17th Annual Summer Sounds Music Festival - August 7 - 13, 2010

hear the waves...the sound waves of summer

Presented by: Mt. Baker Youth Symphony

Location: Camp Casey Conference Center, Whidbey Island, WA

Schedule

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Registration form
Registration form Cover Page
2009 Staff information

Summer Sounds Music Camp is recommended for ages 11-21. 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 Conference Center on Whidbey Island, Washington. The site overlooks sandy beaches, rolling grassy fields, vintage Victorian buildings, and lovely forested areas.

Tuition

• $600 for Summer Sounds Music Camp
  
• $400 for day campers (all classes plus lunch)
• 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 is due upon registration and the balance by July 15.
A prepayment schedule may be arranged at $50 per month.

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 11-21, 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