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High School Band &
Strings Camp!
The 2008 Stephen Collins Foster High School
Band and Strings Camp is in it's Seventy-Second Season!
Strings Camp
Week
One
High School string players will have a week full of a variety of
music! The focus of
Week 1 is String Chamber music and String Orchestra.
Students will make music under the guidance of our exciting
and experienced Foster Camp faculty members.
Musical experiences for the week include chamber music
rehearsals and coachings with our faculty members as well as
sectionals and rehearsals with the Foster High School String
Orchestra, culminating with a String Orchestra concert on Friday
night and a Chamber music concert on Sunday afternoon.
But it’s not just about rehearsal-there is a full range of
opportunities to have fun as well-a picnic, dances, movie nights,
and more!
Week
Two
Week Two of Foster Orchestra Camp gives campers the opportunity to
be a part of the High School Symphony Orchestra.
The focus of this week is to perform a major piece of
symphony music on the final concert, and students will experience
master classes, sectionals, and rehearsals with our Foster Camp
faculty. In summer of
2007, the Foster High School Symphony performed an entire Beethoven
symphony on the final concert.
This is an experience that could only be had at Foster-no
other youth orchestras in the Central Kentucky area perform full
symphonies! Of course,
it’s not just about music-there will be plenty of social
opportunities, including movies, dances, and the biggest
water-balloon fight in Richmond!
If you love making music and having fun, come join us at
Foster Orchestra camp!
*students
may choose to attend both weeks (recommended) or, if scheduling
won’t allow both, just a single week of camp.
The second week will culminate with the Gala Concert
featuring the Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, and choral groups
from the Vocal Camp. (see bottom of page for afternoon activities
and string schedule examples)
Band Camp
The Stephen
Collins Foster High School Band Camp is well-known across the
country for the training of student-musicians! The Camp is the
culminating experience for the many young musicians who return year
after year for the "Foster Experience".
A Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will be formed to present an
outdoor concert at EKU's breathtaking Van Peursam Amphitheater on
Saturday evening of the first week,
as well as the Camp Grand Finale Concert on Friday, the last
day of camp. .
Other Experiences
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Student and Faculty Recitals
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Daily "Enrichment Classes" on a variety of musical subjects
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Weekly Master Classes
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State-of-the Art Recreational Program
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Private Lessons Optional At Extra Cost ($20.00 per lesson)
Afternoon Activities
Afternoon activities are planned each evening for the campers.
Activities include, but are not limited to, tennis, soccer,
basketball, swimming, kickball, softball, movies, indoor/outdoor
games, board games, video game tournaments, etc. We offer several
afternoon activities each evening allowing students to choose their
favorites. Click the link below to see a past example of a
middle school camp schedule:
High
School Band Weekly Schedule Example(1st week)
High
School Band Weekly Schedule Example (2nd week)
High
School Strings Weekly Schedule Example(1st week)
High
School Strings Weekly Schedule Example (2nd week)
Also,
throughout the high school camp students will attend several
concerts, including performances from our professional faculty and
staff on various instruments and repertoire and other camps
concerts. Campers will also participate in several small ensemble
concerts throughout the week. This provides many campers the
opportunity of a life time to hear professional players and perform
in various small ensembles.
What are you waiting for...Join in on the Fun and be a part of the tradition!
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