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Contact: Bruce Conley
Associate Director of College Relations
Phone: (605) 274-5526
Fax: (605) 274-4903
www.augie.edu
June 7, 2006
Augustana College Plays Host To 130 Young Musicians
SIOUX FALLS – Augustana Summer Music Camp is hosting 130 student musicians grades 7-12 as part of the 11th annual summer music program.
The camp runs Sunday through Friday, June 11-16, with students representing nine states – South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas, and California.
Students spend the week studying from Augustana College music faculty. They are members of the summer camp band, choir, and/or orchestra. In addition, students receive private lessons and select from enrichment classes that include jazz ensembles, vocal and instrumental chamber ensembles, show choir, piano ensemble, electronic music classes, conducting and music theory classes, and much more.
The camp concludes with solo and chamber ensembles performing on Thursday, June 15. The grade finale concert of the large ensembles will be held on Friday, June 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Elmen Center.