Youth Orchestras and Summer Music Camps

Summer Camp Scholarships
There are several Youth Orchestras in the Chicagoland area that students may participate in. Youth Orchestras offer a great chance for students to connect with students from other districts, develop friendships, learn from other music teachers, and play a more music! Check out the list below:

Fox Valley Youth Orchestra
http://fvyouthorchestra.org/

Chicago Orchestral Academy
http://chicagoorchestralacademy.org/index.html

Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
https://www.eyso.org/

Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance
http://www.fvacademy.org/

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra
http://www.mysomusic.org/

Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra
https://www.thebachacademy.org/nyso/

Youth Symphony of DuPage
http://www.ysdp.org/

Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra
http://suburbanyouthsymphony.org/
Enrolling kids in Summer Orchestra Camps is a great way to keep up their technique and reinforce what they've learned in the past year. Check out the list of summer camps below: 


Opus Chamber Music CampBenedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532
www.napopus.org


Illinois State University Summer Music Camp
Illinois State University | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
http://summersymposium.illinoisstate.edu/


Illinois Summer Youth Music
University of Illinois | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
http://isym.music.illinois.edu

Western Illinois University Summer Music Camp
Western Illinois University | Macomb, Illinois
wiu.edu/summermusiccamps  

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Twin Lake, Michigan
http://www.bluelake.org

Interlochen Arts Camp
Interlochen, Michigan
http://www.interlochen.org/camp/

String Orchestra Camp
University of Wisconsin | Whitewater, Wisconsin
http://www.uww.edu/conteduc/camps/stringcamp.php

Illinois Chamber Music Festival and Cello Camp
Bloomington, Illinois
http://www.iwu.edu/music/k12/camp.html

University of Wisconsin Music Camp
Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/smc/

Fox Valley Youth Orchestra Summer Music
Aurora, Illinois
http://www.foxvalleyorchestra.org/youthorchestra.php

Suzuki Summer Camp
Deerfield, Illinois
https://suzukiassociation.org/events/loc/chicago-suzuki-institute/

Illinois Wesleyan Summer Cello Camp
Bloomington, Illinois
https://www.iwu.edu/music/k12/camp.html

AMI Summer Music Camp
Clarendon Hills and St. Charles, Illinois
http://www.summermusiccampchicago.com/


Maine Fiddle Camp
Monteville, Maine


If you have any questions about summer camps please contact Mr. Griffith.