String Orchestra Camp
Senior and Junior Levels Offered
June 24-28, 2024!
Senior String Camp-9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Junior String Camp-9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Students enrolled in grades 8-12 during the 2023-2024 academic year are invited to participate in the Senior String Orchestra Camp. Faculty include Dr. Scott Hippensteel, Heather Austin-Stone, Teresa Gordon, and Camilo Pérez-Mejía. Highlights of the camp include string orchestra rehearsals and a concert, individual and group coaching, chamber music and string quartets, master classes, and faculty performances. The Senior Camp will run from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday June 24th to Friday June 28th in the Frank Arts Center. There will be a final performance on Friday the 28th at 3:00 pm in McCoy Rehearsal Hall in the Frank Arts Center.
Students in grades 3 – 7 are invited to register for the Junior String Orchestra Camp. The instructor for the Junior String Ensemble is Renee Shaw Nutwell. The Junior Strings camp will run from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Monday, June 24th – Friday June 28th. There will be a final concert on Friday the 28th at 11:45 am.
Auditions for Senior String Camp seating will take place on the first day of camp.*Advanced 6th and 7th graders may also audition for the Senior String Camp with prior approval from the camp faculty.
Please be prepared to perform:
- Any 2 major scales (3 octaves) up to 5 sharps and 3 flats
- Sight-reading
- Orchestral excerpts for audition seating placement will be posted in April 2024.
For String Orchestra Camp Register Here
For the String Orchestra Camp 2024 Brochure Click Here
Summer Jazz Camp
Junior and Senior levels Offered
June 24-28, 2024!
Senior Level-9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Junior Level-10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Highlights of the camp include jazz band rehearsals and a concert for both the Junior and Senior levels, individual and group coaching, combo/improvisation classes, theory classes, master classes, and faculty performances. Students enrolled in grades 6-12 during the 2023 – 2024 academic year are invited to participate. College students and jazz enthusiasts are also welcome!
The Senior Jazz camp will run from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday, June 24th – Friday, June 28th in the Frank Arts Center. There will be a final concert on Friday the 28th at 2:00 pm in the McCoy Rehearsal Hall.
The Junior Jazz Camp will run from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Monday, June 24th – Friday, June 28th. There will be a final concert on Friday, the 28th at 1:00 pm in the McCoy Rehearsal Hall in the Frank Arts Center.
For Summer Jazz Camp Register Here
For the Summer Jazz Camp 2024 Brochure Click Here
Please contact communitymusic@shepherd.edu for further assistance.