This Will Be Our Reply: Waterville, Maine • July 17 – August 6, 2010
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Application Procedures

Candidates must submit their application form online. If you are unable to complete the form online, please contact us. All other application materials must be sent by postmarked deadline via U.S. Mail, UPS, FedEx, and/or other courier. AMF is not responsible for lost materials.

Please have the following information handy in order to complete the online application. It is advised that you verify the accuracy of information provided.

  • Personal Information: Your date of birth, citizenship, and visa status
  • Contact Information: Your current and permanent contact information including mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and email address
  • Professional Information: List of schools attended, degrees/awards received, principal teachers, professional ensembles, and other festivals including dates for all of the above
  • Reference Information: Names, telephone numbers, and email addresses (optional) of two professional references, one of who may be your current teacher
  • Audition Material: Please specify your tape audition repertoire.

Applicants are required to use a credit card to pay the AMF application fee, and such applications will be processed immediately. The AMF accepts payment by American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Your application will not be processed until we receive payment of the application fee.

Please note: applicants living outside the US will be charged an additional non-refundable $25 foreign mailing fee in order to cover shipping costs.

Within 24 hours of submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation email from us. Please contact us if you do not receive the confirmation email, or if you have any other questions.

Candidates wishing to apply for both main and auxiliary instruments (i.e. flute & piccolo) may submit one application with recordings of both instruments.

Applicants who are not selected as part of the fellowship program may qualify for a scholarship or a position in a respective AMF Institute program.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

After you've completed the online application, you may send us your portfolio by email or by postal mail.

  • Instrumentalists: submit recordings of three contrasting works. Fellowship applicants must submit at least one work written in the twentieth century. It is possible to submit movements of works. Selections must represent your current level of musicianship.
  • Composers: submit 1-3 representative scores and accompanying recordings.
  • Conductors: submit a DVD recording of applicant’s conducting of two contrasting works (maximum of 30 minutes).
  • Vocalists: submit a DVD recording of one operatic aria and two songs in each of three different languages (3 works total; e.g. French, Italian, and English).
  • Recording Engineers: submit a resume and a CD containing three examples of your recording (at least 2 must be classical). Please include your educational background, recording experience, and a list of works produced. Please feel free to provide a description of the gear you commonly employ for recording engagements.

If you wish to submit your recordings and scores (if required) by email, please send your files to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . On the subject line, please write down the name of the program which you're applying to, followed by your full name (e.g. Fellowship Program - John Doe). The maximum file size for each email must be under 20 MBs. If you need to email recordings and/or scores which exceed 20 MBs, the best way is to email each tracks separately. If you're emailing MP3 files, it would be safe to assume that 1 minute of music will be more or less 1 MB in size. We recommend using file types such as MP3, AAC, WMA, and PDF, which are typically smaller in size than WAVE, AIFF, JPEG, and TIFF files. If you're applying as a composer, and wish to submit Finale® or Sibelius® score files, please feel free to do so.

If you wish to send us a cassette tape, a CD, or a DVD by postal mail, clearly mark the recording with your name and instrument or voice type. On a separate sheet, write down your name, your instrument, title of works, names of composers, and the duration of each tracks.

Mail the package to:

Little Feather Works
228 Park Ave S #31975
New York, NY 10003

All checks must be made payable to Little Feather Works (not Atlantic Music Festival).

INVITATIONS

Audition results are sent to applicants by e-mail. Applicants that are accepted will receive notification by postal mail. Applicants will be notified of the results by February 15, 2010.

Accepted applicants are allowed two weeks to accept or decline the AMF Fellowship, and must complete all required paperwork and submit required fees in full to accept the invitation.