2025 String Summer Camps
We encourage students to keep their instruments over the summer and participate in one of these fun summer camps. Email Henry to add your group to this list.
Please contact the individual organizations for further information.
| Camp Website | Dates | Location | Description |
| Alternative Rock Day Camp | July 21-25, 2025 OR August 11-15, 2025 | Kaleidoscope School of Music, Issaquah WA | Camps are 9 AM – 3 PM Monday – Friday, for kids 10-17. Our camps have a 1:3 or 1:4 counselor to student ratio! Camp at Rock Academy is a fun, hands-on experience in creating a real rock band. We use alternative rock, punk, indie and grunge songs of the last 30 years as our curriculum. |
| American Banjo Camp - Adult | September 4 - 7, 2025 | Port Orchard, WA | Spend a long weekend away from everyday life's toil and cares with nothing to do but hang out with world-famous teachers and play the 5-string banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass, or more. ABC features four levels of instruction in bluegrass banjo and four levels of instruction in old-time banjo, as well as a full-time guitar track, a full-time fiddle track, and a full-time mandolin track! We even have a resident bass specialist who will teach some bass workshops. |
| Baroque Strings Festival - Day Program | Check dates online | Seattle WA | For rising 8th-12th grade students of violin, viola, and cello, intermediate to advanced. Discover the thrill of Baroque style — where everyone's sound matters! The sparkle, refinement, and momentum of the music comes to life with a period bow in your hand. You'll come away not only with an understanding of Baroque repertoire but with new finesse in articulation and shaping that benefits everything you play. |
| Blue Sky Arts Summer Camp | Dates Vary | Bellevue WA | This summer camp aims to inspire children’s passion for string instrument performance through professional music education and teamwork. By enjoying the atmosphere of master classes, it will enhance their playing skills and cultivate their music appreciation abilities. It also serves as a talent selection for the academy string orchestra that we will be establishing in September. |
| BYSO Summer Camps 2024 | Varies by program | Varies by program | At Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra summer camp, you'll study your instrument with professional musicians, learn new skills, and prepare a great last-day concert, all in a fun relaxed summer setting. You'll meet lots of other musicians and leave even more inspired about music! |
| Evergreen Music Festival | Varies by session | Varies by session | A complete summer music experience for orchestral Instrumentalists ages 8-21. EMF features a day camp for younger musicians and an extended day camp for older musicians. |
| Girls Rock Day Camp | July 7 – 11, 2025 | Issaquah WA | Camps are 9 AM - 3 PM Monday - Friday, for kids 10-17. Camp at Rock Academy is a fun, hands-on experience in creating a real rock band. We use alternative rock, punk, indie and grunge songs of the last 30 years as our curriculum. We rehearse as a band for one week then perform a show for family and friends. Instrumentalists should have at least 1-2 years of playing experience and/or a current private instructor. |
| Jupiter Summer Camp | July 7-12, 2025 | Port Townsend, WA | Overnight Chamber Music Intensive for string students currently in grades 8-12. Opportunities for large group, small group and individualized instruction. Financial aid is available. |
| Karen Iglitzin-Zen Garden Chamber Music | Mon-Fri June 23- Fri.June 27 & Mon-Fri July 7-11 2025 | Seattle WA | Camps generally will not exceed 16 participants. The venue has 2 outdoor canopies - one in the Zen Garden in the backyard, one in the front. There are also two large, indoor rooms. The camps enroll on a first come, first served basis. Due to the extreme limit on numbers, the spots often go very quickly. |
| Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra Camp | August 4-8, 2025 | Maple Valley WA | Day camp with low tuition and scholarships available. Students 4th grade and up with at least 1 year of experience are welcome. |
| Midsummer Musical Retreat - Adult | July 28 to August 3, 2025 | Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA | Midsummer Musical Retreat has adopted the goal of providing rich musical experiences for the adult musician... a music camp for grown-ups. |
