Selection process is by application with priority given to students in the highest grades.
The core of the program involves attendance at rehearsals of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and observation of various guest artists. In addition to attending NSO rehearsals, students participate in workshops to explore careers in management, music education, publicity, music library, and other professions that are essential to the life of every successful orchestra. NSO rehearsals take place in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Applications posted after that date will not be accepted. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op.