Summer 2016 brochure and application available now!

Applications are being accepted for our Summer 2016 Session, and it promises to be an exciting one!  Campers ages 4 to 24 will have the opportunity to study and perform music in a supportive, encouraging atmosphere.  We offer chamber music, orchestra, band, jazz band, choir, piano and organ, guitar, beginning classes, private lessons, and elective music classes in bagpipes, ukulele, fiddling, and jazz improv.

CAMP DATES are June 27 - July 1 for Kinderlab (ages 4-6) and Camp Allegro (ages 7 and up, for beginning and intermediate campers).  Camp Musica, our advanced camp for college and high school students as well as advanced middle school students, is June 24 - July 1.  
For more information as well as the brochure and application materials, see our website at www.CampAllegroWichita.com.

  Questions?  Contact us at CampAllegroWichita@gmail.com.  

We look forward to seeing our campers this summer!

Summer 2014 Session dates!

Camp Allegro Wichita Summer 2014 dates will be June 23-27 for our regular 5-day campers and June 20-27 for Camp Musica (our advanced campers).  Check out our website for more updates throughout the year.  Our brochure will be available in February 2014.

Now we are on Twitter @Camp_Allegro as well!

And on a related note (well, sort of), violas are in the news (and no viola jokes this time, either).  Berlin has declared 2014 the year of the viola.  Read about it here in The Strad magazine. 

We look forward to seeing new and returning campers (especially violists, of course) at Camp Allegro Wichita this summer!

Applications for Summer 2013 are now being accepted!

Our new website is up and running. Click here for information about Camp Allegro Wichita 2013.  We have some new additions and changes that will enhance our campers' experiences.  Camp will be held at The Independent School, located one mile north of Kellogg, just east of Rock Road.  We are also offering extended camp dates for our advanced musicians in Camp Musica (June 22 - 30) plus TWO guest artists-in-residence.

See our website for more information, download our brochure, application and additional registration forms, find out what Camp Allegro Wichita can offer you this summer!

Camp dates are June 24 - 28 for Kinderlab and Camp Allegro campers; advanced musicians may audition for our advanced chamber music division, Camp Musica.  

Questions?  Contact us at campallegrowichita@gmail.com or call us at (316) 684-3415.
   

More info about our 2012 camp session.  Camp dates for Camp Musica are June 22 - 30.

New Website coming for Camp Allegro Wichita

In case you've been looking for our website, we've taken down the old one and are preparing a new, updated version which we hope will be more user-friendly.  In the meantime, keep these important dates open as we are planning several events for 2013. 

On Saturday, January 12, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., we will be hosting a concert/violin masterclass featuring Hal Grossman, our Guest Artist in Residence (yes, he will be with us again for Summer 2013!) and Laura Black, Artistic Director of Camp Allegro Wichita.  Following their performance, Prof. Grossman will hear and critique performances by selected camp violinists.  The masterclass will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S. Market St.

Exploring Music Instruments: What Instrument Do YOU Want to Play? was a huge success last year; we have received many requests to repeat it this year.  On Saturday, February 2, we will begin registration at 12:30 p.m. (but advanced registration is highly recommended!) with sessions beginning at 1:00.  Students will again be able to try up to four different instruments.  This is an excellent opportunity to decide which instrument is right for you!  The workshop will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S. Market St.

Finally, Camp Allegro Wichita 2013 will be June 24 - 28 with extended dates for advanced high school and college campers (those camp dates will be June 22 - 30).

Check back for updated info and news about our website. Questions?  E-mail us at campallegrowichita@gmail.com  or call (316) 684-3415.

 

Music Fest Allegro!

Camp Allegro Wichita is hosting a new solo music festival, Music Fest Allegro,  for all elementary through high-school students (public, private and home schooled).  The event is open for musicians on all instruments---strings, woodwinds and brass, and piano. This opportunity for students to perform a solo work will be on Saturday, April 21 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S. Market St., located south of Kellogg between Main and Market streets.

See our flyer below for complete registration information.  Need more information?  E-mail us at info@campallegrowichita.org.  Hope to see you then!

 

Music Fest Allegro

Camp Allegro Wichita is hosting  Music Fest Allegro, a solo music festival for all instruments (strings, woodwinds & brass, piano) on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  This is an opportunity for students, elementary through high-school, to perform a prepared solo composition.  The festival is open to ALL student musicians.  This event will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S. Market St., located 2 blocks south of Kellogg, between Main and Market streets.

Registration fee is $10 per student.  Registration deadline is April 13, 2012.  E-mail the required information below to Laura Black at lblack6@cox.net; please mail the $10 registration fee to reserve your space to:  Laura Black, 5730 Kentford Circle, Wichita, KS, 67220.  The registration may also be mailed to Ms. Black but it MUST be received by April 13.  Make checks payable to Camp Allegro Wichita.  Questions?  Contact Laura Black at 685-4367 or Nancy Trier-Metzger at 684-3415.  We look forward to sharing a day of music with you!

Camp Allegro Wichita summer camp dates are June 18-22.  Hope to see you there!

Name________________________________ Instrument____________________

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Preferred performance time:  ____AM   ____PM   ______either time is okay

Exploring Musical Instruments was a huge success.....

AND a lot of fun!  Thanks to an excellent article in the Wichita Eagle by Suzanne Tobias (see our Jan. 20 post for a link to the article), we had over fifty students from the Wichita area attend our workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21.  The students tried playing a variety of instruments, from violin and cello to flute, clarinet and sax to piano, trumpet and percussion.  Many of the kids simply showed up and registered on Saturday; we were surprised and amazed by the temporary chaos as parents filled out forms and our Artistic Director, Laura Black, made schedules for each child on the spot.

The hours of preparation and hard work were rewarded by the happy faces of kids of all ages; their excitement and enthusiasm for playing music made teaching the beginning instrument sessions an enjoyable experience for all of us.  The students were particularly receptive to speaking with reporters from KSN and KWCH and we appreciate the news coverage we received from these television stations.

To see the video from KSN, click Workshop exposes children to musical instruments early

And to watch the video from KWCH, click Students get the chance to try out instruments

A special thank you goes to our teachers: Laura Black, Ann Trechak, Michelle Yoder, Becky Schmidt, Phil Black, Martiya Schmidt and Nancy Trier-Metzger.

Watch for upcoming events of Camp Allegro Wichita.  In April, we will be hosting  Music Fest Allegro, an adjudicated event for student musicians on all instruments, elementary through high school.  And our summer camp session of Camp Allegro Wichita will be held June 18 - 22.  Camp Allegro Wichita is for all musicians: advanced, intermediate, beginners, even kids who don't already play an instrument.  Check our website this spring for the Summer 2012 brochure and application.

Questions?  E-mail us at info@campallegrowichita.org or contact our Executive Director, Nancy Trier-Metzger, at 684-3415.