Chamber Music Intensive Daily Schedule

Morning-

7:40a - 8:15a Breakfast

8:45a - 12:00p Group Rehearsals & Classes

Afternoon-

12:00p - 1:00p: Lunch

1:00p - 4:00p Lessons, Practice, Recreational Activities

4:00p - 6:00p:Workshops, Additional Classes, Rehearsals, Free Time

Evening-

6p Dinner

6:45p - 8:30p Free Time

8:45p Evening Activity

A full daily schedule, including days off and evening activities will be dispersed to program participants upon admission. 

85th & 86th Anniversary Alumni Reunion

July 15 - 17, 2022

New England Music Camp will be celebrating our 85th & 86th Anniversary with an Alumni Reunion weekend July 15 through July 17th, 2022. Former campers, counselors, faculty & staff are encouraged to join us for this fun-filled weekend! Registration for Alumni Weekend is Open!

PLEASE NOTE: In order to keep our camper population safe throughout reunion, Covid-19 Vaccination AND proof of negative Covid Test* is REQUIRED for Reunion 2022. Please bring proof of vaccination and negative test with you when you arrive on campus. Full vaccination will require all who are eligible to receive a booster shot in addition to the initial vaccine prior to the 2 weeks of arrival at camp.

*If you are using an at-home covid test, it should be taken within 24 hours of arrival. Please also take a picture of your result and stamp it with you name, date, and time. 

Registration Information & Cost

$75 Single Registration

$50 for Young Alumni (currently college and graduate students)

$240 - Family/Friends Four Pack 

All children age 11 and under are free.

Registration fee includes:

• S’mores/soft drinks on Friday night
• BBQ on Saturday and Brunch Sunday
• Reception on Saturday night 
• Welcome Gift
• Two Drink Tickets for various events 
• Waterfront coverage & Kayak/Canoe trips
• Discounted rates at local hotels/venues
• Covid-19 Rapid test (if needed!) 

 REGISTER TODAY

Tickets to the Alumni Showcase Concert featuring BAILEN, Goodnight Blue Moon, and Rebecca McCartney are NOW ON SALE! Use the promo code "NEMC85" to receive discounted tickets! Purchase tickets HERE.

Schedule of Events 

Friday, July 15, 2022

1:00p - 5:00p - Registration & Check-In @ The Office

7:30p - Student Honor Recital, Alumni Hall

9:00p - Campfire & S'mores

Saturday, July 16, 2022

8:00a - 1:00p - Visit Classes & Rehearsals

12:00p - 1:30p - Canoe Trips & Waterfront Open for Swimming

2:00p - Concert, Bowl (Concert Groups)

5:45p - BBQ Cookout, The Y at the Lodge 

7:00p - Alumni Showcase Concert, Bowl (TICKETED EVENT) featuring BAILEN, Goodnight Blue Moon, and Rebecca McCartney

9:30p - Alumni Reception (cash bar)

Sunday, July 17, 2022

9:30a - 10:30a - Alumni Brunch & NEMC Update Q&A, The Lodge

12:00p - 2:00p - Waterfront Open

2:00p - Alumni Jazz Concert, Bowl

3:00p - Concert, Bowl  (Symphonic Groups) 

 REGISTER TODAY 

Prelude Camp

July 28 - August 11, 2025

2025 Program dates:  

July 28, 2025 - August 11, 2025

Cost: 

• $3300 - financial aid is available

Admission Process:

1. Register online through Accepted and submit $75 application fee
2. Submit a playing sample and all required materials online.
3. All campers are accepted! Playing samples allow the conductors to choose repertoire for the session.

Playing Sample Requirements

• One solo piece that showcases the applicant's current playing level. 
•  1, 2, or 3 octave scale of the musician's choice

Admission will be on a rolling, first come-first served basis.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion, and Piano
• Ages 9-13 and entering grades 4-9 in Fall 2025
• Musicians must have completed at least one full year of playing, either in private lessons or through a school orchestra or band program. 

2024 Faculty (2025 TBA):

A native of St. Louis, MO, Wayne J. du Maine has been performing successfully in the New York City area for over thirty years. As a trumpeter, Wayne has performed and recorded with such ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He currently holds the principal chair with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the American Composers Orchestra.

