<p>t-boneParent: My son attended Domaine for two weeks in July 2008. He had a very positive experience. Domaine generally segregates instruments into different weeks/months (brass in the first half of June, strings during July), so we have no first-hand knowledge of how the brass weeks run, but I suspect they are similar to the strings. </p>
<p>The setting is remote but beautiful, on a hill overlooking the St. Lawrence. The dorms for high school boys are somewhat rustic, but the dorms for college students are much newer and nicer: your son might qualify for the college dorms (a friend of my son’s had just finished high school and spent her two weeks in the college dorms). </p>
<p>My son was in a program with a reasonable amount of structure, but some students have considerable freedom, which can, of course, be a good or a bad thing.</p>
<p>The trombone instructors look very good (Trudel and Alessi). Domaine often has a wider range of ages and calibres of students than many American programs: some could gain admission to the toughest summer programs and others are merely good high school musicians. There are good evening and weekend concerts. </p>
<p>The price is right (I believe US$1225 for two weeks or $650 for a single week). They do give scholarships, but the deadline for scholarship consideration was Feb. 15. Feel free to ask specific questions or to send me a PM.</p>