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The following is a listing of summer music day and residential camps around the country. The tuition listed is based on the year indicated and may not include all the costs for all the programs. Check the web site for current programs and fees.
| CA | CT | IL | MA | ME | MI | NC | NH | NJ | NY | PA | VT |
| State | Town | Camp, Program, Contact | Type/Ages/Size/Cost | Program Highlights |
| CA | Idyllwild | Idyllwild Arts Summer Camp Dance, music, theater, visual arts, creative writing, and Native American arts 909-659-2171 Ext. 365 |
Coed, ages 5-adult 1,550 campers 2-week: $1450 to $1650 (2001) |
Music: chamber music, choir, musical theater, two orchestras,
piano www.idyllwildarts.org |
| CT | New Milford | Buck's Rock Camp Creative and performing arts Mickey and Laura Morris, Directors860-354-5030 |
Coed, ages 12-16 350-400 campers June 26 to August 17, 2002 Full Season: $6790 (2002) Half Season: $4660 |
The
Music Shed houses an orchestra, chorus, a cappella chorus, jazz band, and
chamber ensembles. Private lessons are available for most
instruments. www.bucksrockcamp.com |
| CT | Waterbury at Teikyo Post University |
Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Music School Jazz education and performance Mitchell Alan Goldfeld, Program Director 860-567-4162 |
Coed, high school to adults 120 day and residents 1-week: $850residents (2001) 2-week: $1450 |
Music: improvisation, jazz history, rhythm and percussion, music
theory, composition, concert, piano instruction www.litchfieldjazzfest.com |
| IL | Evanston at Northwestern University |
Northwestern University National High School Institute Nick Kanel 800-662-NHSI |
Coed, high school students Approximately 800 5-week: $3350 (2001) |
Music: composition, jazz studies, music education, private practice
sessions, weekly seminars in listening, performance anxiety, applying to
college, the art of auditioning, and chamber music www.northwestern.edu/nhsi |
| MA | Lenox | Belvoir Terrace Individual program in art, dance, music, theater, and sports for young women Nancy S. Goldberg, Director 212-580-3398 |
Girls, ages 8-16 180 campers 7- week: $7400 (2002) |
Music: private lessons, orchestra, theory, opera workshop, chamber music,
performance. Attend concerts, master classes, guest teachers at nearby
Tanglewood. www.belvoirterrace.com |
| ME |
Canton |
Camp Wekeela Athletics, water sports, tennis, wilderness, creative arts, performing arts Ephram Caflun, Assistant Director 800-959-3177 |
Coed, ages 6-16 300 campers 4-week: $4450 (2002) 6-week: $6600 8-week: $7000 |
Music: private instruction www.campwekeela.com |
| MI | Interlochen |
Interlochen Music, dance, theatre arts, visual arts, creative writing Office of Admissions 231-276-7472 |
Coed, ages 8-18 2,000 campers 8-week: $4759 (2002) 4-week: $3089 Advanced String Quartet Institute (high school only): $3274 (including 60-minute lessons |
Music: orchestra, jazz ensemble, piano and organ, beginning through
advanced instrument instruction, chorus, music theory, chamber music, computer
music, jazz improvisation, vocal technique, classical guitar, and composition.
A four-week Advanced High School String Quartet Institute is also offered.
