News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 4/24/03   SLU SPONSORS YOUNG MUSICIANS' SUMMER CAMP        HAMMOND -- The ninth annual session of the Southeastern Louisiana University  Young Musicians' Camp, open to pianists, wind instrument or bowed string instrument players, will be held July 7-18, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at Southeastern 's Ralph R. Pottle Music Building.       The camp, administered by the Southeastern Community Music School and directed by veteran Southeastern music professor Jerry Voorhees, is open to students in the fourth through tenth grades. Age and experience requirements from string or piano players are more flexible.       Cost for the camp is $275. A $75 non-refundable deposit is due on June 21, and the $200 balance is due at registration on July 7. The fee covers tuition, recreational activities, daily lunch and dinner, and insurance. Families enrolling more than one child in all-day sessions will receive a $50 discount per student.       Activities include band, small ensembles, evening recitals, choral singing, music theory, private lessons, and recreation, including swimming at the university pool. Instructors will be university music professors and students and area music teachers.       A morning only program is open to young string and piano players. It will include private and group instructions, music theory and choral singing. Cost is $125 ($40 deposit). The family discount is not available for the morning program.       For an application or information, call Voorhees at 549-5089 or 345-4537 or Community Music School Director Thais Perkins at 985-549-5502 or tperkins@selu.edu. Information is also available from area school band directors. Return to News Releases