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
- Audition Excerpts
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.