Senior Camp
Session Dates
July 3 – August 8, 2010
The senior camp is five weeks long, lasting through July and into the first week of August, and accepts students aged 13–18. Applicants should have had prior chamber music and orchestral experience. The fee per student for the five-week session is $5,300 in 2010 and is all-inclusive.
Scholarship assistance is available. Greenwood makes every effort to ensure that any accepted camper can attend Greenwood irrespective of financial need.
Admission is by live audition whenever possible. Auditions take place in late February and early March in Boston, New York and Western Massachusetts. When distance precludes a live audition, a recorded audition on CD, video tape, or DVD is acceptable, and must be received by March 1. Here is a printable application in PDF format.
Audition Dates
Western Massachusetts: February 21, 2010, The Williston Northampton School
Boston, MA: Saturday, February 27, 2010, New England Conservatory
New York, NY: Saturday, March 6, 2009 9am–1pm and 3pm–7pm
School for Strings, Manhattan School of Music
Prospective auditioners must contact Deborah Sherr before the audition dates. Taped auditions, preferably in CD or video format, must arrive by March 1st. Here is a printable application in PDF format.
Concerts
There are concerts every Saturday night at 7:30 at which every student performs in chamber music, orchestra and chorus. Families and friends are always welcome at concerts. For dates click here.
Music
Every student receives a chamber music assignment on Monday morning, has a minimum of three coached rehearsal sessions as well as rehearsals without a coach, and performs that piece on the following Saturday. In any given summer over 60 movements of major works will be learned and performed for the entire community. See the Final Concert program for samples of repertoire.
The orchestra works all summer on a complete program to be performed in the Final Concerts, with individual movements played on Saturday nights. The chorus learns one or two short pieces for each Saturday concert, and prepares a major work for the final concert.
Every student has a private lesson every week, and can always seek out extra help from the faculty.
Recreation
There are many possible forms of recreation at Greenwood. There are two clay tennis courts, a pool, ping-pong tables, miles of dirt roads and trails for biking and hiking, and a field for the soccer, softball or frisbee games that often fill a beautiful summer evening.
We also enjoy a camp-wide treasure hunt, charades and Capture-the-Flag games every summer.
How to Apply to Senior Greenwood
Contact:
Deb Sherr, Director
P.O. Box 1045
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-695-6327
deb@greenwoodmusiccamp.org