2021 Summer Music

Let’s Make Music Together in Summer 2021!

At Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra summer camp, you’ll study your instrument with professional musicians, and learn new skills in a relaxed summer setting. You’ll meet lots of other musicians and leave even more inspired about music! In 2021, we will offer in-person sessions.

There are three camp weeks, each specialized for different musicianship levels, described below. If a session does not reach a minimum level of enrollment, it will be cancelled and tuition refunded.

Location:
Central Washington University Sammamish Campus
120 228th Ave NE
Sammamish, WA 98074

Schedule:
Monday – Friday
Camp Hours 9:00am – 12:00pm
Arrive: 8:45 for sign in and set up
Pickup: 12:00 – 12:15pm

There are three camp weeks, each specialized for different musicianship levels, described below. If a session does not reach a minimum level of enrollment, it will be cancelled and tuition refunded.

Summer Camp Sessions

Summer Strings, July 12-16

For Cadet level or Suzuki students

Young musicians mix music with fun at this light-hearted week of camp. In-person camps will meet from 9-12 M-F, and focus on orchestral rehearsals and aim for a Friday concert, guidelines permitting.

Instruments accepted: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Summer Strings is for strings only. Musicians must have played their string instrument for at least one school year and be entering grade 1–7 next fall.

This camp is a good fit for students at the level of BYSO’s Cadet String Orchestra. Students who have been training in the Suzuki method (or a similar technique-focused program) and are ready to start reading music are a great fit for Summer Strings! Certified Suzuki teachers will work with these students on note-reading and ensemble skills and help them begin integrating comfortably into the larger orchestra.

Tuition: $300
Registration Deadline: July 5, 2021 (end of day)

Camp music to print and practice can be downloaded here.

Summer Symphony, July 19-23

For Debut or Premiere level students

Spots available but filling up fast – Registration deadline July 12

Accelerate your musical skills by working with a full orchestra this summer! Strings, woodwinds, and brass come together in this special camp experience. In-person camps will meet from 9-12 M-F, and focus on orchestral rehearsals and perform a Friday concert (guidelines permitting).

Instruments accepted: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium and Tuba

Musicians must have played in an orchestra or band for at least one school year and be able to read music. This camp is a good fit for students at the level of BYSO’s Debut String Orchestra or Premiere Orchestra, and most will be entering grades 6-8 in the fall.

Tuition: $300
Registration Deadline: July 12, 2021 (end of day)

Summer Music Institute, July 26-30

For Sinfonia, Philharmonia, & Youth Symphony level

An intensive musical experience under the baton of Dr. Teresa Metzger Howe, BYSO’s Music Director and Youth Symphony conductor.

For the serious teen musician, the Summer Music Institute (SMI) is an excellent way to expand your musical horizons and keep your skills sharp during the break between concert seasons, all in an atmosphere of fun, friendship, and mutual support. In-person camps will meet from 9-12 M-F, and focus on orchestral rehearsals and perform a Friday concert (guidelines permitting).

Instruments accepted: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium, Tuba, and Percussion.

For Advanced Strings, Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion. Most musicians will be entering grade 9–12 next fall. This camp is a good fit for students at the level of BYSO’s Sinfonia, Philharmonia, or Youth Symphony.

Tuition: $300
Registration Deadline: July 19, 2021 (end of day)

How to Register

Complete our registration form.
Purchase your camp tuition. If you would rather send a check, please use the address at the bottom of this webpage.
When your registration and payment both have been processed by our office, we will email you a confirmation.

During the month before your camp, we will email additional camp information. This will include music to print and practice prior to camp that can be downloaded here.

Refund of tuition minus $50 handling fee for withdrawal before July 1. No refunds after July 1.