UW WHITEWATER SUMMER CHOIR CAMP June 11 16, 2017

UW WHITEWATER SUMMER CHOIR CAMP June 11 16, 2017 Dear UW W Choir Camper: We are very pleased that you will be joining us for the 2017 UW Whitewater Summer Choir Camp. The enclosed materials will help acquaint you with various aspects of the camp. Please remember to complete the healthecamper form prior to arrival; no camper will be allowed to participate without completing this form. Choir Health Form Please find the following: student information sheet camper needs checklist parent information sheet letter to parents daily camp schedule camp rules and regulations UW Whitewater campus map (http://www.uww.edu/documents/campus/uwwmap.pdf ) ***All remaining fee payments need to be made 10 days prior to camp check in. Please read all of the information carefully. If you have any questions, feel free to email or call. I look forward to seeing you at camp! Sincerely, Dr. Robert Gehrenbeck, Director UW W Summer Choir Camp (262) 472 5629 (office) Email: gehrenbr@uww.edu

STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET REGISTRATION Registration will be Sunday, June 11 from 12:00 2:00 p.m. in the Visitor Center, 826 W. Starin Rd. All campers should report to the Visitor Center upon your arrival to campus. Do not bring your luggage or personal belongings into the Visitor s Center. At this time, you will receive your meal band, T shirt, room assignment, and name badge. Your name badge is to be worn at all times. After registration, all campers will report to Arey Hall and will meet in the Arey Hall basement at 1:45 p.m. for a brief meeting. HONORS RECITALS Auditions for the honors recitals will be held on Monday and Tuesday. Auditions are open to all campers. If you want to audition, bring music for the accompaniment to your song to camp. We will provide the accompanist. Students from the same school are encouraged to bring duets or small ensembles as well. Students who are selected to perform will appear in either the Jr. High Honors Recital on Tuesday or the Sr. High Honors Recital on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. ATTENDANCE Attendance is mandatory at all camp classes, rehearsals, concerts, and other scheduled activities. Students may not leave campus at any time during the camp without written permission from parents and the head counselor. IN CASE OF ILLNESS Should you require medical attention, an assessment will be made by the camp health supervisor and appropriate measures will be taken. UW Whitewater camps have the full cooperation of Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital and its emergency room personnel. If you have any health problems, including allergies, or are under any medication, please notify the Head Counselor at registration. CLOTHING Bring clothes for 6 days. Washers, dryers, and ironing boards are available. You must provide your own soap and iron. Casual dress is suitable for rehearsals, classes, meals, and recreation. A sweater, sweatshirt, or jacket may be needed for classroom wear as the Center of the Arts is air conditioned. The Friday concert will be dress up: dresses for the girls (conservative, please); shirts and trousers for the boys. Sport coats are not encouraged. No jeans or tennis/running shoes at the Friday concert, please. AWARDS The UW W Choir Camp will be awarding a number of scholarships to next year's camp. These awards will be determined by the camp staff and announced at the final concert. BULLETIN BOARD Changes in the schedule, messages for students, and other information will be posted on the Camp Bulletin Board near the Camp Headquarters in the Greenhill Center of the Arts. Check the board often.

CAMPER NEEDS CHECKLIST FOR REGISTRATION Final payments due 10 days prior Complete healthecamper 5 days prior Student "Information Sheet" FOR HONORS RECITAL (optional) If you plan to audition for one of the two Honors Recitals, you must have music for an accompanist. FOR THE RESIDENCE HALL Casual dress Comfortable shoes Dress up clothes (for Friday concert Look nice! see information sheet) Fan Swim wear Rain wear Spending money just enough for snacks between classes, pizza deliveries to the hall, and campus bookstore items Sheets, blankets or sleeping bags Pillows and pillow covers Towels and wash cloths Alarm clock Soap, shampoo, and other personal items

