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Camp Highlights
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Registration:
Pre-registration for the Chippewa Valley Jazz camp is done via the mail.
To guarantee registration, send in by May 30th. Any registrations
after that date will be on a
first come-first served basis, as the camp may fill up. Students will complete their
registration at noon on Monday July 21 in the Memorial HS Jazz Orchestra
Room.
Directions: The Chippewa Valley Jazz Camp is located at Eau Claire Memorial, 2225 Keith Street. Turn into the parking lot on the South side of the building (located between Clairemont Ave and MHS). Enter Door 19. Materials for camp: Bring your instrument, a notebook and a pencil. Dress is summer casual. Auditions: Students will be placed in the appropriate level jazz groups based on a short tryout. Material for this tryout will be provided at that site. Students do not need to prepare anything for the tryout, as it will be based on the student's current knowledge. Fees: the total cost of the camp is $150 per student. $50 non-refundable deposit is due with the application form, and the remaining $100 is due immediately upon arrival at the camp. All deposits made by May 30 are guaranteed. After May 30, spots may be filled at the camp; camp is first come- first served after that date. Acceptance: The camp will limit the number of each instrument allowed into the camp for balance purposes. While some parts may be doubled, the camp director will determine when any instrument or section has filled. Applicants will be accepted until that point in time. Medical Form: located here. The medical information and release form must be signed by the parents. This should list any drugs their student is currently taking, any medical conditions/allergies, their insurance company and policy number and permission to transport their child in case of emergency. Upon check-in, the parents will be asked to update this form, if necessary. Parents should also talk to their child about proper camp behavior prior to the camp. Staff: See Biographies below. Bruce Hering will direct the camp, assisted by some of the best area music educators, and Music Education Majors from the nationally acclaimed award-winning UWEC Jazz program. Bios of last year's instructors are listed below. |
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Jazz Camp Daily Schedule 1:00 - 5:00 for the week Note: Registration begins at NOON on Monday! 1:00 - All-Camp Jazz Project 1:30 - Master Classes for all Instruments 2:00 - Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals 3:00 - Faculty Performances/Snack Break 3:30 - Jazz Improv sessions (3 levels) 4:15 - Jazz Ensemble Rehearsals Finale Concert: 5:00 FRIDAY at the Boys and Girls Club |
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Listing of Bios of Current and Past Staff Bruce Hering is the Chippewa Valley Jazz Camp founder and Director. Founder and trumpet player in the Chippewa Valley Big Band, he has led jazz groups for 26 years and his students have garnered many awards, including many Best Band Honors at jazz festivals across the Midwest. Five of his bands have performed at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival at Lincoln Center. His bands have played with the Count Basie Band, The Tonight Show All-Stars, Clark Terry, Sweet Sue Terry and Maynard Ferguson. He will run the camp, and direct the jazz curriculum to be taught. Sue Orfield is one of the finest professional saxophonists in Wisconsin. Check out her website at sueorfield.com to read about her very impressive achievements and a full schedule of gigging in several top regional groups. Her soulful playing, combined with incredible technique make her a highly-valued new staff member for the camp! The sax students at the camp are in for a real treat--a down-to earth person, but an out-of-this world player! She will be instructing this year's saxophone campers. Keith Hilson is considered one of the best professional trombonists in western Wisconsin. He is in constant demand to perform in a wide variety of ensembles, including jazz bands, pit orchestras and classical groups. His range, technique and improvisational skills are all extraordinary. He will be instructing this year's trombone campers. Jeff Walk is director of bands and jazz bands at Regis HS and is recognized as one of the finest trumpet players in the region. He was the recipient of DownBeat's Outstanding College Jazz Soloist award and has played with a host of jazz greats over the years. He has his own jazz website, JeffWalk.com. He will be instructing this year's trumpet campers. Andrei Strizek is director of bands and jazz bands at Chi Hi and is an accomplished jazz pianist. He was recognized as one of the top instrumentalists at UWEC and is a product of the highly regarded Sun Prairie band program. He will be instructing this year's piano campers. David Power a Memorial grad, is now the UWEC Jazz I drumset player, and an in-demand jazz drummer in Wisconsin. He will be instructing this year's drummers in master classes and the big bands. Rob Mondloch is the just-retired director of music at Elk Mound High School, where he routinely took his bands and choirs into competition against much larger schools and WON! He is renowned for his energetic teaching style and his successes are many. Rob is a wonderful trumpet player and will be teaching trumpet masterclasses and work with the bands. Joshua Gallagher just completed a full-ride scholarship at the prestigious Berkley School of Music in Boston. His piano skills are phenomenal, and as a former member of Eau Claire Memorial Jazz I (4 years), he helped the group attain national recognition at Essentially Ellington in New York City. He has won many awards for his piano skills, including the rare Vail Music Scholarship, given to only a handful of the very best student-musicians in the country. Josh will teach the piano students at the camp and work with rhythm sections.
Jim Gallagher is one of the best drummers in the area, and one of the finest jazz educators, as well! He is a veteran music teacher, currently at Arcadia Schools. His bands have won many awards, and his teaching is recognized as excellent. He plays drums in the Chippewa Valley Big Band and founded his own big band as well.
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