Elementary String Camp

{2020 Dates TBA}

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 2020 application deadline will be announced at a later date.

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

Featured Musician

Jessica Caviness – Violin

Jessica has been playing violin since she was three years old, and studied under Nora Smilovici for fifteen years. She participated in the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra for two years, serving as concertmaster for one year. She also played with the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra for one year. During the summers, she has attended Cannon Music Camp, the Luby Violin Symposium, and Eastern Music Festival.

Jessica is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro under Dr. Fabián López. She enjoys performing as a soloist, as well as performing in ensembles, and hopes to continue her education after graduation.

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.