This summer, we are launching our very first Summer Music Intensive at Mason’s School of Music. From July 25-29, high school musicians will be immersed in rehearsals, master classes, college discussions, and performances!
The following programs are included in the Intensive week:
- Mason Summer Percussion Academy
- Mason Summer Brass Academy
- Mason Summer Clarinet Academy
- Music Composition Explorations
- Music Recording Camp
Activities include rehearsals and instrument coaching led by Mason professors and guest artists, lectures and discussions, master class demonstrations, insights into college preparation and auditions, and more. The week ends with a final performance concert for family and friends that showcases what the students have learned. Music Recording Camp even has its own “Release Party”! On top of that, students have the option of choosing the Summer Residential Housing plan (for an extra fee, deadline extended to May 1st) for an even fuller university experience, complete with evening activities, concerts and on-campus lodging.
“Mason Summer Percussion Academy is a comprehensive program designed to offer students a chance to explore their full potential as percussionists,” says Percussion Academy director John Kilkenny. “From drumset classes to world percussion clinics, from college audition prep to sightreading seminars, this is the PLACE to be this summer!”
“This program offers a focused week of practice, learning, and – most importantly – making music with your fellow performers,” says Brass Academy director Adam Stokes. “We hope you can join us!”
“I am particularly excited about Dr. Marie Ross coming from Germany” says Clarinet Academy director Catina Sweedy. “In her workshops, Marie demonstrates historical clarinets from all eras, from the beginnings of the instrument in the Baroque period through the late Romantic. She plays well-known repertoire on each instrument to demonstrate the original sound, how the sound and technique of the clarinet evolved, and how it is different from the sound of the modern instruments we are used to today.” Dr. Ross will bring eight period clarinets that the students will be able to try.
Composition students get the unique privilege of studying with well-known composer-conductor Professor Mark Camphouse, and Music Recording students get the opportunity to work in Mason’s new recording studio.
Auditions are not required to get in to these programs, and spaces are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign up today!