Two-week summer orchestra programs July 8-19, 2024 for woodwind, brass, string, and percussion students in 3rd-12th grade. The morning Summer Camp session is open to instrumental students of all levels, and the afternoon session is a Summer Institute for advanced players by audition. All sessions include full orchestra rehearsals and a variety of classes including conducting, music therapy, instrument repair, and improvisation. All students will perform in final concerts on July 19, 2024.
Limited spots are available.
Sponsored by: The City of Plano, PISD, Tammy and Charles Miller,
The Andrea-Mennen Family Foundation, Nancy Freeman, and First United Bank.
July 8-19, 2024
Final Concert: July 19, 2024
Faculty bios (coming soon)
SUMMER CAMP
Time: 9 AM-12 PM
Tuition: $200
*all levels- minimum of 1 year of instrumental instruction
*auditions for placement will take place on July 8 (multiple orchestras)
$100 deposit due for registration.
Final tuition payment due May 17.
SUMMER INSTITUTE
Time: 1-5 PM
Tuition: $300
*advanced students by video audition only (one orchestra). Recommended for students in 9th – 12th grade
*students not accepted to Summer Institute will be placed in appropriate Summer Camp level
$100 deposit due for registration.
Final tuition payment due May 17.
CONCERT INFORMATION
For students and families to come to Songs of the Earth Concert
Shira Samuels-Shragg, Conductor
July 12, 2024 at 7 PM at Robinson Fine Arts Center
Campers receive two free tickets with registration!
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR: Earning a masters degree in conducting from Juilliard School, Shira Samuels-Shragg served in 2020 as music director for the world premiere of Cassandra, an opera by composer Thomas Whitman and poet/librettist Nathalie Anderson. Learn more.
