Apply now for Northwest Music Camp of Excellence

High school and junior high school student musicians and vocalists from across the four-state area (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas) are encouraged to register now for Northwest Missouri State University’s 2008 Music Camp of Excellence.

The high school camp for grades 10-13 (rising sophomores through fall 2008 college freshmen) will take place Monday, June 9, through Saturday, June 14. Registration/payment must be postmarked by Friday, May 30.

The junior high school camp for grades 7-9 (rising seventh graders through rising ninth graders) will take place Monday, June 16, through Saturday, June 21. Registration/payment must be postmarked by Friday, June 6.

Complete camp information, including a printable registration form that can be filled out on-screen, is available at www.nwmissouri.edu/dept/music/muscamp.

The resident fee for both sessions is $310 per camper. Commuter campers -- those traveling back and forth from their homes -- pay $210.

Resident fees include tuition, room, board and insurance. Commuter fees include tuition, lunches and insurance. On-site registration (check-in) begins at 1 p.m. Monday both weeks in Charles Johnson Theater, which is located in the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building on the Northwest campus across the street from Bearcat Arena.

High school students who were performing members of their 2007-2008 state music educators association all-state or all-district choir, band, orchestra or jazz band receive a discount. Only one discount (the highest dollar amount) will be granted per camper.

All-state members receive a 50-percent reduction in fees. All-district members receive a $30 discount. Students who recruit a first-time music camper receive a $25 discount. Families sending more than one child to camp also receive a $25-per-camper discount. Call Carl Kling (bands) or Dr. Brian Lanier (choirs) at 660.562.1315 to verify family discount status.

Resident campers will stay in one of two seven-story residence halls, one for boys and one for girls. Each room houses two campers, and roommate requests will be honored as long as space permits and the request is by mutual agreement as indicated on the camp application. Students who do not specify a roommate will be housed with a camper who has similar musical interests.

Meals will be served in the food court on the lower level of the J.W. Jones Student Union.

Music camp concerts, which are free and open to the public, take place in Charles Johnson Theater. Show choirs and jazz bands will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, June 13 (high school), and Friday, June 20 (junior high). Concert bands and concert choirs will perform at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14 (high school), and Saturday, June 21, (junior high).

Parents and others with questions about the 2008 Northwest Music Camp of Excellence should call camp directors Carl Kling (bands) or Dr. Brian Lanier (choirs) at 660.562.1315, or e-mail music@nwmissouri.edu. After May 5, call the music camp office directly at 660.562.1952, or e-mail muscamp@nwmissouri.edu.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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