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Camps fill summer days with music

It may be summer, but the USM School of Music's hallways are still filled with sound. While most of the college students are away for the summer, a slightly younger crowd is filling the classrooms. It's time for the annual USM Music & Theatre Camps.

The camps offer a week of training, skill developing, and good old-fashioned fun for students grades 4-12. Four different camp sessions are offered this summer with commuter and residential options. They include the Youth Band Day Camp for grades 4-6 (June 27-July 1), the Theatre Academy for grades 8-12 (June 26-July1), the Junior Music Academy for grades 7-8 (July 17-23), and the High School Music Academy for grades 9-12 (July 9-17).

The USM School of Music campers, who come from throughout Maine and northern New England, share an intensive musical experience crafting their talents, working with USM faculty, and meeting other musically-inclined youth from throughout New England. And, when the camps are complete, each group will hold a special concert to show off their skills.

Learn more about the USM Music & Theatre Camps here. Reporters: Call the Music Office to arrange for a camp visit at 780-5265 or 780-5555.

The School of Music in the news...

Queen for a day
USM Chamber Singers perform with the Portland Symphony Orchestra
The Portland Press Herald / Thursday, April 26, 2012 

There are praises to be sung at USM
The Portland Press Herald / Sunday, April 15, 2012

Review: 'The Summer King' arias a moving performance
The Portland Press Herald / Sunday, April 15, 2012

Concert review: Romantic music played with the right passion
The Portland Press Herald / Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Student composers get rare chance to hear orchestra play their music
The Portland Press Herald / Thursday, February 9, 2012

Trombonist Brian Diehl on 207
207, WCSH 6 / Wednesday, February 1, 2012