The WSMA High School Honors Summer Camp is a unique and essential component to the High School Honors Project experience. Held in June, this is the first opportunity the selected students have to see their music, meet the conductor and rehearse as a newly formed ensemble.
2023 Camp Dates
- June 15 – 18, 2024: Orchestra, Treble Choir & Jazz Ensemble
- June 19 – 22, 2024: Band & Mixed Choir
Location
The High School Honors Camp is held each summer on the beautiful University of Wisconsin – Green Bay campus, located in Green Bay, WI. Surrounded by the Bay Beach Wildlife Preserve and Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, this picturesque campus serves over 6,000 students each year. WSMA High School State Honors students rehearse in the Studio Arts, Theatre Arts and Weidner Center buildings, and are housed in campus dormitories. The Work-In-Progress concerts are held in Cofrin Family Hall (Weidner Center) and Fort Howard Hall (Weidner Center).
Maps & Directions
Directions and a map of the UW-Green Bay campus.
Please note the following areas:
- Registration is held in the Studio Arts Building.
- Student dormitories are indicated on the campus map. More information, including dorm assignment, will be given at registration.
Camp Schedule
Rehearsals, sectionals, meals and social activities will be scheduled from 8:30 am-9:00 pm each day.* All students are expected to attend all camp classes and activities.
*Note regarding Sunday during Honors Camp*
Due to our very tight schedule, members of the Band, Mixed Choir and Jazz Ensemble will be attending rehearsals and sectionals on Sunday morning during camp. Attendance is mandatory. We respect everyone’s religious affiliations, but request that students attend worship services before or after summer camp to ensure that all summer camp rehearsals are productive for the entire Honors ensemble. We appreciate your efforts and consideration in this matter.
Session I: Band, Mixed Choir and Jazz Ensemble Camp Schedule
Saturday, June 15 (Please note, lunch is not provided on Saturday)
7:30 am – 11:30 am – Orchestra Check-In and Chair Placement Auditions
(Students will receive their chair placement audition times prior to camp)
10:00 am -11:30 am – Treble Choir and Jazz Ensemble Check-In
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch on your own/with parents; settle into dorm.
1:00 pm-9:00 pm – Orientation, Rehearsals, Dinner and Social Activities
Sunday, June 16 and Monday, June 17
8:30 am-9:00 pm Rehearsals, Sectionals, Meals and Social Activities
Tuesday, June 18
7:30 am-1:00 pm Dorm Check-Out, Final Rehearsals and Work-In-Progress Concerts
(Students must be checked out of their dorms by 8:00 am)
Work-In-Progress Concert Schedule
10:00 am Orchestra: Cofrin Family Hall, Weidner Center
11:00 am Jazz Ensemble: University Theater, Theater Arts Building (Enter through Studio Arts)
12:00 pm Treble Choir: Cofrin Family Hall, Weidner Center
Session II: Orchestra and Treble Choir Camp Schedule
Wednesday, June 19 (Please note, lunch is not provided on Wednesday)
8:00 am-11:30 am – Band Check-In and Chair Placement Auditions
(Students will receive their chair placement audition times prior to camp)
10:00 am-11:30 am – Mixed Choir Check-In
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch on your own/with parents; settle into dorm.
1:00 pm-9:00 pm – Orientation, Rehearsals, Dinner and Social Activities
Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21
8:30 am-9:00 pm Rehearsals, Sectionals, Meals and Social Activities
Saturday, June 22
7:30 am-1:00 pm Dorm Check-Out, Final Rehearsals and Work-In-Progress Concerts
(Students must be checked out of their dorms by 8:00 am)
Work-In-Progress Concert Schedule
10:00 am Band: Cofrin Family Hall, Weidner Center
12:00 pm Mixed Choir: Cofrin Family Hall, Weidner Center
- Please Note: The WSMA High School State Honors Project Camp is an intense immersion in creating music alongside fellow students with the guidance of the nationally recognized conductor and a team of teachers acting as section coaches. There is free time and time to relax but the bulk of the time at camp is spent in rehearsal or sectionals preparing the music for the October Concerts.
Work-In-Progress Concerts
The Work-In-Progress concert is an open rehearsal for the parents and family of students. This is an opportunity for the student musicians to perform what they have learned during camp to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the performance at this point. Not only does this give the student clear objectives to work on until the October rehearsals, but it also allows them to hear the great progress that the ensemble has made together in four short days.
For the audience members, this free and informal concert gives them a chance to see what their child has been working on and allows them a “sneak peek” at what is to come during the final concert in October. This is not a final concert where you can expect to hear a finished performance. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Students are finished with the summer camp portion of their High School State Honors experience at the conclusion of their concert.
