Rushmore National Music Camp

is sponsored in part by

41st Annual
SENIOR HIGH CAMP
August 7-13, 2011

Camp Judson near Keystone, South Dakota

Making music . . . making friends!

The Senior High Camp is located in the beautiful Black Hills just 40 minutes from Rapid City, South Dakota.

Camp Judson provides modern facilities in a rustic atmosphere surrounded by unforgettable beauty.

Mt. Rushmore is within hiking distance from the camp, and Mt. Baldy, another well known granite-topped mountain, is clearly visible from Camp Judson.

The camp has a main lodge where evening concerts and other evening activities are held. The staff at Camp Judson prepares delicious home-cooked meals in a beautiful new air-conditioned dining facilty.

18 cabins house students with a ratio of 7 campers to 1 counselor. Cabins include a fireplace and a half bath.

All students must play in band.

Limited health insurance is carried by Camp Judson, and a camp nurse provides consultation for students.

Plan to attend the Rushmore National Music Camp Band, Choir, Jazz Band, and Rushmore Singers Final Concert on Friday, August 12, 2011, 6:50 p.m. in the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Amphitheater. Further information about the concert on Friday and the Saturday departure from Camp Judson will be detailed in the Rushmore Music Camp Senior High Information that is sent after the registration is received. For further information, contact the Camp Registrar.

The concert is free and open to the public. Entrance to the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial is free.
Parking requires the purchase of an $10.00 special-use pass that is valid for a year from the date of purchase.

2011 Guest Band Conductor

Dr. Wendy McCallum
Director of Bands and Professor of Music Education, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba

Senior High Faculty (2011 faculty subject to change)

Woodwinds -

Frederic J.B. Hemke
Selmer Clinician and Professor of Woodwinds at Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

Oboe, Chorus, and Rushmore Singers-

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

Clarinet-

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

Saxophone and Clarinet-

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

Trumpet-

Dr. Calvin Hofer
Chair of the Music Department and Director of Wind Studies at Mesa State University, Grand Junction, CO, conductor of the MSU Wind Symphony and Coordinator, Music Education Program.

French Horn-

Casey Danielson
Music Teacher, Iola, WI

Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium-

Dr. Randy Kohlenberg
Shires Trombone, Andreas Eastman, and Eastman by Shires Trombone Artist and Clinician, Professor of Trombone at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Percussion-

Terry Beckler
Assistant Professor of Percussion and Band, Northern Sate University, Aberdeen, SD

Voice/Piano, Camp Accompanist, Assistant Camp Director-

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

Marketing Specialist-

ReNae Jackson
Instrumental Music Director, Yankton, South Dakota

Piano and Administrative Assistant-

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

Head Counselor-

Matthew Diischer
Instrumental Music Director, Estelline, South Dakota

The 1880 Train is seen several times every day.
The whistle is a familiar camp sound.