Annual camp making music on campus

More than 350 middle school students arrived on campus Sunday, June 17, kicking off the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual Summer Music Clinic. For the next two weeks, the campus will be filled with the sounds of student bands, orchestras and choirs.

The clinic dates back to 1929 and is the second oldest music camp in the country. Middle school students will attend the clinic from Sunday, June 17 to Saturday, June 23, and 450 high school students will attend from Sunday, June 24 to Saturday, June 30.

All will participate in music lessons, classes, rehearsals, athletics, crafts and social activities. They’ll attend guest performances throughout the week, and conclude with their very own concert.

Final concerts are free and open to the public, as well as family and friends of campers. Concerts are on Saturday, June 23 and Saturday, June 30 at Mills Concert Hall, Music Hall and Morphy Recital Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St., and Gordon Commons A1 Cafeteria on W. Johnson St. Various ensembles will perform between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

"This is one of UW’s outstanding pre-college programs," says Richard Mumford, director of public relations and concert manager at the School of Music.

In addition to concerts, several opportunities to visit the clinics are also available to the media. Anne Aley, clinic program manager, suggests these times and locations, occurring daily, during the first week:

• Honors Trumpet Class, 3:30 p.m. in Sellery Hall Tower B, Floor 8.
• Gold Musical Theatre, 10:10 a.m. in Sellery Hall Main Lounge.
• Soprano Voice Lessons, 9:05 a.m. in Room 2441 Humanities.
• Violin Class, 2:25 p.m. in Sellery Hall, Tower B, Floor 6.

Aley suggests these daily times and locations during the week of June 23:

• North Carolina Jazz Ensemble, 2:25 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall, Humanities.
• Composition Class, 10:10 a.m. in Room 2521 Humanities.
• History of Rock Drumming, 11:15 a.m. in Morphy Recital Hall, Humanities.
• Illinois Musical Theatre, 2:25 p.m. in Room 1351 Humanities.