Community Ensembles for Kids
Choirs
- Boston City Singers - open to students aged 4-18
- Handel & Haydn Vocal Arts - open to students aged 8-18
- Indian Hill - programs for ages 4 and up
- Joy of Music - Children's Chorus ages 7-11
- Treble Chorus of New England - open to students aged 6-17
- Voices Boston - open to students aged 5-14
- Worcester Children's Chorus - open to students in grades 3-12
- Youth pro Musica: Greater Boston Children's Chorus - open to students aged 8-18
Orchestras
- Claflin Hill - suggested for ages 7 and up
- Indian Hill - programs for ages 4 and up
- Joy of Music - youth orchestra and string ensemble opportunities
- New England Conservatory Prep School
- Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras - open to students aged 6-18
- Rivers School Conservatory - programs for ages 4 and up
- UMass Lowell String Project - open to students in grades K-12
- Worcester Youth Orchestras - open to students in grades 12 and under
Bands
- (new) Anna Maria College Summer Music Band Institute - open to all Central District High School Musicians
- BSU Jazz Festival at Bridgewater State University - open to school jazz groups
- Indian Hill - programs for all ages
- Joy of Music - woodwind ensembles, jazz ensembles, and chamber music opportunities
- John Philip Sousa National High School Honors Band - open to students grades 9-12
- Nashoba Symphonic Band - open to students in grades 8 and up
- New England Conservatory Prep School - programs for ages 4 and up
- New England Youth Wind Ensembles - open to students in grades 6-12
- Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras* - open to students aged 6-18
- Rivers School Conservatory - programs for ages 4 and up
- UMass Lowell Summer Band Camp - open to HS students lots of extra clinics
- Worcester Youth Orchestras* - open to students in grades 12 and under
Camps for Kids
- Anna Maria Summer Music Institute - open to high school students
- Assabet Valley Summer Music - open to students entering grades 5-12
- Bach to Rock - open to students in pre-school and up
- Belvoir Terrace - a visual and performing arts camp for girls
- Berklee Summer Programs - open to students in middle school and beyond
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute
- Burnside Music Festival - open to string players with at least one year of playing experience
- Camp A Capella - open to students in middle school and beyond
- Camp Encore Coda - open to students finishing grades 3-11
- Chauncy Fiddle Camp (in Westborough!) - open to students having just completed grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 (click here for the flyer)
- Days in the Arts - open to students having just completed grades 5, 6, and 7
- FaySummer Singers (formerly Vocal Vacation) - open to students aged 7-13
- Fiddle Pal Camp Massachusetts - for children, adults, and families of all ages and abilities
- Greenwood Music Camp - open to students aged 10-18
- Grey Fox Music Festival - an adult ticket to the festival affords your child admission to the camp
- Indian Hill Music School Summer - full and half-day offerings for students aged 5 and up
- Ithaca Summer Music Academy - open to students entering grades 7-12
- Laurel Music Camp - performance opportunities for students entering grades 9 through leaving 12 in four different ensembles: Concert Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Jazz Band.
- Maine Fiddle Camp - children can attend alone, or with their families
- New England Music Camp - options for students aged 9-18
- Ogontz Camp
- Pinewoods Camp - this is a family camp where you can all attend together!
- Rivers School Summer Programs - open to students of all ages in piano, band, jazz and strings
- Show Choir Camps of America - open to students aged 11-18
- South Shore Children's Chorus - open to students entering grades 4-12
- Southern Maine String Camp - open to students aged 10-18
- UMass Lowell's Mary Jo Leahey Symphonic Band Camp - open to students having just completed grades 8-12
- UNH's Summer Youth Music School - open to students having just completed grades 6-12
- Youth Traditional Song Weekend - a weekend in January filled with song, open to all ages
