The Mosaic Chamber Music Summer Festival Fellows Program is a highly selective leadership track limited to four advanced high school musicians per session.

Fellows are chosen based on musical excellence, maturity, and demonstrated leadership potential.

Rooted in Mosaic’s collaborative, mentorship-driven approach to chamber music, Fellows balance their own advanced ensemble work with meaningful mentorship of younger students.

Fellows Responsibilities

Each Fellow participates fully as a chamber musician in an advanced ensemble while also being assigned to mentor one younger chamber group.

Fellows will:

• Lead daily sectionals for their assigned younger ensemble, focusing on ensemble skills, communication, and musical detail
• Provide consistent mentorship, supporting students in practice habits, preparation, and confidence-building
• Serve as a peer leader, helping their group stay organized, prepared, and on schedule throughout the day
• Support daily camp operations, including transitions, setup, and community-building activities
• Model professionalism, collaboration, and artistic engagement

At the same time, Fellows continue to rehearse and receive coaching with their own assigned chamber ensemble, maintaining a high level of personal musical growth.

Leadership Structure & Expectations

Fellows function as student leaders within the program, balancing personal artistic work with responsibility to others.

• Participation includes a pre-camp leadership orientation and training.
• Fellows are expected to take initiative and maintain consistent engagement with their assigned group.
• Faculty provide feedback on both musical progress and leadership contributions

Recognition & College Application Value

Participation in the Mosaic Chamber Fellows Program is both a selective volunteer leadership role and a pre-professional experience in music mentorship, arts education and management.

Students may list this experience on college, conservatory, and scholarship applications as:

Leadership & Service, Music / Arts Education

Fellows receive:

• Verified volunteer service hours

• A written evaluation of leadership and musical contribution
• Eligibility for a faculty letter of recommendation

Selection Process

The Mosaic Chamber Fellows Program is highly selective, limiting participation to four advanced high school musicians per session. Candidates are chosen based on a comprehensive review of their musical excellence, maturity, and demonstrated leadership potential. The selection process evaluates a student’s ability to balance personal artistic growth through advanced ensemble work with a commitment to meaningful mentorship of younger students and the ability to solicit and receive constructive feedback from faculty while implementing that feedback throughout the course of the program.