PARENT INFORMAITON SHEET (Please keep at home during camp) REGISTRATION CAMPER ORIENTATION MEETING FREE PUBLIC CONCERTS Sunday, June 11, 12:00 2:00 p.m. Visitor Center, 826 W. Starin Rd, then to Arey Hall, 1024 W. Starin Rd Sunday, June 11, 1:45 p.m. Meet with counselors in Arey Hall Basement and proceed to Center of the Arts, Recital Hall, 950 W. Main St. Sunday, June 11, 8:00 p.m. Recital Hall, Camp Faculty and Staff Recital Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall Camp Honors Recital Middle & Jr. High Campers Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall Camp Honors Recital Sr. High Campers Thursday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall Small Choirs Concert Friday, June 16, 3:30 p.m. Irvin L. Young Auditorium, 950 W. Main St, Final Camp Concert PARKING MAILING ADDRESS Parking is free for all camp recitals and final concert, including metered areas, but do not park in handicapped or reserved stalls. Student's Name UW W Summer Choir Camp University of Wisconsin Whitewater 800 W Main St, Roseman 2005 Whitewater, WI 53190 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Choir Camp Office (262) 472 5629 Camps Office (262) 472 3165 7:45 am to 4:30 pm Number to call 4:30pm to 7:45am: (262) 472 5629 Emergency Residence Hall Phone: (262) 472 4200 7:00 am 11:00 pm CHECK OUT Friday, June 16, 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Students check out of the residence hall BEFORE the afternoon concert. NOTE: Parents have the option of waiting to meet your child(ren) until after the final concert. In this case, students should store their belongings in the basement of their residence hall after checking out. However, if parents do wish to assist with the morning checkout, then students may store their belongings in their parents vehicles. Following checkout, students go to lunch and final dress rehearsals.

LETTER TO PARENTS Dear Parents, Greetings and welcome to Choir Camp 2017! The faculty and staff have worked hard to plan a week filled with great music making and fun activities. We know that our campers come from a variety of backgrounds and have different sets of experiences. Some may be apprehensive about being away from home or making friends, while others may be excited to spend a week away from their usual social circle. Whatever the circumstance, the faculty and staff at choir camp are ready to ensure that every camper has a great week with us at UW Whitewater. But to make this happen, we need your child s help. Good behavior and good attitudes are a necessity. Before camp begins, please take the opportunity to discuss the camp experience and the importance of proper conduct with your child. Aside from the obvious importance of following camp rules, making safe choices, and treating camp personnel, fellow campers, and campus property with respect, the faculty and staff request that parents discuss the following policies with their children: Cell Phone Use: We understand that most campers will be bringing a cell phone with them to camp. Campers are more than welcome to call home at appropriate times to update loved ones on their camp experiences. The cell phone should not, however, serve as a means of distraction or disruption to your child or any other camper in classes, rehearsals, meetings, or concerts. Please encourage your child to turn off and put away his/her cell phone during these times as a way of showing respect to teachers, conductors, fellow students, and to the musical experience choir camp is designed to provide. Concert Behavior: A unique aspect of choir camp is that campers attend nightly concerts given by faculty, staff and fellow campers. These concerts are designed to be learning experiences where campers can see what professional musicians, college students, and people their age are capable of. Nightly concerts are casual events for which dressing up is not necessary. However, good behavior is especially important during these times. While concerts are going on, all campers should be sitting up straight in their seats, focusing on whatever is happening on stage. Unacceptable concert behaviors include eating, drinking, making noise, talking, passing notes, playing handheld games, texting, moving in and out of the recital hall during a performance, placing feet or legs on the seats in the next row, and sleeping. These concerts are not long (between 45 and 60 minutes each) and good behavior as a form of respect to the performers will be expected the whole time. On the last day of camp, all of the ensembles will be giving a final concert that we hope parents will attend. Please reinforce the behavior we have been expecting all week from your child by being a respectful audience member. Please note that flash photography is distracting to the performers on stage and is NOT allowed at the final concert on Friday or at any other concert during the week. In Case of Problems: We hope that camp passes without any problems for every camper. However, in case of any issues, the camp counselors are your child s first line of defense. Counselors often get messages in the morning from a worried parent who received a call from their child late in the night about a problem they were having with a roommate, someone in class, or homesickness. By the time the counselors can get the problem straightened out, it s often hours later. Please encourage your child to bring any problem they are having to a counselor right away. Also, if your child calls you with a problem during the week of camp, before you hang up the phone and call UW Whitewater, please ask