Mr. du Maine dedicates his summers to performing at music festivals. This began back in the late 80s, when he spent three summers with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performing as principal trumpet under Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. He has since performed at festivals including Spoleto, Aspen, Vermont Mozart, Manchester (VT), Berkshire Choral, Bard, and, most recently, the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival.

Wayne has also been contracted to play many Broadway shows like Titanic, Music Man, Man of La Mancha, and The King and I. He has served as associate conductor for Fiddler on the Roof, the Lincoln Center production of South Pacific, and The Scottsboro Boys.

A major highlight of his career was having the opportunity to perform with Prince at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen, MN. Wayne can be heard on Prince’s Newpower Soul recording.

Mr. du Maine holds degrees from the Juilliard School where he received the Peter Mennin and William Schuman Awards for outstanding excellence. He has been an associate musician with the Metropolitan Opera for 26 years. As a member of ensembles such as Absolute, Xenakis, and Orpheus, he has toured five continents.

2017­-18 was his first year as director of the brass program at NYU Steinhardt.

Stephen Agosto serves as Senior Director of Artistic Engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre TONY Award. He is a member of the artistic team that shepherded such new musicals as The Honeymooners, The Sting (starring Harry Connick Jr.), Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Half Time (directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell).

Bethany Niedbala serves as Program Coordinator of Prelude Strings  Band Camp and the Registrar for NEMC, where she facilitates student admissions and creates schedules for faculty and campers. Her other roles at NEMC since 2002 have included camper, counselor, and music librarian. 

MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE:

Study Musical Theatre Performance with Industry Professionals

● Performance Track
● College Prep Track

When: July 28 - August 11, 2025

Open to Ages 14-19

This two-week program offers a unique, holistic, approach to musical theater training and is customized to serve students' individual needs. The curriculum incorporates self-care and prioritizes wellness-based practices. Emphasis is also placed on the exploration craft and one's artistry as well as the nuts-and-bolts of healthy, sustainable technique. In addition to working with top industry professionals’ students will enjoy quality time on the lake swimming, kayaking, and building friendships that will last a lifetime!

Performance Track: This track is designed for students who are entering their sophomore, junior, senior year or are attending college in the fall and want to focus on musical theater performance and audition skills training with top industry professionals. This track will include classes in voice, dance, acting and audition technique. The program will culminate in a showcase of work for parents and friends.

Both tracks will participate in classes that are designed for performing artists to better navigate stress management, performance anxiety, life skills, digital wellness,vocal health, how to further develop their unique voice as artists and more. There will also be crossover in some performance-based classes, and the final showcase for friends and family.

 
College Prep Track: This track is designed for students who are entering their senior year or taking a gap year and arepreparing to audition for university musical theater programs. Students will follow a rigorous course schedule that includes song and monologue coaching, voice lessons, dance call prep,and other skills needed to prepare for a successful college audition process.

Additionally, students will have the option to film their required audition media on site, meeting all requirements of the Musical Theater Common Prescreen (MTCP). The program will culminate in a showcase of work for parents and friends.

Award winning actress, educator, producer, director Kaitlin Hopkins currently serves as Program Coordinator. Hopkins has worked on and off Broadway and in film and television for over 30 years and has garnered international attention for her holistic approach to artist training. The MT Intensive was founded by Stephen Agosto, who drafted the nationally recognized MTCP criteria in 2018 and is currently the Director of Theatre at Walnut Hill School for the Arts.

Take a look at what parents are saying on our Testimonials Page!

2025 Program dates:  

July 28, 2025 - August 11, 2025

Cost: 

• $3,600 - Program without Prescreen Filming
• $4,000 - Program with Prescreen Filming (Open to Incoming Seniors)

*Financial Aid is available! 

Schedule:

Morning:

Industry and Dance Classes

Afternoon:

Private Voice, Monologue Coachings, Musical Theatre Performance

& Recreational Activities

Evening:

Showcase Rehearsals

Social Activities 

Admission and Audition Process:

1.  Beginning October 1, 2024, complete Online Registration HERE including:Video of one vocal selection (60-90 seconds) that shows off range. Selection must accompanied and NOT acapella. 
   • Video of one-minute monologue, memorized
   • Headshot and Resume
   • $75 non-refundable application fee.
2. All materials will be sent to faculty for review.
3. Students will be notified on a rolling basis. Please note, the $500 deposit will be due upon admission to the program. 

