PhoenixPhest! in May

Concert recording now available!

We have CDs of the PhoenixPhest! final concert available to purchase for $25 (plus $2 shipping & handling). Order yours today! Click here to place your order securely online via Paypal or credit card.

Great photos of May Phest 2010 now available!

You can browse 90+ great photos taken by Gabrielle George at the May Phest, select your favorite(s), and order them in a wide choice of sizes to be mailed directly to you. Click here to look and/or to place an order securely online.

PhoenixPhest! 2010 will take place at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor.

PhoenixPhest! is a 3-day amateur chamber music festival that provides a unique opportunity for amateur musicians of all ages to play with and be coached by experienced professional musicians in pre-formed or Phoenix-phormed groups. In addition to fun and challenging small-ensemble work, students attend large-group workshops and perform their pieces in a concert at the end of the weekend.

Overview of the PhoenixPhest! Weekend

The entire festival takes place at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Friday (5/28): Registration and opening meeting at 3:30, coaching starts at 4; a pizza dinner for all students and faculty is served, and the day ends at approximately 8:15 p.m.

Saturday (5/29): Coachings and activities take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s a break starting at 3 p.m., and then all return for the faculty concert at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday (5/30): Coachings and activities take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Final student concert is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, and there is a reception. The day is expected to end at about 6 p.m. All the groups perform on this concert, and everybody performs together on the large-group piece as well. This concert is free and open to the public.

Registration and fees

You can register and pay online right here.

Lodging for out-of-town visitors

We have reserved a block of rooms at a discounted rate at the Hampton Inn-Ann Arbor North, for the nights of Thursday, May 27, through Saturday, May 29.  Reservations page.