your child if they have talked to a counselor about the issue. If they haven t, please tell them to do so. The sooner the counselors know about the issue, the sooner it can be resolved. Thank you in advance for your cooperation on these matters. With you and your child s help, we are looking forward to a great week of camp! Sincerely, Dr. Robert Gehrenbeck, Director UW W Summer Choir Camp (262) 472 5629 (office) Email: gehrenbr@uww.edu

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater SUMMER CHOIR CAMP SCHEDULE Sunday, June 11 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Sunday 11:00-12:00 Counselor Check-In and Meeting, CA 2080 12:00-2:00 Registration Visitors Center, then Arey Residence Hall. 1:45-2:00 Residence Hall Meeting for all campers & counselors Arey Hall Basement 1:00-2:00 Faculty Meeting, CA 2080 2:15-3:00 Meeting for all campers and staff Room CA 1001 (Light Recital Hall) 3:00-4:20 Small Choir Introductory Sessions see bulletin board for your small choir location 4:20-4:30 Meet in the Atrium and walk as a group to Esker Dining Hall 4:30-6:00 Dinner Esker Dining Hall 6:00-7:00 Mixed Chorale (CA 30); TREBLE CHORALE (CA 1005) 7:00-7:45 Small Choir Rehearsals: World Music Choir (CA 30); Jazz Choir (CA 1005); Show Choir (Recital Hall); Music Theatre Ensemble (Kachel Dance Studio) 8:00-9:00 Evening Recital Series: Faculty Recital 9:00-10:00 Residence hall meeting Light Recital Hall 10:30 All campers in rooms 11:00 Lights out Monday Thursday 7:30-8:20 Breakfast Esker Dining Hall 8:30-8:40 Morning Meeting of all campers Light Recital Hall (CA 1001) 8:40-9:30 Mixed Chorale (CA 30); TREBLE CHORALE (CA 1005) 9:40-10:30 Classes Hour see class lists & locations on bulletin board 10:40-11:30 Mixed Chorale (CA 30); TREBLE CHORALE (CA 1005) 11:40-1:00 Lunch Esker Dining Hall 1:10-2:15 Small Choirs: World Music Choir (CA 30); Jazz Choir (CA 1005); Show (Recital Hall); MTE (Kachel Dance Studio) 2:25-3:15 Classes / Private Lessons as posted; Auditions for Honors Recitals (Mon. & Tues.) 3:15-3:45 Afternoon Break 3:45-4:45 Small Choirs: World and Jazz same as before; Show in Kachel; MTE in Recital Hall 5:00-6:15 Dinner Esker Dining Hall; Wednesday: picnic in Starin Park 6:15-7:15 Mixed Chorale (CA 30); TREBLE CHORALE (CA 1005) 7:30-8:30 Evening Recital Series Recital Hall (see below) 8:30-10:00 Swimming & Recreation Nightly; Thursday: Dance/Refreshments in Down Under (UC) 10:30 All campers in rooms 11:00 Lights out Friday 7:30-8:20 Breakfast Esker Dining Hall 8:30-8:40 Morning Meeting of all campers Light Recital Hall (CA 1001) 8:40-9:20 Mixed Chorale (CA 30); TREBLE CHORALE (CA 1005) 9:30-10:10 Small Choirs: same locations as Tuesday Thursday except Jazz in Young Auditorium 10:15-11:30 Clean rooms, pack for check-out, change to concert dress 10:30-1:00 Check-out of residence halls Arey or Fricker Hall lobbies 11:00-1:00 Lunch Esker Dining Hall Find a time to eat that is convenient Treble Chorale and World Music Choir members should eat first! 12:15-2:50 Dress Rehearsals in Irvin L. Young Auditorium: TREBLE CHORALE 12:15-12:40; World Music Choir 12:40-1:05; Jazz 1:10-1:35; Show 1:40-2:05; MTE 2:05-2:30; Mixed Chorale 2:30-2:55 3:00-3:30 Meet at Chorale Locations in concert dress: Mixed (CA 1003); TREBLE (CA 1005) 3:30-5:15 FINAL CONCERT Irvin L. Young Auditorium Evening Recital Series Light Recital Hall (CA 1001) Sunday Faculty Recital; Monday Staff Recital; Tuesday Junior High Honors Recital; Wednesday Senior High Honors Recital; Thursday Small Choirs Concert

