New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp
About the Camp
The Bowling Green State University New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp will be held August 4–9, 2009. Sessions and workshops will take place in the Moore Musical Arts Center. Evening performances and concerts will be held in Bryan Recital Hall and other venues on the BGSU campus.
This unique camp is open to high school students, professional musicians, choral directors and anyone interested in improving and developing their knowledge of the vocal jazz genre. Special group discounts are available.
Accommodations are offered in student housing facilities at affordable rates (local hotels are available). Meals will be available in on-campus dining locations, as well as restaurants near campus that include everything from fast food to Mexican, Italian and more. On-campus meal plans will be available for the duration of the camp.
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You will have the opportunity to work in master classes with members of New York Voices; participate in daily coachings on interpretation and improvisation of vocal jazz, and sing as part of a vocal jazz ensemble. (You may even come as a pre-established group.) Other clinics and sessions will be tailored to the interests of the participants and may include:
- Jazz History
- Listening Sessions
- Music Theory
- Songwriting with Lauren Kinhan and Peter Eldridge
- Sound Reinforcement for the Vocal Jazz Ensemble
- Vocal Directing the Vocal Jazz Ensemble
- Vocal Improvisation
- (Vocal) Jazz Arranging with Darmon Meader
- Vocal Jazz Public Relations and Publicity
- Vocal Percussion
- The Voice—our instrument—technique with Kim Nazarian
Questions? Please email jazz@bgsu.edu.
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Faculty/Staff
The New York Voices
BGSU Camp Staff
- Chris Buzzelli, arranger, guitarist, director of BGSU vocal jazz ensemble, director of BGSU jazz activities
- Morgen Stiegler, vocalist, ethnomusicologist
- Jeff Halsey, BGSU professor of bass
- Dr. Roger Schupp, BGSU professor of percussion
- Theo Stiegler, sound, publicity
Ensemble Opportunities
Each participant in the camp will sing in an ensemble directed by camp faculty. Any existing vocal ensemble participating in the camp may also audition for the opportunity to open for the New York Voices during the Saturday night concert. Each ensemble will present one all-acoustic or a cappella (off-mic; no PA) selection, with your own accompanist and/or rhythm section, to an audience of your fellow campers and the members of New York Voices. Based on these auditions, Kim, Lauren, Peter and Darmon will pick an ensemble to sing the opening performance for the Saturday evening concert.
Tentative Schedule
Tuesday
- Registration
- Orientation: Welcome/Introduction
- Ensemble auditions
- Evening concert with featured performer Peter Eldridge
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Sessions and master classes
- Ensemble rehearsals
- Special interest sessions
- Evening concerts with Lauran Kinhan, Darmon Meader and Kim Nazarian
Saturday
- Wrap-up sessions
- Jam session
- Final ensemble rehearsals
- Ensemble concert
- Final Concert: New York Voices and opening guest ensemble
Sunday
- Jazz brunch
- Photo opportunities
- Farewell
Tuition Fees/Costs
| Tuition | |
|---|---|
| Tuition Cost | $535 |
| Early bird1 and international registration | $495 |
| Auditing privileges only (for parent/guardian and rhythm section players) | $295 |
| Auditing day-pass (Wed. through Sat. only) | $125/day |
| Ensemble Discounts | |
| Each ensemble of 8 or more members | half-off one tuition |
| Each ensemble of 12 or more members | one tuition waived |
| Each ensemble of 16 or more members | one-and-one-half tuitions waived |
| Each ensemble of 20 or more members | two tuitions waived |
| Accommodation | |
| Shared Double room (per person) | $129 |
| Single room | $159 |
| Meals | |
| Meal plan (redeemable at on-campus dining locations) | $111 |
- if your registration is received on or prior to April 25, 2009
Space is limited so please register early.