Kinhaven Music School

Kinhaven, located in Weston, Vermont, is a residential, summer music camp. With programs and workshops for both youth and adults, Kinhaven specializes in classical chamber music, orchestra, and piano education in a nurturing, noncompetitive, and collaborative environment. Kinhaven's culture reflects its strong belief in the benefits of shared learning, mutual support, friendship, community, and diversity.

Kinhaven has an experienced and dedicated, world-class music faculty, many having taught at Kinhaven for 20 years or longer. We choose teachers as much for their sensitivity to students as for their professional excellence. When not at camp, most of our faculty members teach in universities and colleges or concertize in world-renowned chamber ensembles and professional orchestras.

Kinhaven is located in the center of the Southern Vermont region, in the Green Mountains, just outside the town of Weston, Vermont (population 538 in 2020). Situated on a 31-acre former New England dairy farm, the campus is dotted with practice cabins, a concert hall, a rehearsal building, a dining facility, a converted barn with piano and teaching studios, and student and faculty housing. With seating for more than 200, the Concert Hall showcases student and faculty performances during several public concerts each week.

During the six-week Senior Session, 90 young musicians gather on Kinhaven's beautiful campus in Weston, Vermont, to play chamber music, chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra, and large ensembles. In addition, there are private music lessons, large and small chorales, and spontaneous music-making. A robust arts and activities program includes options to engage in pottery and art, folk dancing, a swimming pond, hiking and other field trips, and walks to the town center.With its rich programs, cherished traditions, and glorious food, students form lifelong friendships at Kinhaven, and many return year after year.