 Register Here!

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

 Students that are not offered a position may still apply for the NEMC Core Session.

Eligibility:

• Ages 14-19

2024 Faculty (2025 TBA):

	Kaitlin Hopkins Program Coordinator
Spencer Hansen Music Director	Kaitlyn O'Leary Musical Theatre Dance	Jackson Perrin Voice
Marian Murphy Powell Voice	Aimee Radics Music Director	Janelle Robinson Voice
Jessica Walck Musical Theatre Performance		Deonté Warren Musical Theatre Performance

For additional information please contact Marian Murphy Powell via email or phone (207) 465-3025. Admissions questions can be directed to Registrar, Bethany Niedbala 

Prelude Strings & Band Camp - Daily Schedule

July 29 - August 12, 2024

Morning

7:30 - 8:00am Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30am Morning Warm-Up

8:30 - 12:00pm Small & Large Rehearsals, Classes, Group Lessons

Afternoon

12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 - 2:00pm Rest Hour in Cabins

2:00 - 4:20pm Recreational Activities

4:30 - 6:00pm Free Time/Practice

Evening

6:00pm Dinner

7:00 - 8:30pm Evening Activity

9:30pm Lights Out

Jazz Intensive at New England Music Camp

July 28 - August 11, 2025

The Jazz Intensive at NEMC is a two-week immersion program into the world of both traditional and contemporary jazz for High School Students, ages 14-18. From jazz theory and small ensemble work, to the traditional big band sounds, this program is for students looking to advance their education in Jazz and will be limited to 30 advanced students. The daily schedule includes a variety of classes, private lessons specifically for jazz, and rehearsals within the multiple groups. The Jazz Intensive is coordinated by New York City-based trombonist, arranger, and educator, Alan Ferber.

Cost: 

• $3,600

*Financial Aid is available! 

Admission and Audition Process:

Click HERE for the Admission and Audition Process

Inquire today!

Faculty-selected repertoire will be distributed prior to camp for admitted campers. Students who are not offered a position will have their deposit/tuition refunded. 

Eligibility:

• Instrumentation
  • Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone
  • Piano, Drum Set, Vibes, Piano, Guitar, Bass
  • Students Ages 14-19

2025 Faculty (Remaining Faculty TBA)

Aaron Henry Co-Coordinator Saxophone		Blayne Salerni Co-Coordinator Trumpet

Jen Allen is a pianist, composer, author and educator. She frequently performs in New York, the Northeast US and in venues throughout the world, as the leader of her own groups or as a member of other creative music ensembles. Notable appearances include the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Cambridge Festival of the Arts, Greater Hartford Monday Night Jazz Series and Wexford Performing Arts Centre (Ireland).

Admission and Audition Process:

 1. Beginning October 1, complete Online Registration, submit two solo videos from the classical repertoire, upload videos of the attached excerpts (click here) at the recommended tempi, provide teacher information for recommendation and pay the $75 non-refundable application fee. Apply HERE.

2. Once the application and fee have been processed and the teacher recommendation has been received, NEMC Registrar, Bethany Niedbala, will email the next steps.

3. All materials will be sent to faculty for review.

4. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2025. Students will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis. Please note, the $500 deposit will be due upon admission to the program.

To inquire, email

Faculty-selected repertoire will be distributed prior to camp for admitted campers. Students who are not offered a position will have any tuition refunded (less the application fee). 

Admission and Audition Process

Admission Process:

1. Register online, submit audition videos and deposit, using Acceptd. 
2. Upon receiving all application materials, the NEMC Registrar and Prelude Coordinator will be in touch regarding admissions.
3. All applicants are accepted! Playing samples will allow the conductor to choose repertoire for the session.
4.  Repertoire for the session will be sent to families in June for students to prepare before arrival at camp. 

Audition Requirements:

• One piece that showcases the student's playing level
•  1, 2, or 3 octave scale of the musician's choice
• Video should include view of head and face, left and right hands

Admission will be on a rolling basis.

Emily Guarino is an active cello performer and private cello teacher in the Central New York region.  She is also a middle school orchestra director in the North Syracuse Central School District. She serves as her school’s Music Department Chairperson and recently took on the role of co-director for the spring musical production.

