Summer Music Camp
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THE CAMP HISTORY

In our very first year, 1983, the UNCG Summer Music Camp attracted 350 students from across the state of North Carolina. That first year, our camp included two jazz ensembles, three concert bands and one orchestra.  In 1984, our size doubled to 710 students and the staff of 40 teachers and counselors were drawn from ten states. By 1986, our camp had grown to 1,170 students and a staff of 90 who had come from 17 states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Texas, Tennessee, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Alabama, and New York.  Since 1986, we have added Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Maine, New Mexico, England, Canada, Turkey, Taiwan, France, Italy, Austria, Japan and China to an ever growing roster of participants. Since 1983, over 40,000 students have attended Summer Music Camp.

In 2008, the UNCG Summer Music Camp celebrated its 26th anniversary year.  In 2009, we will again host 15 concert bands, 3 orchestras, a senior mixed chorus and 160 pianists to total over 1,800 participants served by a staff of 150 dedicated professionals.