JUNE 23– JUNE 27, 2008

MUSIC FEST!  is an annual event, an opportunity for students who have completed grade 7,8,9,10,11, or 12 to grow musically and socially in a day camp setting on the beautiful CSI campus!

   Overview   Students participate in many areas of music and have the opportunity to interact with and learn from caring and capable instructors, who have been specially chosen for their expertise from throughout the northwest.  On the last evening of the camp, family and friends are treated to a very special Music Fest concert free of charges!

   Classes    There are a wide variety of classes to choose from! All students are required to take Choir and at least one Repertoire and Technique class in their major area in addition to technique classes in their Major. Beyond that, students have the opportunity to pick other elective classes to study during the week.

  Major Area Choices 

Piano, Vocal, Strings, Reeds, Brass, Flute.

  BAND INSTRUMENTS 

Band, Jazz Band, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Flute Ensemble

  TECHNIQUE CLASSES 

Piano, Vocal, Strings, Reeds, Brass, Flute.

  VOCAL CLASSES 

Jazz Choir, Girls Choir, Musical Theatre.

    STRING CLASSES 

Orchestra, String Ensembles.

  PIANO CLASSES 

Beginning Piano, Piano Ensemble

 

    Faculty 2008   Music Fest is honored to host some of the most talented music teachers in the state and beyond!  Here is a sample of the talent featured at the camp.

Linda Berg, Musical Theatre

Linda is the Director of the Capital City Children’s Chorus and the All City Elementary Honor Choir in Boise. Linda is and Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Boise State University. She holds a Master of Music from the University of Wisconsin. Linda has been a soloist in opera, oratorio, musical theatre, and recitals.

Kevin Brower, Choir

• Kevin graduated from Utah State University and pursued a Masters Degree from BYU and later a Doctorate from Arizona State University. Kevin is currently the Chairman of the Music Department at BYU Idaho.

Marcellus Brown, Band/Brass

Marcellus is currently the Director of Bands at Boise State. A Detroit native, Marcellus taught at Chicago State University and Austana College. He holds a Masters of Music from the University of Michigan.

Sue Miller, Piano

A Twin Falls native, Sue has a Bachelor of Music from George Mason University, a Bachelor of Arts from Idaho State University, and a Maters Degree from Boise State University. Sue is a piano, organ, and theory instructor at the College of Southern Idaho.

Del Parkinson, Piano

Del has a Doctorate of Music from Indiana University. He has done graduate study at Julliard in New York and in London, England. Del Parkinson performed a debut recital at Carnegie Hall and is currently Professor of Piano at Boise State University.

Gene Conley

Gene Conley was born in Sacramento, CA, and began studying piano at the age of eight. Throughout high school and college, Gene was involved with numerous bands and combos, some of which he led and some led by others, always playing piano in these groups. He entered what was then Sacramento State College as a Music major, although he ultimately obtained a Bachelor’s degree in General Management.

His career as an insurance claims representative brought him to the Magic Valley in 1979, where he settled with his family in Kimberly. Shortly after moving to Idaho, Conley was invited to join the CSI Jazz Orchestra as a keyboard bass player, a position which he held for 19 years. Gene has been involved in several local bands, including Spectrum with Dennis Heidel and Concepts Jazz with CSI English professor Jeff Fox. Currently, Gene is the director of the all-new CSI Jazz Ensemble.
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Ms. Stephanie Maughan

An Idaho native, Stephanie Maughan grew up in Boise, Idaho. She received her Bachelors Degree from Boise State University in Music Education with an emphasis in Strings. While there she studied under Professor Craig Purdy and was given opportunities to sit as concertmistress, principal second violin as well as a violist. While attending BSU, she was also the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Chapter President and coordinated a string festival for elementary performers. In addition, she helped in founding the Delta Beta Nu Sorority.

Stephanie chose her degree when she was in sixth grade while attending a rehearsal for the All-City Elementary Honor Orchestra directed by Wendy Hartman. From that point, she strove to take in as much musical literature, history and educational resources as position and opened her first private violin/viola studio at the age of 14. Each year she learned a new string instrument and now comfortably plays all the string instruments of the orchestra, piano, guitar and bagpipes.

Stephanie Maughan has taught for the Boise School District for the past three years full time and before worked as the Boise Summer Music String Specialist. She has taught elementary choir, general music, elementary strings and junior high orchestra. She is currently the All-City Elementary Honor Orchestra director for the Boise School District and has been for the past three years.

Linda Aufderheide

   Cost The basic cost of the camp is only $145. Additional (optional) camp costs are as follows:       

                                                                  Lunches – $25
                                                                  Friday dinner - $5
                                                                  Housing at $5 each night
                                                                  Private lessons – $15/half hour
                                                                  T-shirts – $7
                                                                  Camp Photograph – $10

 

   Scholarships            Scholarships can range from $10 to the cost of the camp and are awarded through a special Scholarship Audition at the College of Southern Idaho approximately one month before camp starts. Scholarships are available in Piano, Voice, Percussion, Orchestral String, and/or Band Instrument. Vocal and piano selections must be memorized, others may use music. Please have music ready for judges and provide your own accompanists. Five minutes is allowed. Judges will select all winners. If you are from out of the area, video and/or audio tapes may be allowed if received before audition date.  

Pre-registration is required prior to April 30th to be included in the scholarship auditions. 

     Information       For more information or to obtain a registration form, stop by the Community Education Center located upstairs in the Taylor Administration Building, Room 202, call Camille Barigar at (208)732-6288, or call Camille Cox at (208)733-5227.