudson River Valley, utterly charming Mystic, CT and the rest of the Gold Coast, Yale University, Tanglewood Music Center, to name a few.