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SFA to Host Band Camps
Sylvia Bierschenk - June 6, 2008
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS-The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will once again host a series of band camps for junior and senior high school instrumentalists and drum majors during the month of June.
"Each week, students from across the state will rehearse and perform as members of various concert groups and receive instruction from a world-class teaching staff composed of SFA faculty and some of the best public school teachers in Texas," said Gary Wurtz, assistant director of the SFA School of Music.
The Senior High Band Camp will begin Sunday, June 8, and continue through Friday, June 13. Each of the bands formed during the camp will perform on the camp's last day, with Col. Arnald Gabriel conducting the Honors Band.
Students entering 7th or 8th grade in the fall will arrive on campus Sunday, June 15, and stay through Friday, June 20, for the Middle School Band Camp.
Each band will present a closing concert on Friday.
The SFA Percussion Symposium for junior high and high school students will begin Sunday, June 22, and conclude on Friday, June 27, with performances by the camp drum lines and percussion ensembles.
During that same week, 9th through 12th graders may attend one of two drum major camps. One will focus on corps style marching and the other on military style.
"SFA has been conducting a summer band camp program for over 50 years," Wurtz said. "It has proven to be one of our most effective recruitment tools and a positive experience for all involved."
For more information on any of the camps, please visit www.sfabandcamps.sfasu.edu or call the SFA band office at (936) 468-4702.