Mission It is our hope to inspire tomorrow's professionals to learn to break the barriers between the audience and the stage by being truly prepared with a complete, natural and stimulating exposure to music and performance. The Stony Brook Summer Music Festival is a place where for fifteen days talented and enthusiastic self-motivated young musicians between the ages of 13 to 26 in strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano can find an extraordinary opportunity for an in-depth and intensive exploration in chamber music performance guided by an international faculty dedicated to the students' development and success.