The Summer Winds And Brass (SWAB) Chamber Music Intensive is a 5-day program for high school students. Located in Chicago’s iconic Fine Arts Building, SWAB is led by the woodwind and brass chamber music coaches of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. In addition to daily rehearsals and coachings, students will participate in hands-on seminars on topics from recording techniques to college audition preparation.
Fine Arts Building ca. 1952
DETAILS
DATES:
June 23–27, 2025
Monday through Friday
10am–3pm
LOCATION:
Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Housing is not included.
AGE RANGE:
Rising 9th grade through recently graduated 12th grade.
TUITION:
$350 - Individuals
$300 - Members of Pre-Formed Groups (each)
FACULTY:
Zachary Good (clarinet) - Harper College | Eighth Blackbird
Ben Roidl-Ward (bassoon) - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chicago Sinfonietta
Scott Tegge (tuba) - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Gaudette Brass
Renée Vogen (horn) - Northern Illinois University | Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
EXAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE:
10–11am, Chamber Coaching/ Rehearsal
11am-12pm, Full Cohort Wind Ensemble Rehearsal
12-1pm, LUNCH
1-2pm, Chamber Coaching/ Rehearsal
2-3pm, Group Masterclass
FINAL CONCERT:
Fine Arts Building
Friday, June 27th, 2025
1pm — free and open to the public
APPLY
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
June 1st, 2025
ELIGIBILTY:
—Rising 9th grade through recently graduated 12th grade.
—No chamber music experience required.
—Must be available for the full week.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
—Personal Information
—Statement of Interest
—5-minute Video Recording (free choice of repertoire)
FACULTY
SCOTT TEGGE, tuba
Scott Tegge is co-founder and tubist of Gaudete Brass Quintet, a group dedicated to performing and promoting original works for brass. With the quintet, Scott has commissioned over 50 works that develop new voices for brass repertoire. Scott is on the music faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago, serves as the Director of Chamber Music at the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. He is a frequent guest lecturer on creative career development, entrepreneurship, and building successful teaching studios.
www.scotttegge.com
ZACHARY GOOD, clarinet
Zachary Good is a multifaceted clarinetist, chamber musician, and composer based in Chicago. He is the clarinetist of the sextet Eighth Blackbird, a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, and a founding Co-Artistic Director and member of the eccentric performance collective Mocrep. He is a frequent guest with International Contemporary Ensemble, Music of the Baroque Chicago, Present Music Milwaukee, and the puppet company Manual Cinema. As an improviser, he performs and records with the trio ZRL and the quintet Honestly Same, as well as regularly appearing on improvised music series throughout Chicago. Zachary is currently the Instructor of Clarinet at Harper College and a chamber music coach with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was a middle band director at the Chicago Waldorf School. Zachary is a graduate of Northwestern University (DMA), Oberlin Conservatory, and DePaul University. He is the recipient of the 2021 Luminarts Classical Winds Fellowship. Zachary has participated in fellowships with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Aspen Contemporary Music program. Zachary is a D’Addario Woodwinds Artist.
zacharygood.com
RENÉE VOGEN, french horn
Renée Vogen is a Chicago-based horn player and educator, currently serving as Instructor of Horn at Northern Illinois University, where she leads the horn studio and coaches chamber music. She has presented masterclasses across the U.S. and performs regularly with major ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Saint Louis, Indianapolis, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. Renée is a member of the Chicago Philharmonic, Third Coast Brass and serves as Third Horn with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra.
www.reneevogen.com
BEN ROIDL-WARD, bassoon
Recently named one of 23 artists who are “changing the sound of classical music” by the Washington Post, Ben Roidl-Ward is the Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also holds positions as Principal Bassoonist of the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Illinois Symphony and Co-Principal Bassoonist of Sinfonia Da Camera. A leading performer of contemporary music, Ben is the bassoonist of Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente and teaches as a Bassoon Coach for the Lucerne Festival Academy (Switzerland). Ben’s dedication to working with and advocating for composers of his generation has led him to participate in the premieres of over 160 compositions to date. He has performed with leading ensembles around the country, including the Chicago Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the International Contemporary Ensemble, and the Grossman Ensemble. Ben received his DMA from Northwestern University, where he studied with David McGill and researched methods of notating the bassoon’s multiphonics. His previous teachers include Ben Kamins at Rice University, George Sakakeeny at the Oberlin Conservatory, and Francine Peterson in the Seattle area.
www.benroidlward.com