4th Annual Mira Mesa Summer String ​Camp Orchestra (2017)

Slideshow courtesy of Makayla Osborne

Thank You
Thank you to all who made our 4th Annual Mira Mesa Summer String Camp possible!

A few specific notes of thanks are more than due to:

• Our Musicians and Families - Thanks for choosing to share the week with us. Our camp is possible because you actively choose to take part!
• String Coaches - The core of camp, Dr. Batya MacAdam-Somer, Ms. Linda Piatt, Mr. Isaac Allen, Ms. Annabelle Terbetski, Ms. Bing Yan, Dr. Sophie Webber, Mr. P.J. Cinque, and Ms. Sayuri Yamamoto.
• Guest Presenters - Mr. Jade Schulz, Dr. Sophie Webber, Mr. Travis Maril, Ms. Carina Voly, and Ms. Eileen Troberman.
• Orchestra Leadership Council - For their work sorting music, stuffing folders, planning lunch activities (plus a potluck and a bonfire), and managing the setup/tear-down of our camp each day. Thank you to Liz and her team!
• The Hilley Family - For picking up our lunches each day, making feeding everyone a breeze.
• Makayla Osborne - For being on hand as a Mira Mesa High School graduate-volunteer all week. Makayla helped coordinate lunches/snacks, took photos of all of our sessions, and even made time to create a slideshow for our musicians and their families.
• Tristan McCoy - For attending as a graduate-volunteer, performing in the group and leading our younger musicians.
• Our Local Restaurants - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chick-fil-A, and Jersey Mike's, for their work in helping feed our musicians each day.

Thanks again to everyone. See you in 2018!

Camp Begins August 14th
See you there!

Please see this musical invitation below, courtesy of cellist Dr. Sophie Webber.
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I am delighted to invite you to a fun outdoor summer concert of cello and organ music at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park this Sunday, August 6th at 2pm.
The event is free to the public.
Martin Green, Music Director and Organist for Saint Paul's Cathedral and I will be performing the following well-loved works:

• Le Cygne (Camille Saint-Saëns)
  
• Prière (Camille Saint-Saëns)
  
• Arioso (Johann Sebastian Bach)
  
• Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi)
  
• Ave Maria (Franz Peter Schubert)
  
• Après un Rêve (Gabriel Fauré)
  
• Meditation, from Thais (Jules Massenet)

We hope you can join us!
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Orchestra Council
Here is the roster of Orchestra Council members for the 2017-18 school year. Thank you for agreeing to serve our orchestra program!

• President - Elizabeth Gonzalez
• Vice President - Amy Songvilay
• Council Members - Jeric Baga, Jolyne Duong, Janene Kim, Ruzenell Mina, Angela Molina, Tiffany Phan, and Kendrake Tsui

Please note, assigned roles (past those of President and Vice President) will be determined in the fall. In addition, we will be adding Concert Orchestra Representatives once student schedules are finalized during the first few weeks of school.

Thank you and congratulations!

Spring Concert Photos
Please enjoy a the album of photos below courtesy of Stuart Holmes Photography. The entire album may be viewed here with the access code 'EOTY2017'. Enjoy!

4th Annual Summer String Camp
Our 4th Annual Mira Mesa Summer String Camp will be held August 14-18, here at Mira Mesa High School. Our annual camp presents our string players the opportunity to get in a little playing before the start of the academic year. In addition, musicians interact with peers from other classes/sections, work in sectionals with string coaches, and are exposed to unique masterclasses to start each day.

All of our string musicians are encouraged to take part in this musical opportunity.

Camp Documents
Here are the pertinent camp documents:

• Online Registration
• Daily Schedule and Information

Please note, given the way the camp is designed (which includes student input), the Daily Schedule will be updated over the summer. Updates will include the listing of enrichment classes and the finalizing of our string faculty for the week.

​See you there!