Summer Camps
Attending a string camp over the summer is a GREAT way to stay in musical shape and keep making music during the summer months. Listed below are some great opportunities for students to participate in a summer string camp! If you have any questions or need any assistance with registering your child for camp, please feel free to email Mrs. Mihalko at [email protected].
- MASTA String Camps: For Orchestra students in grades 5-9, located in Howell, MI at the Howell Nature Center. This camp is great for students of ALL ability levels. GREAT for 9th graders!
- Avanti Summer MusicFest: For grades 8-12, presented by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, held in Birmingham, MI.
- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp: For grades 5-12, located in Twin Lake, MI.
- Western Michigan University Seminar: For grades 9-12, located at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.
- Interlochen: For grades 3-12, advanced students who study privately, held at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, MI.
- Adventures in Chamber Music: a 2 week summer camp that focuses entirely on chamber music. ACM is for string students of all levels, from 5th to 12th grades, in Royal Oak, MI.
Youth Orchestras
Michigan has a wonderful variety of youth orchestras! Listed below are a few of the Orchestras in the area that provide students with additional performance opportunities and further experience building their skills on their instrument.
Orchestra Website, Phone #, E-Mail
Orchestra Website, Phone #, E-Mail
- Oakland Youth Orchestras, 248.988.7561, [email protected]
- Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony
- Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensembles, 313.576.5167, [email protected]
- Livonia Youth Symphony, 313.387.0134, [email protected]
- Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts, 734.213.2000, [email protected]
- Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra, 734.483.6079, [email protected]
- Mid Michigan Youth Symphony
- Michigan Youth Symphony, 734.763.1279 [email protected]