May 2, 2022
Registration Now OPEN for WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC's SUMMER CAMPS
Four Music Camps Programmed for Students in Grades 3 - 12. Early Bird Registration for Best Rates Ends June 1.
West Chester University’s Wells School of Music has announced dates and open registration for summer music camps that entertain and enrich area youth from 3rd – 12th grade. Four camps to serve musicians of varying ages are available during the month of July. Early-bird registration and discounted rates are available through June 1, 2022. Taught by expert faculty and local professionals, all programs take place in the Wells School of Music’s state-of-the-art facilities in the Swope Music Building and Performing Arts Center, 817 S. High Street, West Chester, PA. Information and links to registration can be found at https://www.wcupa.edu/music/summerCamps.aspx
Elementary and Middle School Music Camps
Monday, June 27 – Friday, July 1
9 a.m. – 12 noon
Tentative Concert – Friday, July 1 at 12:15
For kids who play a musical instrument or sing, West Chester University’s Wells School of Music offers the Elementary School Summer Music Camp (current grades 3-5) and the Middle School Summer Music Camp (current grades 6 – 8). For concert band, string orchestra and choral students, this camp offers small and large ensemble instruction, daily faculty recitals, and a culminating performance.
High School Summer Music Institute
Monday, July 11 – Saturday, July 16, 2022
8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tentative Finale Concert: Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 5:15pm
Residential (stay on campus) and commuter options available
The High School Summer Music Institute is for students currently in grades 9 through 12. Every student receives two 30-minute private lessons on their primary instrument or voice. Students will perform with their respective ensembles including wind ensemble, string orchestra, vocal ensemble, and various chamber ensembles. Students will also participate in music theory classes and sectional rehearsals and master classes. The Institute’s faculty consists primarily of WCU Wells School of Music professors, all of whom are active performing artists in the Philadelphia region. The residential option offers students a taste of campus living.
Summer Jazz Camp (advanced Middle School and High School only)
Sunday, July 17 – Friday, July 22
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (with evening activities for residential campers and opportunities available for commuters)
Tentative Concert – Friday July 22, 2022 at 3 p.m.
Residential (stay on campus) and commuter options available
The Summer Jazz Camp is designed for advanced middle school and high school students who wish to explore jazz improvisation, arranging, orchestration, jazz history, and performance techniques. Visiting artists as well as the WCU faculty will perform and conduct master classes on various jazz subjects. All participants will need to have a knowledge of scales, be able to read music, transpose, and be proficient on an instrument. Both residential and commuter options available. The Jazz Camp’s faculty consists primarily of WCU Wells School of Music professors, all of whom are active performing artists in the Philadelphia region. The residential option offers students a taste of campus living.
West Chester University’s Wells School of Music is accredited with the National Association of Schools of Music, and offers programs in Music Performance, Education, Theory, History, Composition, Music with Elective Studies in an Outside Field, and Music Therapy. With state-of-the-art rehearsal and performing facilities and scholarship opportunities, students can perform in multiple ensembles, including band, vocal/choral, orchestra and more. Students study with renowned faculty who have dual careers as dedicated educators and professional musicians. Wells School of Music faculty and student perform more than 200 concerts annually.
Effective Monday, February 28, 2022, mask wearing is now optional at West Chester University. The University fully supports each person’s choices around whether to wear a mask. As a campus committed to civility toward one another, we expect that everyone will be respectful of individual choices on the matter. We will continue to make masks available at facility entrances. As we learn to live with the virus, protocols are subject to change as health conditions warrant.