Our History

Founded in 1933 by Dorothy (Bunny) Fay Little, Dwight Little, and Ruth Hill McGregor, Greenwood Music Camp was a pioneer and model for many other music programs. Its founders believed that a life which combined the profound sharing and group-level interaction of the chamber music experience with a supportive, family-like daily life, would lead to extraordinary musical and social growth.

Since 1940, Greenwood has occupied an 80-acre wooded estate in Cummington, a rural community in the hill towns of Western Massachusetts. The main house (with its panoramic view of the Berkshire hills to the west), the new barn, and old barn are centers of social and musical life, with the new barn serving also as an elegant performance space for the camp. The campus includes a swimming pool, a tennis court, soccer field, numerous outbuildings for individual practice and rehearsals, and camper and faculty living areas.

Deb Sherr served as Executive Director and Senior Camp Director after the founders retired, from 1983 to 2022. Sally Bagg led the Junior Camp from 1983 until 2012, when Debby Greenebaum succeeded her as Junior Camp Director. In 2022 Becca Fischer succeeded Deb as Executive Director and Director of Senior Camp.

 

Our Board

The Greenwood Board has existed since 1963 and consists of former campers, staff, parents, and Greenwood community members. The board convenes 3 times per year to make decisions on topics including buildings and grounds, development and finances, camp policies, and alumni events. To get in touch with members of the Board, email info@greenwoodmusiccamp.org. 

Since the early 1990s, there have been roughly 20 members on the Board, serving a renewable four-year term. The 2022-23 membership is below.

  • Mary Adler

  • Beatrice Affron

  • Velma Anderson

  • Adam Backenroth

  • Gigi Brady

  • Michael Casimir

  • Gary Clark

  • Adrian Fabos

  • Monica Felkel

  • Rebecca Fischer (Staff)

  • William Forsyth, Jr.

  • Debby Greenebaum (Staff)

  • Elena Haworth

  • Aaron Helfand

  • Fred Henle

  • David Hobbie

  • Nicole Kagan

  • Clara Kim

  • Karen Monroe

  • Boris Wolfson

  • Gabe Sassoon

  • Sally Bagg (Director Emerita)

  • Deborah Sherr (Director Emerita)