Oneonta Summer Camps

Hartwick College Summer Music Festival is a music school for students ages 12-22. The camp runs for two weeks, two one week sessions, July 17-23 and July 24-30th 2011. Our Festival is geared towards music students of all levels. They will have the opportunity to take music classes, perform in large and small ensembles and participate in organized recreation time. Master Classes are given weekly by world renowned guest artists in all instrument families. Evening activities consist of concerts and fun activities. Each student designs his or her own schedule with the help of a faculty member when students arrive. Students enroll in music classes (Theory, History, Computer Music, etc.) small and large ensembles(Bands, Choirs, Orchestras, Jazz big bands, and combos), music theater and recreation activities. We offer many varied music classes and large ensembles in both Jazz and classical styles. Students stay in college dorm rooms with two students per room, and 20-25 students per floor. Students are supervised by counselors ages 18-27 and are taught by professional musicians and college professors.

The New York Summer Music Festival returns for another incredible summer of musical opportunities and challenges at SUNY Oneonta!

Offering more than 50 ensembles & classes, NYSMF gives its talented students the chance to perform in and enjoy more than 30 high-level concerts every summer. Campers work daily one-on-one with our top faculty from Juilliard, Curtis, the Manhattan School of Music, the NY Pops Orchestra, and many more top musical institutions.

NYSMF students are also provided with opportunities to study with such acclaimed visiting artists as: Pamela Frank, Ida Kavafian and Aaron Rosand; world-renowned violinists; Richard Woodhams, principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Jeanne Baxtresser, former principal flute of the New York Philharmonic; Peter Bond of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, trumpet; Harold Robinson, principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Peter Wiley of the Guarneri String Quartet, and many others.

Student study extensively in many areas of instruction, including: Orchestras and bands for instrumentalists; Choral ensembles and original music theatre projects for vocalists; Composition workshops; A number of jazz classes and ensembles for those who desire intensive jazz training, and; Classes introducing new instruments, such as beginning piano and beginning guitar.

In addition to supplemental classes spanning a wide range of ability levels and interests in areas of: music history, theory, computer technology in music, filmmaking, jazz improvisation, and many others!

• NYSMF is for students ages 11-25
• Students may attend for 2, 4, or 6 weeks