This special Childrens Division program is offered to children from 8 to 10 years of age only. It is designed to balance skill-appropriate music activities (such as beginner, intermediate, or advanced orchestra participation) with age-appropriate social activities. Campers in the Day Camp Program are placed according to skill level in one of six festival orchestras, which rehearse daily from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At the conclusion of each morning's orchestra rehearsal, students in this program - regardless of orchestra placement - are escorted back to the Children's Division, where they will spend the remainder of the day with students of their own age. Children in the Day Camp Program our dismissed at 5:15 p.m. This exciting two-week program includes private lessons with members of our world class faculty, solo performance opportunities, orchestra rehearsals, choir, daily practice hours, discussion groups, master classes, optional chamber music participation, instructional music game sessions, opportunities to attend concerts featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and more! Free time activities include arts and crafts, swimming, tennis, basketball, soccer, and other sporting activities. Please note that children 8 - 10 years of age may also participate in the Strings International Music Festival as resident campers. Click here for more details. Children also have the option of attending as Extended Day Campers. Extended Day Campers attend all day and evening sessions, but do not reside on campus. They are dismissed at 9:00 p.m., at the close of the scheduled evening activity. Phone the office for more details, or simply note: "Extended Day Camper" in the "Comments" section of the on-line registration form. Extended Day Campers are served lunch and dinner and are not charged for housing (see Registration Form).

Festival Highlights:

Strings Camp offers an immersion in classical music education and performance including:

• Two private lessons with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra or other outstanding classical musicians! 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.
• Off campus; 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. Parents of Day Campers must accompany their children to this evening event.
• 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 perform on-stage duo concertos at the Kimmel Center with Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra or other member of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Choir
• Ear Training and other music education classes.
• Optional Chamber Music Program (audition tapr/cd required).
• Gala Grand Finale Concert featuring all Strings Festival orchestras.
• Swimming, volleyball, basketball and more during free time.

All Day Camp families are given two complimentary tickets to each evening activity at the Strings International Music Festival with the exception of: All Instruments Master Class with Kimberly Fisher, and the Grand Finale Concert.

Please note: If attending as Extended Day Campers, check-out is 9:00 p.m.