◦National Cello Institute

Location: Pomona College, Claremont, CA

All Ages

Dates: June 21 – 27, 2020

Tuition w/out Room & Board:  $410 (beg & intermediate), $490 (advanced)

Room & Board: $470/person (parents must accompany students under the age of 13)

Scholarships: YES!

Registration begins April 1.

Website: www.nationalcelloinstitute.com

◦Summer String Music Academy (Orchestra Novo)

Location: Arroyo Grande, CA

Dates: July 12 – July 19, 2020

Ages: 12 – 18

Tuition: $1,000 *Includes room & board

Scholarships: YES!

Apply online or by mail and include the $25 application fee. Registration begins March 1.

Audition video is required by email. Due by April 15.

Website: http://www.orchestranovo.com/summer-string-music-academy/

◦Pacific Crest Music Festival

Location: Dunsmuir CA

Ages high school & college

Dates: August 1 – 11, 2020

Tuition:  $1800 + $25 application fee

Scholarships: YES

Application Due: April 1st

Website: https://www.pacificcrestmusic.com/

◦Arrowbear Music Camp

Location: in the San Bernardino mountains near Big Bear, CA

Ages: 9-18

Session dates & tuition vary for age group (ages 9 – 18): $350-$1315 *Includes room & board

Discounts & Fees: Read this.

Website: http://www.arrowbear.com

◦Westmont Academy for Young Artists

Location: Westmont College in Montecito, CA

Ages: 10 – 18

Dates: Aug. 9 – 16, 2020

Tuition: up to $1,575 + $25 application fee

Application Due: April 30

Scholarships: YES!

Website: http://www.wayamusic.com/

◦Los Olivos Music and Arts Camp

Location: Dunn School, Los Olivos, CA

Dates: June 8 – 19, 2020

Contact for more info: violinistnicole@gmail.com

◦Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp (cellos, too!)

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Ages: 10 – 18

Dates: August 2 – 9, 2020

Tuition: $850 – $950

Application Due: April 30

Scholarships: YES!

Website: https://www.rmfiddle.com/

◦Alasdair Frasier’s Sierra Fiddle Camp (cellos, too!)

Location: Shady Creek Camp near Nevada City, CA

Ages: 4 yrs. to adult

Dates: June 20 – 28, 2020

Tuition: $900 – $1100 *Includes room & board (adult must accompany students under the age of 18)

Scholarships: YES! Read this.

Website: http://www.sierrafiddlecamp.org

◦Idyllwild Summer Arts Academy

Location: in the San Jacinto mountains near Idyllwild, CA

Ages: 11 -18

Dates vary depending on grade and program.

Tuition: up to $3,200 for a TWO week session *Includes room & board

*Discount of 15% available if you sign up for two back-to-back sessions (e.g. Sympony Orchestra, followed by Chamber Festival).

Scholarships: YES!

Website: http://www.idyllwildarts.org/

◦Summer Music at Stanislaus

Location: Stanislaus State University (Just south of Modesto, CA)

Dates for Grades 6-8: June 10-16, 2018

Dates for Grades 9-12: June 17-24, 2018

Tuition: $590

Early Bird Discount: $565 (if applying by March 15)

Scholarships: YES! Apply for the SMAS here. (Due April 30)

Website: https://www.csustan.edu/summer-music

◦Pacific Music Camp

Location: University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Dates for Grades 5-8: July 8-14, 2018

Dates for Grades 8-12: July 15-21, 2018

Tuition: $760

Scholarships: YES! You must have been a member of your school honor orchestra. Read this. (Due April 1)

Website: Pacific Music Academy

◦Cazadero Music Camp

Location: in the mountains just north of San Fransisco

Ages: 5th-12th Grade

Dates vary depending on grade level.

Tuition varies depending on grade level ($810 – $1,805) *Includes room & board. Read this.

Application Fee: $40

Scholarships: YES! Read this.

Early Enrollment Discount: Dec. 31, 2016

Website: http://www.cazadero.org/for-parents/schedule-fees.php

◦Brevard Summer Institute

Location: Brevard Music Center, North Carolina

Ages: 14 – 18

Dates: June 21 – August 5, 2018

Application Fee: $75

Tuition: $6950 *Includes room & board.

Scholarships: YES

Website: https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/highschool/

◦Credo Summer Music Programs

Chamber Music at Oberlin College, Ohio: July 1-29, 2018 ages 13-23, $2600-$4350 *Includes room & board.

Quartet Fellowship: July 17-29, 2018 ages 20-25, 2018 $2600-$4350 *Includes room & board.

Scholarships: YES

Website: www.credomusic.org

◦Madeline Island Chamber Music

Location: Madeline Island, Wisconsin

Ages: advanced high school – college

Dates: June 17 – July 8, 2018

Application Fee: $50

Tuition: $3450 *Includes room & board.

Scholarships: YES

Website: https://www.micm.org/school/chamber_music_strings/

◦Summer at Eastman

Location: Rochester, New York

Ages: advanced high school – college

Dates: Varies from June 25 – August 3, 2018

Application Fee: $0 (Due April 3, 2018; $50 after April 3)

Tuition: $2000 *No including room & board.

Scholarships: YES

Website: https://summer.esm.rochester.edu