2011 Conductor: Dr. David Brown
Time: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Cost: $155 per camper
The Advanced Orchestra is for more advanced campers, typically high school campers. Each camper is involved in the following:
The Advanced Orchestra plays both string orchestra and symphony orchestra music. In the Wednesday evening service, the Advanced Orchestra plays sacred music and also participates in the all-camp piece. In the Friday evening concert, it performs classical music.
Seating placement within sections is determined by audition during an assigned time on Sunday afternoon.
New for 2011: Advanced Orchestra campers will play excerpts selected from: 1) the orchestra music and 2) a piece of their choosing (lesson material, recent church special, etc.). All Advanced campers should bring a current piece with which they are comfortable to their audition and be prepared to play a short selection from it.
Each Advanced camper participates in a chamber group, usually a quartet. This part of the program provides a valuable opportunity for campers to work together in small ensembles. Practice is scheduled both with and without coaches.
In Master Class, selected Advanced Orchestra campers play their solos, while being critiqued by a teacher and being observed by Intermediate and Advanced campers. Those who would like to participate should bring a solo piece to play during their seating audition on Sunday afternoon. Instructors then select the participants for the Master Class. This is an excellent opportunity to receive specialized individual instruction from a master teacher, while the other campers benefit by observing and listening.
Each Advanced Orchestra member will have the opportunity to choose a focus area for some of their classes during the week of camp. While campers can choose from Composition (writing and arranging music), Conducting (directing both choir and orchestra), and Pedagogy (teaching music, esp. strings), they will need to make this choice known on their registration form so we can properly prepare for each class.
The Advanced Orchestra is designed for campers who play at Suzuki Book 6 level and beyond—typically high school campers.
Representative selections from the 2010 Advanced Orchestra repertoire were:
This group plays both string orchestra and symphony orchestra music.