CARY, NC–Mandolin returns to this summer’s June camp offerings, and based on participant feedback, the jam camp will take place the last week in July, so we hope that more June camp participants can take advantage of the opportunity to take their bluegrass to the next level. Both weeks of camp will be offered at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center in downtown Cary.
Registration can be completed online via the Town of Cary’s EZWeb registration system; in person at Page-Walker; by phone at 919-460-4963; or by mailing forms and full payment to:
Program Registration
Cary Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources
PO Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512-8005.
The June 20-24 bluegrass camp offerings include beginner and intermediate fiddle, taught by Matt Hooper; beginner and intermediate songwriting, taught by Lynda Dawson; and guitar and mandolin tracks, taught by Charles Pettee. These camps are open to students ages 8-16, and any two half-day camps can be paired together to make a full-day music camp experience.
Bluegrass Jam Camp, July 25-29, is for intermediate level students and above, ages 10-17, who play fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, or bass.
Scholarships are available to students who could not otherwise afford to attend, thanks to the Ray Bilger Memorial Scholarship. Please contact PineCone at 919-664-8333 or e-mail communications@pinecone.org for an application, or download the application from PineCone’s website: https://pinecone.org/content/youth-music-programs.
These camps build and develop musical skills while encouraging confidence, creativity, and collaboration. Please contact PineCone with any questions about class level.
The June camp will culminate with a student performance on Friday night, June 24, as part of Cary’s Starlight Concert Series at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
Students who participate in the August camp will have the opportunity to perform at Cary’s Lazy Daze Festival on Aug. 27.
Students are required to provide their own instruments; PineCone is exploring options to facilitate instrument rentals for students who don’t own instruments. Students should also bring a pencil, paper/notebook, and a digital recording device if they have one.
Learn more about PineCone’s Youth Programs
To learn more about all of PineCone’s upcoming concerts and other programs, please visit pinecone.org, or call PineCone’s office at 919-664-8333. To register for summer camps in Cary, please visit http://classweb.townofcary.org/, or call 919-460-4963 for more information.
PineCone works to make our programs accessible to all members of the community. You can learn more about PineCone’s accessibility services on our website (https://pinecone.org/content/accessibility), and anyone with questions is encouraged to contact us – 919-664-8333, or by e-mail at communications@pinecone.org.
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About PineCone: Founded in 1984, PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, is a non-profit organization that preserves, presents, and promotes traditional music, dance, and other folk performing arts. Each year PineCone presents more than 200 music programs, including more than 30 concerts, youth programs, participatory jams and sessions, and a weekly radio show. PineCone is also the producer of IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass, presented by PNC.
