First Full Day at Summer Camp!

It is our first full day at Choir Camp with 84 students from the Choir School participating in this annual opportunity for fun, recreation, socializing and preparation for the coming season of musical service.

Choristers are rushing to the morning session wherein Mrs. Malinka reviews vocal technique and brushes up the choral skills for the rehearsals ahead. While everyone is a little rusty after the summer hiatus, we made great progress this morning on music for the next concert and for the coming performance tour to Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria.

Here are a few of our great alumni who volunteer each year as counselors for the students. Nic Compagni, Ben Khan, Ryan Murphy, Joseph Stokes, and Andy Sagers: we could not do this without them! Under the able leadership of Mr. Allen, these hard-working high school alumni students and many dedicated parents all contribute their time this week to make the camp possible. More on our great volunteers to come...

Music Theory is not a favorite subject for all of the students and it is usually confined to within the walls of a classroom.

At camp, Mr. McAdams takes the music theory class outside as he leads the students through clef and note identification skills, and works to improve their facility with ledger lines.



Students are off to the infamous wave pool after lunch, and then an afternoon of water games to conclude the afternoon recreation. A little more rehearsal, dinner, a gathering of our community for Vespers and then we head to Helper for laser bowling. I'm not sure what that entails...I bet you all wish you were here! Stay tuned for more news from Choir Camp and a report on our Collegium students and their morning visit to a few Ghost Towns!