2026 String Quartet Academy

String Quartet Academy

University of Portland
July 13 to 18

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Delgani’s String Quartet Academy is an all-inclusive, weeklong immersive chamber music experience. Participants rehearse and perform quartets and play in the camp-wide string orchestra. Students also have daily masterclasses and extracurricular courses in theory and history all while working closely with Delgani musicians.

Additional electives include Musical Jeopardy!, Making Money with Your Instrument, Practice Techniques, and Friendship Bracelets Unleashed, to name a few.

Evening activities include additional chamber music reading, board games, and sports like volleyball, badminton, and basketball.

Our 2026 Academy will be hosted by the University of Portland. Students can elect to stay in the dormitories on campus or commute. Commuters may leave at 4 p.m. after classes and rehearsals have finished for the day or they may stay for evening activities and be picked up as late as 9 p.m.

WHO: Intermediate to advanced violinists, violists, and cellists in middle school, high school, or university

WHEN: Monday July 13 to Saturday July 18 (residents may check in Sunday evening July 12)

WHERE: University of Portland, 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland OR 97203

TUITION: $1350 includes room and board on campus; $950 commuters *

PRACTICAL DETAILS:

  • For residents (those staying on campus), housing is for six nights beginning Sunday July 12. Meals are included from breakfast on Monday through breakfast on Saturday.

  • Commuters will receive lunch Monday through Friday. They may purchase breakfast and/or dinner a la carte as needed.

  • A performance for family and friends will take place on Saturday morning.

  • Applications are open and reviewed on a rolling basis

* Need-based financial aid is available. Thanks to strong donor support, we have been able to meet every need since our first camp in 2016.

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An application fee of $30 covers administrative expenses related to the audition and selection process. This fee is non-refundable.

Adrian H.
Juilliard student and prior Quartet Academy participant

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Delgani’s String Quartet Academy. In addition to introducing me to some of the staples in the chamber music repertoire, the Academy cultivated a wonderful sense of community and enjoyment among all my peers.