Boston University Tanglewood Institute

Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Address
45 West Street
Lenox, Massachusetts
USA
Information
Type Summer training program for musicians ages 10 through 20
Established 1966
Enrollment 430
Campus Lenox, MA
Website www.bu.edu/cfa/tanglewood

Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is a summer music training program for students ages 10 to 20 located in Lenox, Massachusetts, under the auspices of Boston University College of Fine Arts.[1]

History

BUTI was envisioned in 1965 when Erich Leinsdorf, then music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) invited Edward Stein, Dean of the Boston University College of Fine Arts, to create a summer training program for young musicians as an extension to the BSO’s Tanglewood Music Center (TMC).[2] BUTI opened for its inaugural season the following June.

Groton Place, the central building on campus, was home to multiple organizations prior to BUTI’s residency. Built in 1905 as a summer home for Grenville Llndall Winthrop, it was purchased in 1943 to serve as the home for the Windsor Mountain School. Following this the site was used to host the now-defunct Holliston College from 1976 to 1980, after which Boston University purchased the property to operate BUTI.[3]

BUTI celebrated its 50th anniversary season in summer 2016.[4]

Campus

BUTI’s 64-acre campus is situated at 45 West Street in Lenox, Massachusetts, approximately one mile from the Tanglewood Music Festival. This property contains instructional and practice facilities, a 250-seat proscenium theater, dormitories, administrative offices, and a cafeteria. BUTI also utilizes instructional facilities at Tanglewood, Berkshire Country Day School, and Morris Elementary School, and performance venues including Seiji Ozawa Hall, the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Church on the Hill.

Academics

During the months of June, July, and August, BUTI offers 23 individual programs for strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, voice, piano, and composition.[5] In mid-June, a series of two-week workshops is offered for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and euphonium, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass, string quartet, and electroacoustic composition. Students attending these programs range from ages 14–20. A Junior Strings Intensive, introduced for the first time in summer 2017, is also offered during these two weeks and is for violin, viola, and cello students ages 10–13.[6]

Beginning in July a series of longer programs begin, including a three- or six-week Young Artists Piano Program, four-week Young Artists Wind Ensemble, and six-week Young Artists Vocal Program, Young Artists Composition Program, and Young Artists Orchestra. These programs are constituted by students ages 14–19 who have not yet begun full-time college study.

BUTI also offers elective courses for students including music theory and music history, and a health and wellness series consisting of Feldenkrais Method, yoga, and body mapping.[7]

Concert Season

The BUTI concert season consists of more than 70 events per summer, including six performances at Tanglewood’s Seiji Ozawa Hall and a performance at Tanglewood on Parade. Performances include large-ensemble concerts, student and faculty recitals, chamber music, art song recitals, opera scenes, and new music recitals. Most performances are free and open to the public.[8]

Alumni

Notable alumni include the following:

References

  1. ↑ "Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  2. ↑ "BU Tanglewood Institute Celebrates 50th Anniversary | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Groton Place - 45 West. St., Completed 1905 - Lenox History". Lenox History. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  4. ↑ "BU Tanglewood Institute celebrates 50 years - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Areas of Study | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  6. ↑ "BU Tanglewood Institute Launches Junior Strings Intensive | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  7. ↑ "At Tanglewood, music students learn about wellness, too - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Performance Calendar | College of Fine Arts". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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