Festival Highlights:
Strings Camp offers an immersion in classical music education
and performance including:
- Two private lessons with members of our world class faculty! Additional private lessons are available
- Master Classes with members of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Faculty concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Daily Orchestra rehearsals.
- Required daily private practice, with limited practice coach availability.
- Solo performance hours with faculty pianist.
- Group trip to Philadelphia Orchestra performance at the Mann Music Center or new Kimmel Center.
- Previous excursions have included private, after-concert meetings with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
- Concerto Competition - winners of our Concerto Competition will perform as soloists with the popular Ocean City Pops Orchestra in Ocean City, New Jersey.
- Kimmel Center Competition for violin and cello students. Winners of this competition will perform on-stage duo concerto performance at the Kimmel Center with Kimberly Fisher, or other member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Choir
- Ear Training and other music education classes.
- Optional Chamber Music Program.
- Gala Grand Finale Concert featuring all Strings Festival orchestras.
- Swimming, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and more during free time.
Shown below are sample daily schedules for each of our programs reflecting a typical day at the Strings International Music Festival.
| Children's Orchestra Program For Ages 8-10: (Schedule is subject to change) |
| 8:15 AM |
Breakfast |
| 09:00 - 10:00 AM |
Orchestra Rehearsal |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Instructional Music Games |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM |
Continued Orchestra Rehearsal |
| 12:00 - 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 01:00 - 02:00 PM |
Private Practice, Small Group Instruction, and Scales Class |
| 02:00 - 03:00 PM |
Choir |
| 03:00 - 05:00 PM |
Sporting Activities including: basketball, swimming, volleyball,
badminton, baseball, and more. This time may also be used
for optional private practice time. |
| 05:00 - 06:00 PM |
Quiet Time or additional private practice. Prepare for dinner
and evening classes |
| 06:00 - 07:00 PM |
Dinner |
| 07:00 - 09:00 PM |
Evening Concerts and Special Events (See sample evening
schedule below). |
| Senior Orchestra Program For Ages 11-18: |
| 8:15 AM |
Breakfast |
| 09:00 - 12:00 PM |
Orchestra Rehearsal |
| 12:00 - 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 01:00 - 02:00 PM |
Choir, Sight Reading and Theory Classes, and other Music
Education Courses. |
| 02:00 - 03:00 PM |
Required Private Practice Hour |
| 03:00 - 06:00 PM |
Optional Chamber Music Program, Private Practice or Sporting
Activities. Sporting Activities including:basketball, swimming,
volleyball, badminton, baseball, and more. |
| 06:00 - 07:00 PM |
Dinner |
| 07:00 - 09:00 PM |
Evening Concerts and Special Events (See sample evening
schedule below). |
| Music House For College Students & Young Professionals: |
| 8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Private Practice (Lessons with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra as scheduled) |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM |
Orchestral Auditions Seminar or Chamber Music coachings by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
Private Practice |
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM |
Dinner |
| 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM |
Rehearsal for ensemble performance at Philadelphia Orchestra Concert |
| 07:00 PM |
Faculty Recitals/Master Classes w/ principal players from The Philadelphia Orchestra, Solo Performances, Concerto Competitions, & more! |
| College Audition Preparation Program: |
| 09:30 - 12:30 PM |
Private Practice |
| 12:30 - 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 01:00 - 02:30 PM |
Preparation for College Auditions Lecture and Seminar |
| 03:15 - 05:15 PM |
Chamber Music (optional & separate fee),private practice, or sporting activities |
| 05:15 - 06:00 PM |
Dinner |
| 06:00 - 07:00 PM |
Private Practice |
| 7:00 PM |
Evening Program (See Evening Schedule) |
| Solo Performance Preparation Program: |
| 09:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Private Practice / Private Lessons |
| 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM |
One of the following afternoon options: Ear Training, Choir, Kreutzer Technique Studies with Kimberly Fisher (violin students only), Sight Reading, Performance class, Music of the Masters: A video-based course highlighting great string performances of the 20th & 21st centuries |
| 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM |
Private Practice (Thirty-minute workout with faculty accompanist 5 days per week) |
| 03:15 PM – 05:15 PM |
Chamber Music (optional & separate fee), private practice, or sporting activities |
| 05:15 PM – 06:00 PM |
Dinner |
| 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM |
Private Practice |
Sample Evening Schedule - Our evening program begins at 7:00 p.m. each day. This schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, June 18: Welcome
to Strings All-Instruments Master Class presented by Kimberly
Fisher, Principal Second Violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra
Sunday, June 19: Faculty Recital, featuring
members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Monday, June 20: Pool Party
Tuesday, June 21: Strings 2009 Concerto Competition.
Wednesday, June 22: Master Classes presented
by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Thursday, June 23: All-Star Solo Performance
Hour.
Friday, June 24: Chamber Music with Members
of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Saturday, June 25: Strings Camp performance
at Philadelphia Orchestra's Mozart Festival in the Kimmel Center
in Philadelphia.
Sunday, June 26: Faculty Recital, featuring
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Monday, June 27: Philadelphia Orchestra Concert
at the Mann Music Center.
Tuesday, June 28: Ocean City Pops Concert
featuring Strings 2010 Concerto Competition winner.
Wednesday, June 29: Strings International
Music Festival Chamber Music Recital.
Thursday, June 30: Strings International
Music Festival Chamber Music Recital and College Solo Performance
Hour.
Friday, July 1: Special Grand
Finale and Concert featuring all Strings International Music
Festival orchestras.
A limited enrollment of only 300 students enables our world-class
faculty to work closely,
and often individually, with Strings Camp students.
The Strings International Music Festival is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc. |
