Summer Intensive Program: Winds and Brass

August 11-15, 2025

Presented with the support of Kimberley Jurens Woodwind Repairs.

Middle and high school students will develop their musical skills through small and medium sized ensembles, warm-up, technique, and performance classes, music workshops, and private lessons with our specialized faculty. This program will help you improve your tone and technique and inspire you to take your instrumental playing to the next level.

For students with at least one year of experience on their instrument and a love of music!

Participants will rotate through a variety of musical activities, carefully scheduled to balance active playing periods with listening and learning sessions. The ultimate goal is to provide an enriching, exciting, and fun experience for all students of all levels.

Students will have the opportunity to play in small and medium sized ensembles, work one-on-one with a faculty mentor in two private lessons per week, explore the world of solo repertoire in performance classes (solo performance not required) and further their musical development through workshops, warm-up, and technique classes. Our outstanding faculty will perform in concert for the students at the beginning of the week. At the end of the week, students will have the option to perform for their peers in the student solo concert, and will participate as a group in a final celebratory performance for friends and family in the beautiful Alix Goolden Performance Hall.

Please register online, or phone in at 250.386.5311.

A Note from the Artistic Director:

Our goal is to support and nurture your passion for music! Whether you are looking to refresh and upgrade your instrumental skills before heading back to your school band program or looking to challenge yourself with new repertoire and performance opportunities, this program is for you. We look forward to welcoming students with a variety of musical backgrounds – no private lesson experience required! – and will tailor this program to meet your needs and goals. Our fantastic faculty mentors will help you expand your musicial abilities and we are certain you will leave the program inspired for the year ahead. If you love playing music, join us for a week of fun at the Conservatory this summer!

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