Young People's Chorus of Erie Hosts First Summer Choir Camp
Singers ages 7 to 18 are invited to attend the first Young People’s Chorus of Erie summer choir camp this August.
The camp will be held on the campus of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, from August 3-7. Elementary-school singers ages 7 to 10 will be day campers and participate in choir activities from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day; singers ages 10 and older will live in a Penn State Behrend residence hall for the week.
Campers will receive personal and group instruction in voice, music theory, sight reading, and choral singing from Dr. Jason Bishop, founder and artistic director of the Young People’s Chorus of Erie and director of choral activities at Penn State Behrend, Brent Weber, assistant director of YPC Erie and conductor of YPC’s middle school chorus, and students who sing in the Penn State Behrend choir program. Residential campers also will enjoy additional recreational and enrichment activities in the evenings.
The week’s efforts will be showcased when singers perform the National Anthem at the August 4 Erie SeaWolves game; residential campers also will travel to Pittsburgh on August 6 to entertain at a Penn State Behrend alumni reception.
Cost for the camp is $100 for day campers and $200 for residential campers, which covers all supplies, a room and all meals for residential campers, and daily lunch for day campers. Some scholarships will be available to campers demonstrating financial need. An audition is required of prospective campers who are not currently members of the Young People’s Chorus of Erie, but campers are not obligated to join YPC.
The camp registration deadline is Monday, July 6. To learn more about the camp program or to schedule an audition, contact Kimberly Hitchcock, YPC administrative coordinator, at 814-898-6789 or e-mail info@ypcerie.org.