LYCEUM MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 8 – 13, 2024
at American Heritage School
A warm thank you to Steven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek, LMF faculty and our 197 participants for an extraordinary week at the 2024 Lyceum Music Festival! Registration for the 2025 Lyceum Music Festival opens in January. Check back here this fall for festival dates and details. Until then, we wish you the best on your musical journey and hope to see you in 2025!
The Lyceum Music Festival is thrilled to welcome world-famous cellist Steven Sharp Nelson of The Piano Guys as this year’s special guest artist! Steven is an award winning, Billboard chart topping, total YouTube rock star…in a cellist sort of way. His creations are watched and listened to over three million times EVERY DAY. That means that 2,000 people experience his content every 60 seconds. The running total? Over 3.5 BILLION streams. During the last six years he has spoken to and performed live for a total of 1.2 million people in dozens of countries and iconic concert halls such as the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the Greek Theatre, Red Rocks, Royal Albert Hall — in Rio, Paris, Singapore, Japan and Istanbul! He’s been called an innovator, a compelling speaker and motivator, a powerful advocate of music education, a creative genius and, much to his chagrin, the “Mr. Bean” of cello.
The Lyceum Music Festival is located at American Heritage School in American Fork, Utah, with the beautiful Mount Timpanogos as its backdrop. LMF now offers musicians ages 8 to 21 the rare opportunity to work with and perform alongside top industry professionals.
Students come from across the country to participate in this one-of-a-kind Festival. With the Festival’s Host Family Option, it has never been easier for musicians from across the globe to make music with our world-class faculty and guest artists. The intense musical schedule is supplemented with fun activities and recreation to help students build lasting friendships with other musically minded youth. See the Schedule for full details.
We enforce a healthy honor code at the Festival that prohibits smoking, alcohol, drugs and public displays of affection. LMF requires modest dress, clean language, and strives to create an environment that is family-friendly and allows students to openly practice their religious beliefs. See more in Supervision & Standards page and find out more about our sponsoring organization American Heritage School.
Registration for the 2024 Lyceum Music Festival is now open! Visit our Admission page for audition and registration details.
YOU MAY ALREADY BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL!
- 2024 Festival registration is now closed.
- Returning students of LMF ages 8-21 may proceed to Online Registration. Those wishing to advance to a higher ensemble may submit an audition through the admission form. Welcome back!
- If you are a member of the Lyceum Orchestras Program at American Heritage School, proceed to Online Registration.
- Current members of Prelude, Crescendo and Debut will be placed in LMF’s Camerata orchestra.
- Current members of Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Strings and Intermezzo will be placed in LMF’s Sinfonia orchestra.
- Current members of Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic and Symphony will be placed in LMF’s Festival Orchestra.
- If you participated in your state’s top All-State Orchestra, forward your proof of participation (concert program) via email to LyceumMusicFestival@gmail.com.
- If you received an invitation letter or email, proceed to Online Registration.
- Participants must be 8-21 years of age as of June 1st, 2024.
ADMISSION VIA AUDITION – for new applicants
- Auditions for the 2024 Festival are now open!
- Record your audition and load it to YouTube or Google Drive. Enter the link into the appropriate question in your admission form.
- In cases of technical difficulty, email your audition link to the Festival Manager at LyceumMusicFestival@gmail.com
- Auditions should include your choice of major scale and a five-minute solo. The scale should highlight your mastery of range and tone. Please play the maximum number of octaves you can play with good tone. The five-minute solo or solo excerpt should demonstrate your strengths as a player, memorization preferred, accompaniment is optional. Percussionists must show proficiency on timpani and mallet instruments.
2024 INSTRUMENT AVAILABILITY
This is a symphonic orchestra festival. We have very limited openings for certain instruments and seats are filled on a first come, first served basis. Please check below to see if there are still slots open in your instrument for 2024 prior to enrolling. Seats are available unless otherwise indicated below:
Festival Orchestra
- 2 Flutes- FULL
- 1 Piccolo- FULL
- 2 Oboe- FULL
- 2 Clarinets- FULL
- 2 Bassoons- FULL
- 4 Horns- FULL
- 2 Trumpets- 1 opening left
- 2 Trombones- FULL
- Tuba- FULL
- 3 Percussion- FULL
- 36 Violins- FULL
- 12 Violas- FULL
- 14 Cellos- FULL
- 3 Basses- FULL
Sinfonia
- 28 Violins- FULL
- 10 Violas- FULL
- 12 Cellos- FULL
- 5 Basses- FULL
Camerata
- 24 Violins- FULL
- 8 Violas- FULL
- 12 Cellos- FULL
- 4 Basses- FULL
Tuition $449 / $349 / $299
Tuition includes all Festival activities, lunch Monday through Friday, and transportation to certain off-site activities. Festival Orchestra tuition is $449 and includes a 6-day, full symphony experience with additional rehearsal time, chamber music coaching, recreational activities and a performance in the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square. Sinfonia tuition is $349 and includes a 5-day, 9am – 5pm schedule featuring string orchestra rehearsals, instrument sectionals, activities, crafts and collaboration with Guest Artists. Camerata tuition is $299 and includes a 5-day, 9am – 2pm schedule featuring all Sinfonia activities, but on an abbreviated schedule for younger musicians. Participants may elect to pay the total amount in full at registration or leave a $100 non-refundable deposit to save their seat in the Festival. All payments due are charged to the account on file May 31st. In the event LMF 2024 is cancelled or postponed due to health and safety concerns, all patrons will receive a full refund. To register, visit our Online Registration.
Host Family Discount $150 credit per family
Families wishing to host out-of-state students for the week will receive a $150 credit to their account for providing other students lodging, breakfast, and dinner each day, and transportation to and from the festival each day as well as to and from the airport.
The Host Family Discount option can be added to your account prior to May 31st by emailing us.
Registration
Registration for the 2024 Lyceum Music Festival is now closed. Registration opens in February for the 2025 Festival.
Registration is ongoing until filled. Please register via our Online Registration page. All new students must be officially accepted either by audition or invitation prior to registering. Once an instrument section is full, additional applicants may be put on alternate status. See the Instrument Availability tab on our Admissions page for individual instrument availability.