<p>@AndreiTarkovsky - Your son has many years ahead when he can attend festivals. It’s not urgent that he do so next summer, if you feel he’s still a bit young for them. Composers attend festivals into their late twenties as students or fellowship participants, and then later as the composers in residence! So many opportunities ahead. He can always stay home in the summer working with his teacher and just compose. Maybe get some friends together to play music - his own and other new music. Composers need lots of down time to dream and explore - it needn’t be at a structured program.</p>