CSUSB Music Summer Camp
Through a partnership with the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (SBSO) Association, this camp facilitates middle-school and high-school students of the region coming to CSUSB to participate in a week-long series of rehearsals, coachings, sectionals, and masterclasses with a faculty of professional musicians from both CSUSB and the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra.
Who Should Attend: This camp is open to woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, and string students who are 12-18 years old by Sunday, July 13, 2025, or who have just finished high school. Students must have at least two years of playing experience.
Camp Offerings: The main focus of this camp is symphonic orchestra and chamber music performance. To be considered for camp orchestra and chamber group placement, please submit a YouTube link of yourself playing one piece, or an excerpt of a piece (can be solo, chamber, or orchestral), that you feel best represents your current playing level by July 7, 2025.
Camp Schedule:
Included in the Registration/Fees: Payment includes tuition for the camp, lunch Sunday through Thursday, dinner on Sunday, and Thursday, and a t-shirt. The fee for this five-day intensive is $200 + the Purple Pass processing fee. Registration paperwork and payment must be received by July 7, 2025. *Please note that a chamber group placement will not be possible after July 7, 2025, and there are no tuition refunds.
Scholarship Assistance: To request scholarship assistance, please email Dr. Lucy at lucy.lewis@csusb.edu detailing your need, and what, if anything, you can afford to put toward the tuition cost.
Faculty:
Patricia Cloud, flute/piccolo
Lynnette Kobernik, oboe/English horn
Margaret Worsley, clarinet/bass clarinet
Jon Stehney, bassoon/contrabassoon
Edgar Melendez, saxophone
Brian Hollett, French horn
Forrest Powell, trumpet
Mark Miller, trombone/tuba
Gary Long, percussion
Lucy Lewis, violin, symphony orchestra
I-Ting Huang, viola
Esther Back, cello
Marlon Martinez, double bass
Raphaela Lacerda, guest coach/rehearsalist for Monday, July 14
Veronica Manzanera, symphony orchestra assistant
Partnership: This camp is made possible through a partnership between California State University, San Bernardino, and the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra.
Sponsors: We are grateful to be sponsored by the California State University, San Bernardino Office of Community Egagement, through a Community Partnerships grant.