Norfolk - Recommendation Form

	DEADLINES: Chamber Music Session and New Music Workshop: Recommendations must be received by the Norfolk office on or before January 23, 2009.		Chamber Choir and Choral Conducting Workshop: Recommendations must be received by the Norfolk office on or before March 27, 2009.

	DIRECTIONS: Applicants: Please complete Section 1 of this form. Once you fill out your information, enter your Recommender's e-mail address, and press 'Send to Recommender.' Forms may also be printed and mailed or faxed to Recommenders. Recommenders: Please complete Section 2 of this form. Use the 'Submit by e-mail' button below to send form to the Festival. Forms may also be printed and mailed or faxed to the Festival.

	SECTION 1 - To be completed by Applicant.
	I (first and last name) * , am applying for admission to the Yale Summer School of Music - Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), I waive my right to review this letter (See the Statement of Confidentiality below).
	Recommendor's name *		Recommendor's e-mail address *
	Applicant's signature (typed name if signed electronically) *		Date * (e.g. mm.dd.yy)
	Statement of Confidentiality: Federal law gives students the option of waiving the right to see letters of recommendation. If the applicant has waived the right by signing the waiver above, this letter will be held confidential. If the applicant has not signed the waiver, it will be assumed that the letter may be seen by the student if he or she enrolls in the Yale Summer School of Music - Norfolk Chamber Music Festival.


	SECTION 2 - To be completed by Recommendor.
	Applicant's name		Applicants e-mail
	Your name		Your e-mail
	School/Department		Telephone
	Your mailing address
	The Director and Admissions Committee of the Yale Summer School of Music - Norfolk Chamber Music Festival would appreciate a statement from you about the applicant to assist in evaluating the student’s qualifications for study at Norfolk. Please indicate how long and in what capacity you have known the applicant, commenting on particular strengths and weaknesses and any other factors that bear on the applicant’s ability to be accepted at Norfolk. Please rate the applicant relative to other students whom you have worked with in recent years.