RULES AND REGULATIONS These rules have been established to make this camp an enjoyable and safe experience for everyone. Violations of these rules may result in parental notification and, depending on severity of the infraction, dismissal from the camp. Students so dismissed will not receive any refund of camp fees. 1. Smoking, the use of alcohol and other drugs, firearms, weapons or fireworks are strictly prohibited. Parents will be notified and violators will be sent home immediately. There will be no refund of fees for violation of this policy. 2. All campers are confined to the University campus proper; any trips off campus require written permission from the parent and approval of the camp director or head counselor. All campers making off campus trips must be accompanied by a staff member unless written permission from the parent is provided. 3. Any damage to University property by campers will be paid for by the camper or his/her parents. 4. Campers are encouraged to have their own health insurance as limited accident insurance is provided by the University. University insurance coverage is included in your registration and covers you only while you are on campus and for camp related accidents. If you are a commuter, this insurance will not cover you while you are traveling to or from camp. Camp insurance does not cover pre existing injuries. 5. Campers will be given a meal band that you must bring to every meal. Lost or destroyed bands will be replaced at the dining center at a fee to the camper. 6. Campers are not allowed to enter any residence hall other than the one assigned to their camp. Boys are not allowed to enter girls rooms and vice versa. With the exception of check in and check out, no visitors are permitted in your room at any time. 7. Campers are responsible for their own money and personal items; the University and the camp are not responsible for lost items. KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. DO NOT SHARE YOUR ROOM KEYS WITH OTHERS. 8. There will be no hazing, bullying, taunting or teasing of other campers or guests on campus. Violators will be dealt with according to the policy in item number 15, below. 9. All activities will cease at 10:30 p.m. The doors of the residence hall will be locked at this time. Lights out and bed check will be conducted by camp staff at 11:00 p.m. 10. Shirt and shoes must be worn at all times. 11. Camper identification badge must be worn at all times. 12. Residence hall campers are not permitted to ride or drive in automobiles while camp is in session. Residence hall campers will turn in car keys at registration. They will be returned at check out. You must notify the camp director if you will be having a car at camp so that it does not get ticketed. continued on next page

13. Rules of deportment are simply that girls and boys will behave as ladies and gentlemen, and follow the day to day schedule. Students are required to attend every class and rehearsal for which they are scheduled. 14. Choir Camp seeks to maintain an environment free of discrimination, intimidation, and harassment based on gender, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability. Language, behaviors and/or attitudes that intimidate, offend, or debilitate campers or staff members will not be tolerated. Campers are encouraged to speak with camp staff and with their parents if any concerns about these matters arise. 15. Consequences of poor behavioral choices may include: Speaking to the camper about misbehavior Loss of privileges Other natural consequences Contacting parents In extreme cases, expulsion from Choir Camp Behaviors for which the last consequence could occur would include: Violent behavior and/or aggression, directed towards others or oneself Unsafe behaviors Permanent damage and/or theft of others property or of university property Leaving campus without prior parental and counselor permission, as described above in items 2 and 12 Violations of any other camp policies described above, including the absolute prohibition of drugs, alcohol, firearms, and weapons of any kind Defiance towards camp staff Repeated small scale infractions of camp rules and policies in spite of warnings from camp staff Extreme cases of rule violations resulting in expulsion are rare. But it is crucial that all campers understand these policies and the reasons behind them. The goal is to establish a cooperative, supportive, and fun atmosphere among all the camp participants. We look forward to welcoming your student to our camp and having a great week together!