Quincy University percussion band camp set for June 21-23

QUINCY —The Quincy University Music Department’s ninth annual summer percussion ensemble camp for students entering grades 7-12 will run from 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, in the Connie Niemann Center for Music, 17th and Seminary Road. The cost of the camp is $125 per participant and includes meals and two nights lodging on campus.

Students will rehearse a variety of percussion ensemble music for large and small groups and present a concert at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 23. Guest directors will be area educators Jill Steinkamp and Rebecca Washington. This year’s camp will feature guest artist Candice Hill, a percussionist and steel drum performer from the Kansas City area. Hill will perform with the students and present solo material.

For more information or to register, email Bill Machold, QU assistant professor of music and director of bands, at machowi@quincy.edu.