This special program is offered to children from 8 to 10 years of age only. It is designed to balance skill-appropriate music activities (such as beginner, intermediate, or advanced orchestra participation) with age-appropriate social activities. Campers in the Children's Division are placed according to skill level in one of seven festival orchestras, which rehearse daily from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At the conclusion of each morning's orchestra rehearsal, students in this program - regardless of orchestra placement - are escorted back to the Children's Division, where they will spend the remainder of the day (and evening) with students of their own age. This exciting two-week program includes solo performance opportunities, orchestra rehearsals, choir, daily practice hours, discussion groups, master classes, optional chamber music participation, instructional music game sessions, concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and more! See Festival Highlights and Sample Daily and Evening Schedules below.

Festival Highlights:

Strings Camp offers an immersion in classical music education and performance including:

• Two private lessons with members of our world class faculty! Additional private lessons are available
• Master Classes with members of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Faculty concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Daily Orchestra rehearsals.
• Required daily private practice, with limited practice coach availability.
• Solo performance hours with faculty pianist.
• Group trip to Philadelphia Orchestra performance at the Mann Music Center or new Kimmel Center.
• Previous excursions have included private, after-concert meetings with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
• Concerto Competition - winners of our Concerto Competition will perform as soloists with the popular Ocean City Pops Orchestra in Ocean City, New Jersey.
• Kimmel Center Competition for violin and cello students. Winners of this competition will perform on-stage duo concerto performance at the Kimmel Center with Kimberly Fisher, or other member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Choir
• Ear Training and other music education classes.
• Optional Chamber Music Program.
• Gala Grand Finale Concert featuring all Strings Festival orchestras.
• Swimming, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and more during free time.

Sample Schedule

Our evening program begins at 7:00 p.m. each day. This schedule is subject to change.

Saturday, June 18: Welcome to Strings All-Instruments Master Class presented by Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra
Sunday, June 19: Faculty Recital, featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Monday, June 20: Pool Party
Tuesday, June 21: Strings 2009 Concerto Competition.
Wednesday, June 22: Master Classes presented by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Thursday, June 23: All-Star Solo Performance Hour.
Friday, June 24: Chamber Music with Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Saturday, June 25: Strings Camp performance at Philadelphia Orchestra's Mozart Festival in the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Sunday, June 26: Faculty Recital, featuring members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Monday, June 27: Philadelphia Orchestra Concert at the Mann Music Center.
Tuesday, June 28: Ocean City Pops Concert featuring Strings 2010 Concerto Competition winner.
Wednesday, June 29: Strings International Music Festival Chamber Music Recital.
Thursday, June 30: Strings International Music Festival Chamber Music Recital and College Solo Performance Hour.
Friday, July 1: Special Grand Finale and Concert featuring all Strings International Music Festival orchestras.

Please note that children may attend this program as Day Campers (9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.). Click here for additional information about our Day Camp program. Children may also attend as Extended Day Campers. Extended Day Campers attend all day and evening sessions, but do not reside on campus. They are dismissed at the close of each day's regularly-scheduled evening activity (9:00 p.m. most days). Phone the office for additional information about attending the festival as an Extended Day Camp student. Extended Day Campers are served lunch and dinner and are not charged for housing.

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Please contact us with any questions or comments at:
Strings International Music Festival
Phone: 856-875-6816 Fax: 609-939-0900
2954 East Grant Avenue, Williamstown, NJ, 08094
General Information: info@stringscamp.com