| Music NW Adult Chamber Music Camp - Adult | February 8-9 and 15-16, 2025 | Seattle WA | Music Northwest invites adult musicians to spend two weekends in intensive chamber music rehearsals with outstanding Northwest coaches. A minimum of at least 3 years of experience on an instrument is required. Rehearsal venues are arranged individually with each ensemble and the Camp Director following registration. Already formed groups are welcome or we will match you up with an appropriate group. |
| Music NW Youth Chamber Music Camp | August 10-16, 2025 | Seattle WA | Our Camp provides an alternative to music camps focused on large ensembles and orchestral playing. Instead, we offer an intensive five days of chamber music rehearsals in groups of 3 to 5 students working intimately with professional musicians who specialize in chamber music. |
| Music Works NW Summer Camps | Varies by age, see website | Varies by age, see website | We have created a variety of NEW summer camps to fill young brains with music! Camps are taught by professional teaching artists and many camps will include a student showcase at the end of the week for family and friends. |
| Seabeck Suzuki Music Camp | June 12-15th, 2025 | Seabeck Conference Center located in Seabeck, WA | Suzuki Music Camp includes music-related activities such as chamber music, orchestra, repertoire classes, group lessons, concerts, and recitals. Recreational activities available at Seabeck include arts & crafts, swimming, boating, tennis, volleyball, soccer, ping-pong, and hiking. |
| Studio East Summer Camps | Varies by class | Varies by class | Studio East offers best-in-class training in the performing arts and live theater to children ages 4 - 19. Tapping Seattle's most talented teaching artists, our classes and camps serve thousands of students annually. |
| Summer Sounds | July 21-25, 2025 and July 28 - August 1, 2025 | Lynnwood WA | Musicians of all ages and skill levels Instrumental sections are given professional coaching. Each camp week has its own theme that inspires that weeks music and activities. |
| Summer String Academy | July 27- August 1, 2025 | Lazy F Camp, Ellensburg WA | Connecting middle school students with professional musicians. Grades 6-9 (Entering Fall 2024) We’ve got amazing instructors, experienced music educators and a cool camp staff! |
| Summer Student Festival | July 7 – 12, 2025 | SEATTLE WALDORF HIGH SCHOOL | The Summer Student Festival presents students with a unique opportunity to explore chamber music by working with a professional string quartet. Directed by Skyros Quartet, the festival is an incomparable week-long musical learning experience for middle school, high school, and college students. |
| Suzuki Summer Cello Day Camp | July 21-25, 2025 | Our Redeemers Church in Ballard | Campers will meet each morning from 9am - 12pm, and camp will culminate in a celebration concert on Friday the 21st. Classes will include all group warmups, musicianship, music history, music theory and cello ensembles. This is a camp for all ages and experience levels to give everyone a fun positive cello boost in the middle of the summer. |
| SYSO Summer Music Day Camp | July 7 - 18, 2025 | Shorecrest High School in Shoreline | We provide a fun summer learning experience for students ages 6-15. This camp is perfect for musicians looking to play in an orchestra for the first time, as well as intermediate level students wanting a challenge. |
| Weekend Retreat - Adult | July 7 – 12, 2025 | Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, Leavenworth, WA | Each chamber ensemble will enjoy a weekend of camaraderie and inspired music making with professional coaches in the Cascade foothills just outside Leavenworth, WA, a 2- to 3-hour drive from Seattle. The Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is a picturesque retreat with a performance hall, practice huts and cabins. For this popular event, each ensemble chooses its own music selection and works together through the weekend coaching sessions, culminating in a final participant performance on Sunday afternoon. |
| Youth Theatre NW | Varies by age | Summer Camps at the Mercer Island Community Center | Helping kids find their light since 1984! |
Customer Feedback . . .
"Henry is a staunch supporter of our school's music program - he provided music stands for the school at wholesale.
He knows his business. He's personable, friendly and talented and he knows how to play the violin as well as make and repair them. My daughter, Maialen, plays a viola rented from Henry Bischofberger Violins.
We were his very first customers when he opened his shop on the Eastside!
" - Peggy Etchevers, Music Coordinator at the nearby International Community School in Kirkland