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June22 - 26, 2009
MUSIC FEST! is an annual event, an opportunity for students who have completed grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 to grow musically and socially in a day camp setting on the beautiful CSI campus!
Students participate in many areas of music and have the opportunity to interact with and learn from caring and capable instructors, who have been specially chosen for their expertise from throughout the northwest. On the last evening of the camp, family and friends are treated to a very special Music Fest concert free of charges!
There are a wide variety of classes to choose from! All students are required to take Choir and at least one Repertoire and Technique class in their major area in addition to technique classes in their Major. Beyond that, students have the opportunity to pick other elective classes to study during the week.
Major Area Choices
Piano, Vocal, Strings, Reeds, Brass, Flute.
Band Instruments
Band, Jazz Band, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Flute Ensemble
Technique Classes
Piano, Vocal, Strings, Reeds, Brass, Flute.
Vocal Classes
Jazz Choir, Girls Choir, Musical Theatre.
String Classes
Orchestra, String Ensembles
Piano Classes
Beginning Piano, Piano Ensemble
The basic cost of the camp is only $145. Additional (optional) camp costs are as follows:
Scholarships can range from $10 to the cost of the camp and are awarded through a special Scholarship Audition at the College of Southern Idaho approximately one month before camp starts. Scholarships are available in Piano, Voice, Percussion, Orchestral String, and/or Band Instrument. Vocal and piano selections must be memorized, others may use music. Please have music ready for judges and provide your own accompanists. Five minutes is allowed. Judges will select all winners. If you are from out of the area, video and/or audio tapes may be allowed if received before audition date.
Scholarship deadline is March 10 (to apply) with the audition being March 27.
Music Fest is honored to host some of the most talented music teachers in the state and beyond! Here is a sample of the talent featured at the camp.
Linda Berg, Musical Theatre
Linda is the Director of the Capital City Children’s Chorus and the All City Elementary Honor Choir in Boise. Linda is and Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Boise State University. She holds a Master of Music from the University of Wisconsin. Linda has been a soloist in opera, oratorio, musical theatre, and recitals.
Kevin Brower, Choir
Kevin graduated from Utah State University and pursued a Masters Degree from BYU and later a Doctorate from Arizona State University. Kevin is currently the Chairman of the Music Department at BYU Idaho.
Marcellus Brown, Band/Brass
Marcellus is currently the Director of Bands at Boise State. A Detroit native, Marcellus taught at Chicago State University and Austana College. He holds a Masters of Music from the University of Michigan.
Sue Miller, Piano
A Twin Falls native, Sue has a Bachelor of Music from George Mason University, a Bachelor of Arts from Idaho State University, and a Maters Degree from Boise State University. Sue is a piano, organ, and theory instructor at the College of Southern Idaho.
Del Parkinson, Piano
Del has a Doctorate of Music from Indiana University. He has done graduate study at Julliard in New York and in London, England. Del Parkinson performed a debut recital at Carnegie Hall and is currently Professor of Piano at Boise State University.
Wendy Hartman, Strings
Wendy is the Orchestra Director at Boise High School and North Junior High School. Ms. Hartman has been a cellist in the Boise Philharmonic since 1975 and holds Bachelor of Music degree from Boise State University.
For more information or to obtain a registration form, stop by the Community Education Center located upstairs in the Taylor Administration Building, Room 202, call Camille Barigar at (208)732-6288, or call Chenele Dixon at 735-1844.