Ensembles
All students participate in one of these major ensembles (two ensembles may be possible for high school camp where approved by the artistic director). Each ensemble rehearses daily for 75 minutes in preparation for the Saturday afternoon concert which concludes each week. All students sing in the Concert Choir.
Students will be placed in ensembles according to their audition on check-in day. The artistic director reserves the right to place students for the balance of the ensembles and the best experience for all campers.
60-70 piece orchestra performing standard concert repertoire. Recent performances have included selections from:
Beethoven: Symphony 1, 2, 5 & 7
Schubert: Symphony 8
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Mendelssohn: Symphony 3
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1
Rossini: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, William Tell Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
A chamber group of 24-30 singers. Priority is given to voice majors and pianists who do not play band or orchestra instruments. Recent performances have included selections from:
Leavitt: Festival Sanctus
Thompson: Allelujah
Forrest: Anthems of Love, A Bronze Triptych
Haydn: Missa Brevis Sancti Joannes de Deo
Vivaldi: Gloria (with String Ensemble)
Two handbells groups run each session. Concert Handbells is a 16 ringer ensemble of experienced players, and Prelude Handbells allows opportunity for any handbell player to learn the instrument. Both groups perform each Saturday. Recent performances have included selections from:
Gramann: Passacaglia
Afdahl: Joy and Celebration
Angerman: A Call to Celebration
Sherman: Festive Fanfare
The Concert Band is a specialist wind ensemble performing standard concert repertoire. Recent performances have included selections from:
Vaughan Williams: Rhosymedre
Van der Roost: Two Dances from Puszta
Ticheli: Fortress
Vinson: Echoes of the Hollow Square
Sousa: George Washington Bicentennial March
The String Orchestra is a specialist strings ensemble performing standard concert repertoire. Recent performances have included selections from:
Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in D
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Warlock: Capriol Suite
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
Elgar: Serenade for Strings