www.interlochen.org |
| NC | Winston-Salem | North Carolina School of the Arts Intensive arts program focusing on dance, drama, filmmaking, music, and visual arts Office of Admission 336-770-3290 |
Coed, ages 12 and up 500 campers State Residents: $964 (2001) Out of State: $1765 |
Music: individual lessons, master classes, chamber music, ensembles,
and musicianship classes www.ncarts.edu |
| NH | Georges Mills | Sunapee Arts Camp Traditional camp with an emphasis in art, music, and drama Philip B. Charpentier, Director 603-763-5111 |
Coed, ages 7-15 80 campers $585 (2001) per week 3-, 4-, and 7-week sessions |
Music: group and individual lessons, solo or small ensemble
groups www.sunapeearts.com |
| NH | Dublin, at Dublin School |
The Walden School Music school Seth Brenzel, Associate Director 800-323-8653 |
Coed, ages 10-18 45 campers 5-week: $4200 (2001) |
Music: classroom and individual instruction, Composers Forums,
recitals and concerts, and special events presented by guest artists,
musicianship, composition, and chorus, computer music, music history, notation,
instrumentation, and a variety of elective courses concerts www.waldenschool.org |
| NJ | Elmer, Salem County | Appel Farm Arts & Music Center Arts camp emphasizing music, theater, dance, media arts, fine arts, and sports. Matt Sisson, Director 800-394-8478 |
Coed, ages 9-17 185 campers 8-week: $5000 (2002) 4-week: $3400-3500 |
Music: ensemble, theory, ear training, individual lessons,
performance www.appelfarm.org |
| NJ | Princeton at Rider University - Westminster Campus |
Experience Westminster - Music programs for Middle and High School Choral and vocal music, piano, organ, composition, music theater Scott R. Hoerl, Director of Continuing Education 609-924-7416 Ext. 227 |
Coed residential, MS Piano Camp - grades 5 through 12 HS Solo/Pianist Camp - grades 8 through 12 Piano Camp, $600 (2000) HS Solo Artist, $700 1- and 2-week programs |
HS
Solo/Pianist: For advanced piano students with acceptance through taped
audition., includes private lessons, performance technique classes,
accompanying classes, lecture recitals, and master class. Piano Camp: music history, theory, coaching, ensemble www.rider.edu/westminster |
| NY | Hamilton at Colgate University |
Eastern U.S. Music Camp Music performance and instruction Thomas A. Brown 518-877-5121 |
Coed, ages 10-19 175 campers 2-week: $1170 (2000) 3-week: $1755 4-weeks: $2340 |
Music: compositions, performance, ensembles,
individualized instruction, theory, harmony, arranging, conducting www.colgate.edu |
| NY | Hancock | French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
Performing and visual arts, water and land sports Ronald Schaefer, Director 800-634-1703 |
Coed, ages 7-17 400 campers 3-week: $2450-$3000 (2001) 6-week: $4400-$5400 9-week: $6400 |
Music: beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, music theory,
conducting, jazz improvisation, composition, songwriting, instrumental
lessons www.frenchwoods.com |
| NY | Adirondack Mountains of Long Lake | Long Lake Camp for the Arts Focuse on performing and fine arts Marc and Susan Katz 800-767-7111 |
Coed, ages 9-16 180 campers 3-week: $3550-$3650 (2002) 6-week: $6500 9-week: $8000 |
Music: private instruction, technique, theory, individual and small
ensembles, performance www.longlakecamp.com |
| NY | South Huntington, Long Island |
Usdan Center For the Arts Study in music, art, theater, dance, creative writing, and chess Admissions Office 212-772-6060 |
Coed, ages 6-18 1,700 campers 7-week: $1900 (2002); $2150 for some programs 4-week: $1500 |
Music: chamber music, group lesson www.usdan.com |
| PA | Camptown | Camp Ballibay Fine and performing arts Gerard, Dorothy, or John Jannone 570-746-3223 |
Coed, ages 6-16 150 campers 7-week: $4975 (2002) 4-week: $3150 3-week: $2375 2-week: $1575 |
Music: individual and group instrumental instruction, full range of
styles and techniques, improvisation, composition, songwriting www.ballibay.com |
| VT | Putney | The Putney School Arts, English as a second language, creative and expository writing Thomas D. Howe 802-387-6297 |
Coed, ages 14-17 110 boarding and 15 day students 3-week: $2400 for boarding, $950 for day students (2002) Chamber Music Intensive: $1050 for boarding, $550 for day students |
The
Putney Chamber Music Intensive is a full-week program in chamber music for
instrumentalists ages 13-18. Professional musicians from the Yellow Barn Music
Festival coach advanced string and piano players in small ensemble playing.
www.putney.com |
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