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Rushmore National Music Camp

is sponsored in part by

37th Annual
JUNIOR HIGH CAMP

July 31-August 5, 2011

The Junior High Camp is located on the campus of
Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Students stay in university dormitories.
Meals are served in the university dining facility.

Making music . . . making friends!

Experienced counselors supervise students at a 10-1 camper-counselor ratio.
Ample rehearsal spaces are air conditioned.
Excellent concert facilties allow superior recording venues
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Day Campers and 6th graders are welcomed.


Final Concert is held on the Friday of the Music Camp at 1:30 p.m.,
Johnson Fine Arts Center, Northern State University

Limited insurance is carried by NSU.
Medical consultation is available during the camp .
All students must play in band.

Guest Band Conductor-

Dr. Randy Kohlenberg
Professor, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina

Chorus and Double Reeds-

Ellen Diischer
Director of Music at St. Philip's Lutheran Church, and professional oboist, Hastings, Minneso

Rushmore Singers, Vocal Insrtructor-

Deb Wantoch-Yess
Waseca High School Choral Director, Waseca High School Waseca, MN

Faculty (2011 faculty subject to change)

Flute-

Sue Gates
Flute Instructor, Aberdeen, SD

Bassoon-

Fred Hemke
Professor of Woodwinds, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

Clarinet and Saxophone-

Dave Martinson
Director of Bands at Sturgis High School, Sturgis, South Dakota

Camp Director and Clarinet-

Dr. Alan LaFave
Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Professor of Clarinet, Director of Bands, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

Saxophone-

Sarah Weischedel
Instrumental Music Director, Aberdeen, SD

Trumpet-

Gary Hansen
Band Director, West Middle School, Rapid City, South Dakota

French Horn-

Casey Danielson
Music Teacher, Iola, WI

Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium, and Jazz Band-

Jerome Letcher
Band Director at Central High School and Conductor of the Aberdeen Municipal Band, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Percussion-

Jim Panerio
Instrumental Music Director at Simmons Junior Middle School, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Paul Dutt
Retired Instrumental Director at Simmons Middle School, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Piano and Administrative Assistant-

Christine Leichtnam
Music Teacher, Rapid City, SD, Schools and Member of the Rapid City Symphony Orchestra

Head Counselor-

ReNae Jackson
Instrumental Music Director, Yankton, South Dakota

Sponsored in part by Northern State University



For information about the Rushmore National Music Camp, contact:

Peggy Letcher



Camp Registrar
1609 S. 3rd Street Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 229-5714

RushmoreMusicCamp @gmail.com

Scholarships are awarded to
All-State Instrumentalists

Junior High $50
Senior High $75

Other scholarships are available. Apply to Camp Registrar

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40th Annual
Making music . . . making friends!