SongFest Summer Music Camp For Boys offers a unique and rewarding musical experience for boys entering grades 3-8, located in the heart of the dynamic city of Cincinnati. With top-notch instruction from staff, renowned guest conductors and teachers, and special concert presentations, boys experience a thrilling week of music-making that will inspire, inform, and excite.

Instruction is tailored to fit each boy’s age, ability, and experience. All boys will participate in combined group activities and ‘all-group sings’, and smaller classes will serve the individual learning needs of each boy.

As singers, it is important that boys be active, and physical activity – games and sports – will be an important part of the daily schedule. Additionally, evening activities will provide a chance for boys to reach outside of the musical world and into the rich diversity of opportunities Cincinnati has to offer.

The session will conclude with a final concert presentation by the boys for families and friends.

Sample Daily Schedule (actual schedule will be mailed to participants):

8:45: Student Dropoff
9:00: Whole Group Warmup
9:15 – 9:45: Class one (in small groups)

• How to be a good chorister 101 with Chris
• Sightreading with Bonnie
• Music Theory with KellyAnn

9:50 – 10:20: Class two
10:25 – 10:55: Class three
10:55 – 11:10: Break
11:15: All-Group Sing
12:00: Lunch
12:30 – 1:15: Rehearsals I
 or Group Activities – Capture the flag, basketball, soccer.
1:20 – 2:05: Rehearsals II
/Activities
2:10 – 2:55: Rehearsals III
/Activities
3:00 – 4:00: Special Session. Example: “What’s it like to become a professional singer?”
4:15 – 5:00: All-Group Sing
5:30: Pickup time; optional evening activities begin!
9:00: Pickup time for those participating in evening activities.

Evening activities:

• Monday: Men’s Choir free concert (open to all)
• Tuesday: Web Extreme in West Chester
• Wednesday: Cincinnati Zoo Scavenger Hunt
• Thursday: Coney Island
• Friday: Final concert presentation (open to all)

Who:

Boys entering 3-8 grades who love to sing!

When:

August 2-6, 2010.
Financial Aid Deadline: June 15, 2010
Registration deadline: July 1, 2010

Where:

Summit Country Day School, Hyde Park, Cincinnati

How:

No audition is necessary; simply fill out the registration form and return it to the Boychoir office by July 1.
At the end of camp, boys may audition for the year-round Boychoir program.

Costs:

Tuition: $200, includes all materials and instruction for the camp day.
Activities Fees: $90, includes activities Tuesday – Thursday, transportation, and dinner. Activities conclude at 9:00 pm.
Financial Aid: Financial Aid is available. The deadline to apply for financial aid is June 15.

Staff:

Christopher Eanes, Artistic Director, Cincinnati Boychoir
Bonnie Spain, Associate Director, Cincinnati Boychoir
KellyAnn Westgate, Associate Director, Princeton Girlchoir
Tom Cunningham, Instructor (Cincinnati Boychoir Alumnus)
Marcia Blust, Camp Manager
Cheryl Walsh, Activities Co-ordinator

Other guest teachers, ensembles, and conductors will be announced as they are scheduled.