University of Mobile Announces Summer Music Camp

The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts has opened registration for the 15th annual Summer Music Camp. The camp is scheduled for June 16-20 and will be held in Moorer Auditorium on the UM campus.

To reserve a place in the camp, contact camp director Barbara Laurendine in UM’s Center for Performing Arts at 251-442-2402 or go to www.umobile.edu/smc for a copy of the brochure and a registration form.

The registration deadline for UM’s Summer Music Camp is June 5.

The camp specializes in inspiring young musicians to increase technical proficiency, expand knowledge of music literature and develop performing skills in their area of choice.

The day camp is open to students rising into grades 4-12 for the 2008-2009 school year. Students are also required to have completed a minimum of one year of disciplined study on a music instrument or voice and submit a recommendation by their music teacher.

Areas of musical focus include: voice, piano, all symphonic instruments, chamber music, guitar and composition. In addition, senior campers may also take improv and jazz or audio tech basics, which will teach campers the fundamentals of setting up and running a sound system for a musical production.

Cost of attendance is $155 for junior camp (grades 4-7) and $175 for senior class (grades 8-12). An additional $20 application fee is required.

Full-tuition and partial-tuition scholarships are available by audition, which must include two pieces of contrasting style, demonstration of technical ability and a short interview. Audition applications are available upon receipt of registration form. Registration deadline for scholarship auditions is May 15. Auditions will be held on May 22, beginning at 1 p.m. in Martin Hall on the UM campus.

For more information about the camp, contact Laurendine at 251-442-2402 or UM’s Center for Performing Arts at 251-442-2420 or visit www.umobile.edu/smc.