Elementary String Camp

June 17 – June 21, 2019

8:30 am – noon

Location: Fayetteville Academy, 3200 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC

ABOUT

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Elementary String Camp is a morning day camp for elementary aged students (ages 5-12) who play violin, viola, cello, or double bass. The camp is intended for those students who have prior experience participating in their school’s strings program, have been taking private lessons, or have been participating in the Fayetteville Symphony String Sinfonietta or the Fayetteville Symphony After School Strings Program

WHAT TO EXPECT

Master Classes with professional Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra musicians
Fiddling
Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble Classes
FUN Music History and Music Theory Class
“Snack Time Concert Series” where the students will have the chance to perform for one another, and be able to hear their teachers perform for them as well!
“Brown Bag Lunch” Final Concert on the last day of the camp (Friday, June 21st at 12pm) – parents are invited to attend!

LOCATION

The camp is held at Fayetteville Academy, 3200 Cliffdale Rd., Fayetteville, NC.

*Note: Though the camp is held at Fayetteville Academy, this camp is solely a Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra camp. Students from any school (public, private, or home school) that fit the age and experience requirements are welcome to attend.

REGISTRATION

Students must be ages 5-12, play either violin, viola, cello, or double bass, and must have prior experience to participating in at least one of the following to apply:

School string’s program
Private Lessons
Fayetteville Symphony After School Strings Program
Fayetteville Symphony String Sinfonietta

Register Here

TUITION

Tuition is $180. Tuition is due in full with the application form. You may pay by check made out to Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra or pay online by credit card through the link below.

Pay tuition here

The application deadline is Friday, June 7th, 2019.

For any questions, please contact the symphony office at (910)433-4690, or email education@fayettevillesymphony.org

Featured Musician

Brianna Tam – Cello

Brianna Tam began her undergraduate studies at Oberlin Conservatory, but transferred to the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2017. She is now a student of Dr. Alexander Ezerman pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. Since starting her education at UNCG, Brianna has been selected to perform in masterclasses for Zuill Bailey and the Juilliard Quartet, and will be playing in a masterclass for Lynn Harrell in Spring 2018. She is currently a member of the school’s Gate City Camerata and is one of the rotating principals of the University Symphony Orchestra. While at Oberlin, Brianna was a member of the school’s Contemporary Music Ensemble under the direction of Timothy Weiss, as well as the school’s Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Raphael Jiménez.

Brianna has performed as a soloist with the American Chamber Orchestra as a winner of their concerto competition, and has also won several other local competitions. In 2016, she attended Brevard Music Center Summer Festival, during which she was one of the rotating principals for that season.

Brianna lives in Greensboro with her fiancé, her cat, and her four chickens.

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource. Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.