ISU Music Practicum Students

This summer I was offered two internships with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Peoria Symphony. After a lot of consideration I realized I could not possibly turn down one of these great opportunities. While neither of these internships are paid, and they are a great distance apart, I know the huge amount of time spent in the car will be worth it to experience the inner workings of these two very different orchestras. I was able to find out about these positions through countless emails to any orchestras within the Peoria to Chicago area. The Illinois Philharmonic emailed me back almost immediately and seemed quite eager to meet and work with me. Persistence was the key for the Peoria Symphony. They took months and several unanswered emails before I received a response that they were interested in giving me a position. IPO is an ensemble that not many people have heard of, but it is a very small orchestra in Park Forest, IL. This internship is considered a marketing intern...

Alright, Rose wanted me to post in here the process of applying for my internship at the Kennedy Center.  So here goes - I'll try to make it pretty concise. I'm a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music fraternity; Illinois State's chapter is Lambda Mu.  All members of SAI have access to their national website where they list scholarships and other awards members can apply for.  One of the awards they give is a living stipend for a SAI member to complete an internship at the Kennedy Center over the summer months.  There's a link on that page to the DeVos Institute, the program through which all KC interns are coordinated.  Here's the link - http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/artsmanagement/internships/home.cfm .  I checked it out, and decided to apply for it.  Why not??  The least they could do is tell me no.  My situation was a little different because I had to send my KC application to SAI Nationals before I could send it to th...