UTSA: Summer Music Institute for Piano and Strings - http://music.utsa.edu/smi/

Contact Information

UTSA Music Office   210-458-4354

Dr. Kasandra Keeling (piano)

Kasandra.keeling@utsa.edu

Dr. Jennifer Clark (strings)

Jennifer.cahillclark@utsa.edu

The University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Music Institute for Piano & Strings - July 19-25, 2009

The Summer Music Institute (SMI) at the University of Texas at San Antonio is a week-long intensive program for talented young musicians ages 13-18 to receive private lessons, chamber music coaching, master classes, and classroom instruction from distinguished music faculty from across Texas. This unique program offers students the opportunity for chamber music performance regardless of their experience level. Repertoire is carefully chosen with each student’s ability level in mind and will be mailed to participating students prior to the camp. SMI students will also be featured in both solo and chamber music recitals at the end of the week.

Piano

Applicants may audition live or by tape/CD.  Auditions should include two pieces from the standard keyboard literature representing contrasting musical styles if auditioning for piano.  Tapes/CD’s should be of high quality and clearly marked with the student’s name and repertoire.  Enrollment may be limited.  All campers selected to participate in SMI should bring 1) one work-in-progress and 2) one performance-ready piece to study during the camp.

Strings

Applicants may audition live or by tape/CD.  Auditions should include one solo work, etude or audition excerpt (such as Region or All-State Orchestra) if auditioning for strings.  Tapes/CD’s should be of high quality and clearly marked with the student’s name and repertoire.  Enrollment may be limited.  All campers selected to participate in SMI should bring 1) one solo work-in-progress and 2) one performance-ready solo piece to study during the camp.

Tuition and Housing

Tuition is $350 for commuting students, and $495 including housing. (Check-in for dorm campers will be Sunday, July 19^th at 5:00 p.m.

Sea World Adventure Camps for grades 4-12

http://www.swbg-adventurecamps.com/adventure-camps/swt/index.htm

Zoo Camp Adventures 2009

www.sazoo-aq.org/edzoocation/summercamp.html

Monday – Friday: 9:30a – 4:00p Zoo Camp Adventures: $185/members; $200/nonmembers Zoo Academy: $205/members; $220/nonmembers Zoo Academy – Road Trip: $350/members; $375/nonmembers

Entering Grades K-1

Wet N’ Wild Africa Do you love to play in water? Well, the animals do too! Come join us as we take a “trip” to Africa and discover how baby hippos, lions, rhinos, crocodiles and many more animals live and play in and around water. Critters in Motion like to walk run or hop around the playground? Animals run, leap, fly, climb, crawl, hop, waddle, swim, slither and slide. Come watch animals in action and then join in “leap frog” and “animal aerobics,” as we move and play like the animals.

Entering Grades 2-3 and 4-6

Wet N’ Wild Africa Water is the most unique and valuable resource on Earth. Come join us on a “trip” to Africa to explore the animal life, the unique ways they adapt to live with and without water and conduct experiments with water. Animal Oddities How does a gecko stick to a glass panel and then run through a pile of dirt without getting its feet dirty? Are there really flying fish and animals that can walk on water? Discover a world of animal oddities during this fascinating week of adventures

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Entering Grades 6-7 (5th grade if previous Zoo Camp experience)

Zoo Academy - If I Ran the Zoo Ever wonder what it really takes to run a zoo? Of course animal keepers are important, but it takes the cooperation of departments such as veterinary medicine, education, marketing, and many more to keep the zoo running. Come visit some of these different teams and learn how important each one is to the Zoo and to conservation of wildlife worldwide.

Entering Grades 7-8 Limited to 10 participants

Zoo Academy Road Trip - Think Globally and Act Locally Have you ever wondered where all your recyclables go after they are picked up by the city? Do you know why it is so important to protect sensitive wild areas? This camp will introduce advanced summer campers to the reality of resource sustainability in and around the city of San Antonio through daily field trips to local natural areas and environmental management sites.

AT THE SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

Programs: Date: times: Fee: Little Sprouts

Ages 3-5 June 8-12 10am-noon $100

Ages 3-5 July 20-24 10am-noon $100

Junior Naturalist

Ages 6-8 years June 15-19 9am-4:30pm $175

Ages 9-12 years July 6-10 9am-4:30pm $175

Junior Gardener

Ages 6-8 years June 22-26 9am-4:30pm $175

Ages 9-12 years July 13-17 9am-4:30pm $175

Sasha Kodet San Antonio Botanical Garden

555 Funston San Antonio, TX 78209

Call 207-3270 or e-mail sasha.kodet@sanantonio.gov

The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a division of the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department