Founded in 1997, the International Musical Arts Institute/Festival of Fryeburg, Maine, is a summer community of classically trained musicians, who range from young professionals and career-bound advanced-level conservatory students to established artists with international reputations. Over the years IMAI has attracted more than two hundred artist/musicians representing some thirty nations on five continents, and each summer season these talented artists present more than 50 major works in concert during the month of July.
IMAI provides a setting where young aspiring professional musicians and seasoned artists can work together, share ideas and learn from each other within an atmosphere of collegiality, guidance and mutual support. Some 50 fine colleague musicians will be joining us for our fourteenth season, and all of these fine talented individuals come to the Institute/Festival on an invitational basis. They are not classified as “students” or “faculty”, since IMAI considers all musicians inherently to be both students and teachers. In that spirit, IMAI seeks to cultivate an atmosphere of community, cooperation and continuous development in the quest for musical and artistic excellence.
More details about us can be found at www.home.earthlink.net/~imaifryeburg.
Artistic Diretor, 
Eric Rosenblith
A native of Vienna, Eric Rosenblith has concertized extensively as a soloist in the US, Canada, Europe, Israel and the Far East. He studied with Jacques Thibaud at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, where he awarded the Licence de concert at the age of 16. He subsequently studied with Carl Flesch in London and Bronislaw Huberman in New York City. He has served as concertmaster of the Indianapolis and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras and performed widely as first violinist in string quartets and other chamber ensembles. He was on the faculty of New England Conservatory from 1968 to 2007, and served as chairman of the NEC String Department for more than twenty five years. He has also served on the faculties of numerous other music schools and colleges, including the University of Kansas, the University of Hartford, Butler University, and Bennington College and is currently with the Longy School of Music. He has premiered and recorded many solo and chamber music works by American composers, including David Stock, George Crumb, Alan Lighty, and Lucia Dlugachevsky. Mr. Rosenblith has recorded for Columbia, Golden Crest, CRI and Vox/Candide. His recordings also include the Complete Works for Violin and Piano by Johannes Brahms with Heng-Jin Park. He is also the translator and editor of the newly revised two volume “The Art of Violin Playing” by Carl Flesch. He is also the author of the newly released book, “Ah, You Play the Violin” (published by Carl Fisher, Inc.) dealing with the challenges connected with the transition from student status to the level of professional artistic achievement.
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The International Musical Arts Institute (IMAI) is a charitable non-profit organization fully recognized under Section 501(C3) of the federal tax code. Your support is deeply appreciated!
IMAI – 1330 Beacon Street – Waban, MA 02468
