Summer Sounds Music Festival

19th Annual Summer Sounds Music Festival - July 17 - 23, 2011

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Presented by: Mt. Baker Youth Symphony

Location: Camp Casey, Whidbey Island, WA


2011 Chamber Music Concerts


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Summer Sounds Music Camp is recommended for ages 11-20. Ensembles consist of the Junior and Youth Symphonies, chorale, jazz choir, uptown/downtown jazz, and chamber groups. Professional musicians lead a week of intensive training for youth, providing expert instruction for strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, jazz, and vocals.

The camp is held at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island, Washington. The site overlooks sandy beaches, rolling grassy fields, vintage Victorian buildings, and lovely forested areas.

Tuition

  • $675 for Overnight Campers
  • $450 for Day Campers
  • Payable to:
    MBYS Summer Sounds
    P.O. Box 5611
    Bellingham WA 98227

Full tuition includes 3 meals daily, housing in a restored vintage dormitory with separate sleeping quarters for girls and boys, full bathroom facilities, master class, and faculty concerts, choice of art, drama, music history or theory.

$150 (non-refundable) is due upon registration and the balance by June 10, 2011.
Late fee of $100 will be added to Tuition if postmarked AFTER June 15th.

To apply for financial aid, enclose a brief leffter stating the reason for the request. You will be contacted by the Board. If you choose, you may make monthly payments of $50 or more, to be completed by July 1st.

Music Festival Staff Members

Summer Sounds Music Festival staff members include:

  • Sharyn Peterson - Symphony and Chorale Director, String Chamber Music, Violin and Viola, and Vocal instructor
  • Celia Rosenberger - String Chamber Music, Violin and Viola instructor
  • David Stangland - Jazz Director, Saxophone and Woodwind instructor
  • Malcolm Peterson - Symphony Director, Brass instrument instructor
  • Robin Stangland - Symphony Director, Brass instrument instructor
  • Leslie Johnson - String Chamber Music, Violin and Viola instructor
  • Victoria Parker - Violin Master Class instructor, Faculty Concert Guest Artist
  • Emily Schaefer - String Chamber Music, Cello and Bass instructor
  • Kimberley Breilein - Woodwind Chamber Music, Flute instructor
  • Brian Madsen - Woodwind Chamber Music, Clarinet, Oboe instructor
  • Pat Nelson - Woodwind Chamber Music Director, Bassoon instructor
  • Phillip Peterson - Composer in Residence, Faculty Concert Guest Artist, Storyteller extraordinaire

All of the faculty will be featured performers at Concerts during the week in Coupeville, Washington. Click here for 2011 staff bios...

Activities

Recreation: Afternoon activities include art, drama, music history and theory classes and a variety of musical choices. Recreational opportunities include swimming, beach and fort expeditions, field games, talent show, and evening recreation.

Private Music Lessons: May be arranged at camp with the
individual instructors, payable at the time.

Program: Musicians, ages 11-20, receive daily group and personal training in performance on strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, jazz, and vocals. A large variety of recreational and social activities provide a fun release after rehearsals! Art and drama classes also offer opportunities for growth and exploration.

Symphonies are separated into two groups: a Junior and a Youth Symphony. The age split corresponds roughly to Middle School and High School/College levels. The choral and jazz groups are divided by style of music and by size of group.

    Junior Symphony: fun novelty pieces
    Youth Symphony: classic masterpieces
    Summer Chorale: choral standards
    Jazz Choir: musical theater and jazz standards
    Jazz: blues, swing, improvisation, standards, rock

 

For further information regarding the Summer Sounds Music Festival, please contact:

Sharyn Peterson, Music Director,  360-421-2527  email