String Masterclass for South Carolina Schools
Varna International is working with school districts and private schools in South Carolina to organize special FREE events for instrumental students. These will be half-day events with our master artists, who serve on the Varna International faculty. Each event will consist of the following activities:
- Masterclass – each orchestral teacher will select 2-3 of their students to submit a video audition through our website for consideration to play in a 90-minute masterclass. Our faculty will select the students who will perform for the Masterclass.
- Group Playing – participating students will be given a piece of music to learn before their school’s event day. Our master teachers will work with the group on this piece of music for 45 minutes.
- Special Chamber Performance – Levon & Shakhida Ambartsumian will present a 20-30 minute performance.
- Q&A – Varna International faculty and staff will be present to answer any questions the students may have about our summer 2026 Youth Instrumental Program.
Each teacher should nominate up to 3 students to be considered for performing in the masterclass. Varna International is providing teachers with the nomination document, which will instruct the student to go on our website to fill out a Once their form is submitted, we will contact them with instructions for submitting their audition video recording