2024 Pops Camp

The New Ulm Suzuki School of Music is proud to announce the 2024 Pops Camp with guest clinician Carl Rieke.

  • When: June 24-28, 2024
  • Where: New Ulm High School
  • Registration Due By: June 1, 2024
  • Final Performance: June 28, 2024 at 6 pm – $2.00/person

Changes and Other Important Information

  • We will once again be offering afternoon activities for our students participating in the half day camp. Please let us know if your child is planning on staying for these activities.
  • Students will need to bring sack lunches.
  • Please fill out and bring an Emergency Medical Form the first day.

Who Can Register?

  • Half Day Orchestra: Students in this orchestra should understand simple time signatures, perform patterns in all simple time signatures, and perform melodic fragments containing seconds and thirds. This orchestra will include all string participants regardless of ability level. This is an opportunity for the more advanced student players to act as mentors to the younger, less advanced students. The music in this group will be later elementary and or early jr. high level. There will be sectionals daily so all participants will feel comfortable with the music by the end of the week. We will again be offering afternoon activities for the half day camp. Let us know if your child is planning to attend staying for these activities. Students will need to bring a sack lunch.
  • Chamber Orchestra: Students in this orchestra should understand the meaning of compound time signature, have the ability to read and perform rhythmic patterns in all time signatures, be able to perform intervals by size and quality, and be able to understand all commonly used key signatures and related melodic patterns. This orchestra will be for the more advanced student and the music will be more challenging. Students should have their teacher or orchestra director make a recommendation regarding section; i.e., 1st, 2nd, or 3rd violin, experienced or inexperienced, etc.
  • Instrumentation: All string players, piano, and percussion. Adult players are welcome, please contact Paula Anderson at (507) 276-5874 for more information if interested.

Times and Fees

  • Half Day Orchestra – 9 am to 12 pm | $125.00
  • Chamber Orchestra – 9 am to 4 pm | $250.00

Registration

Register and pay online at Eventbrite (you will be charged a convenience fee by Eventbrite) or by printing off the 2024 Pops Camp Registration Form (PDF) and sending the completed registration form along with payment to NUSSM.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.