The Alaska Cello Intensive (ACI) is a series of workshops providing focused cello instruction and ensemble work for college-bound and elementary students.
ACI combines intense music study with the perhaps more intense experience of Alaska’s midnight sun, landscapes like Denali National Park or Kennecott Glacier, Northern Lights, ice fog and stone-cold silence.
Summer 2020: August 2 - August 10
Program Dates: August 2-August 10
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fine Arts Complex
August 2 -August 7 Daily, 8:30am-5:30pm
Daily coursework includes:
• Technique
• Masterclass
• Ensemble Coaching
• Piano Collaboration
• Performance Class
• Cello Choir Rehearsal/Recording
*Cello Elective --$300 additional fee
Evening/Weekend Excursions
Excursions are insanely fun! They are also entirely optional, voluntary, and parent-run. Student participation is dependent upon family consent and involvement.
Monday August 3 Mountain Bike, Blueberry Picking, Pie eating contest
Tuesday August 4 Chena River Kayak, Raft, Canoe Wednesday August 5 Hike/Chena Hot Springs
Thursday August 6 Tanana River Excursion (water-skiing, kayaking, barbecue, beach fun, mud fun) Friday August 7 7:30 PM ACI Cello Performance
ACI Alaska Tour
August 8-August 10
Fairbanks-Denali Park
Program Registration Fee $1,300
(includes student ACI Alaska Tour travel fees

Alaska Cello Intensive is a program of The Folk School Fairbanks, a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization
Sponsored by:

