Attending Student Information
Arrival and Departure
Blue Ridge Suzuki Camp check-in is between 4:00 and 5:30 on Sunday, June 21, followed by dinner and a Suzuki play-in for all students. Blue Ridge Chamber Music Institute check-in is Sunday, June 21 between 12:30 and 1:00.
Camp ends Friday, June 26 with final orchestra and group concerts beginning at 9:30 AM, followed by lunch. Family and friends are welcome to attend, and may purchase lunch at the hotel desk. The final student chamber music concert is Thursday afternoon, June 25.
Preparation
All students should come to camp with a polished piece and a working piece for their private lesson masterclass. A polished piece is memorized, fluent, and has been played for a period of time. A working piece is still in the stage of refinement and polishing. A repertoire list is posted below for all students who are not in the Chamber Music Institute. These pieces should be practiced and ideally played from memory. Teachers will choose group repertoire pieces and play-in pieces from this list.
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Communication/Technology
Cell phone service in Orkney Springs can be inconsistent, but there is wireless internet access in the lobby. There are no televisions in the rooms or common areas. We strongly encourage parents to commit to a technology-free week for their children and teens, as the use of devices changes the nature of the experience for everyone. Please help to support each other in creating an environment focused on music, play, and social interaction.
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Repertoire List
Cello:
Book 1: All
Book 2: May Time, Minuet 3, Hunter’s Chorus, March in G, Two Grenadiers, Bouree
Book 3: Berceuse, Lully Gavotte, Scherzo, Gavotte in C Minor, Humoresque, Allegro Moderato
Book 4: Breval Movement 1, Chanson Triste
Book 5: Vivaldi Sonata, Arioso
Book 6: The Swan, Tarantella, Vivaldi Double
Book 7: Eccles Sonata, Popper Gavotte
Book 8: Sammartini 1st Movement, Elegie
Guitar:
Book 1: All
Book 2: Allegro, A Toye, Carcassi Andante, Corrente, Waltz
Book 3: Nonesuch, Greensleeves, Carulli Etude, Paganini Waltz, Celeste y Blanco
Book 4: Siciliana, Sor Etude, Waltz, Las Filias
Book 5: La Volta, Maria Luisa, Allegro Vivace
Book 6: Damas Etude, Carcassi Etude
Book 7: Canarios
Violin:
Book 1: All
Book 2: Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus, Hunter’s Chorus, Waltz, Two Grenadiers, Gavotte from Mignon, Minuet in G
Book 3: Martini Gavotte, Bach Minuet, Gavotte in G Minor, Becker Gavotte, Bouree
Book 4: Seitz Concerto no. 5 mvt. 1, Vivaldi Concerto in Am mvt. 3, Bohm Perpetual Motion
Book 5: Gavotte, Vivaldi Concerto in A minor mvt. 2, Country Dance, Veracini Gigue
Book 6: Handel Sonata No. 3 mvt. 1 & 2, Rameau Gavotte
Book 7: Mozart Minuet, Bach Concerto in A Minor mvt. 1, Bach Courante
Book 8: Tambourin by Gretry, Bach Allegro
Viola
Book 1: All
Book 2: Musette, Long Long Ago, Bourée, Witches Dance, Lully Gavotte
Book 3: Bach Minuet, Humoresque, Gavotte by Bach
Book 4: Telemann Concerto in D Major
Book 5: Nina, Four French Dances
Book 6: Fiocco Allegro, Hungarian Dance