We Accept Players of All Levels

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Each participant will be placed in a small group and can expect to:

• Develop leadership and interpersonal skills in a fun setting
• Learn to play with confidence in a small group without a conductor
• Improve your playing skills and musicianship
• Play great music and make new friends!

One Week of Exciting Chamber Music

Chamber music involves small groups of musicians, each person playing a unique part, performing without a conductor. It is some of the most fun that a musician will have; it is challenging, rewarding, and a memorable musical experience. Chamber music study develops leadership and interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and challenges students to incorporate soloistic playing in an ensemble setting. If you wish to pursue a career in music, chamber music is an essential component of a complete musical education. For all students, chamber music opens up new possibilities for advancement and enjoyment.

Chamber music is fun to play because each player is an individual. It’s like having a conversation in music! There’s no conductor, so each musician has to listen carefully to the others and learn to play together as a small team. In chamber music, you’re able to hear your own playing better than you can in an orchestra. Some composers alive today have written a lot of music for amateur young players. Additionally, some of Mozart’s earlier string quartets make an excellent introduction to chamber music playing.

Once ensemble placements are finalized, participants will receive information on how to download the music they need to prepare. Each participant will be expected to prepare their part to the best of their ability before they arrive for the first session. We encourage each participant to get help from their private teacher or arrange lessons with a local teacher.

Each participant will be placed in a small ensemble of 2 to 6 players and will have in-depth coaching from the Stein brothers. Each ensemble will have two performance opportunities: one masterclass performance and a final performance.

Participants can choose to have one or more private lessons with one of the Stein brothers after regular camp hours.

Scholarships are still available. Go here for more information.

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The Instructors

Edmund and Rudolph Stein grew up playing chamber music and have performed chamber music all over the world. They both reside in Southern California and have successful careers in the music industry.

Edmund Stein has served as the concertmaster for the San Diego Opera Orchestra, a member of the Thouvenel String Quartet and has coached and performed chamber music throughout the United States and internationally.

Rudolph Stein has served as principal cellist of the Charleston (W. Va.) Symphony, as well as principal of the Shreveport (La.) Symphony. He has also been a part of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra and the California Chamber Orchestra, among many other positions.

Other instructors are yet to be determined.