Composition Intensive for Developing Composers

at New England Music Camp

July 28 - August 11, 2025

The 2025 Snow Pond Composition Intensive invites talented young composers between the ages of 14 and 20 years to partake in a 2-week long program that offers innovative opportunities to hone fundamental composition skills in a creative, collaborative environment fostered by renown composition faculty. 

The Composition Intensive draws from the expertise of chamber music, jazz, and musical theater faculty to provide participants with a broad and diverse range of musical experiences.

Composers in the early stages of their creative journeys will be able to:

- Receive feedback from chamber music and composition faculty during rehearsals of their own works

- Explore different approaches to conveying your musical ideas such as choice-base composition (CBC), group improvisation, and Soundpainting

- Collaborate creatively with participants of the Chamber Music Intensive towards the creation of short chamber works

- Cultivate awareness of different sound environments through listening sessions.

- Attend music composition workshops and seminars lead by renowned faculty:

           - Writing idiomatically for strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion

           - Score preparation and presentation

           - Composing in the style of The American Song Book  

The program culminates with a public performance of the creative collaborations and a professional recording by the Snow Pond faculty ensemble of the compositions created especially for the Composition Intensive. 

Click HERE for Daily Schedule

Cost: 

• $4,000 ($3,600 base tuition + $400 recording)

*If a student wants to do both NEMC core camp & the Composition Intensive their cost would be as follows:

• $9,600 ($1000 savings)

*Financial Aid is available! 

Admission and Audition Process:

1. Beginning October 1, complete Online Application HERE including:
   • Two or three original scores (PDFs) and accompanying recordings (MIDI acceptable, submitted as an MP3 or weblink)
   • A short video explaining what excites the camper most about this particular program and how it can make a difference for them at this point in their studies (2 minutes max), and
   • A one-page description of previous musical experiences (previous experience as a performer, pieces composed (at least 2), teachers, performances of works, camps/festivals).
   • $75 non-refundable application fee
2. All materials will be sent to faculty for review.
3. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please note, the $500 deposit will be due upon admission to the program.

Eligibility:

• High School students age 14-19 with composition experience.

   

• Students should have their own scores and recordings/MIDI of at least two (2) previous works

2025 Faculty:

Admission and Audition Process:

1. Beginning October 1, 2024 complete Online Registration HERE, submit audition videos (see breakdown below), teacher information for teacher recommendation and a $75 non-refundable application fee. Please note, the $500 deposit will be due upon admission to the program. 
   
2. Once application and fee have been processed and the teacher recommendation has been received, NEMC Registrar, Bethany Niedbala, will email next steps.
3. All materials will be sent to faculty for review.
4. Students will be notified on a rolling basis. Deposit due upon admission. 

To inquire, email 

Audition specifications per instrumentation listed below.

Audition Specifications

1. Auditions must be videos. Please no audio-only submissions.
2. Please state your full name at the beginning of your audition recording.
3. Please feel free to use a backing track, metronome or someone else playing a rhythmic accompaniment.

Christine Cirker is an Off-Broadway director and producer, focusing primarily on new work in NYC. She currently serves as Producing Director of F.A.B. Women@TBG, the women’s development group at The Barrow Group in New York City. Most recently she produced F.A.B. Summer Plays by Women Festival (The Barrow Group), where she directed Bara Swain’s The Wonder of You and Charlotte Ortiz Colavin’s Take Flight.

PAUL STAROBA is currently the Associate Conductor of Company starring Katrina Lenk and Patti Lupone on Broadway. Other conducting credits include: Broadway: A Christmas Carol, My Fair Lady, War Paint, A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder, Next to Normal, A Little Night Music, and Grey Gardens. 

Jessica Walck currently holds the position of Associate Artistic Director and acting Director of Education at The Naples Players in Naples, FL.  As an educator, Jessica has led several acting intensives for students of all ages.  In addition to teaching acting she has also led classes in playwriting, stage combat, improv, musical theatre and movement. 

Wendy Bobbitt Cavett is currently Music Director for Broadway’s Come From Away. Other Broadway and Off- Broadway credits include: Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, The Scarlet Pimpernel, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Most Happy Fella, and A Tale of Two Cities. National and International credits include: The Who’s Tommy, Mamma Mia!, and A Chorus Line.  Musicals in development:  SuperYou, a female superhero fantasy, and BLooM!, set in a world where “flowers reign supreme”.