Orchestra Summer Camp
There are 2 different kinds of camps. Some that are local day camps - meaning that you just go for a certain amount of time during the day and then go home each night. There are also "stay-away" camps, usually at a college campus where you are dropped off at a camp at the start of the week, and spend days doing orchestra stuff and the evenings doing fun activities and you sleep in a dorm room! Both kinds of camps usually end with a concert or performance at the end of the week. You can go solo (pun absolutely intended) or you can go with a friend - usually at a stay-away camp, you can request your friend as your roommate. There are many around the state (and out of state as well!). Here are a few that we know are great! Lots of camps are still updating their information, and we will update this flyer as we get more information about different opportunities!
LOCAL CAMPS
Mansfield Summer Strings Camp
This is a day camp at First Methodist Mansfield.
https://mansfieldsummerstrings.org/
UTA Summer Strings
This camp can be a day camp or an overnight camp at UT Arlington https://www.summerstrings.org/
UNT International Summer Music Institute
Day Camp on UNT Campus
https://music.unt.edu/camps/ismi.html
Youth Symphony of Denton
https://www.youthsymphonydenton.com
Rojas School of Music Summer Programs
This is local, in Grapevine. They have other camps that are more for elementary aged kids, so MS kids should look at the Intensive Summer Music Camp that is more geared for older kids that play an instrument.
http://www.rojasschoolofmusic.com/summer
"STAY-AWAY" CAMPS
Baylor Summer Strings
Overnight camp at Baylor University in Waco. I went there in high school and really enjoyed it.
Texas Tech Orchestra Camp
Overnight camp at Texas Tech in Lubbock
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/ttuboc/
Lake Murray Orchestra Camp
This is an overnight camp at Lake Murray in Oklahoma. A really fun blend of actual camping in cabins and outdoorsy stuff AND playing your instrument!
Oklahoma City University Bass Camp
Meant more for incoming high school bassists, probably.
