2026 MYSP Summer Programs
Register Today for MYSP’s 2026 Summer Programs!
MYSP is offering two exciting summer programs this year: Camp Crescendo (June 8–12) for string players ages 7–12, and the MYSP Summer Performance Lab (June 22–26) for intermediate and advanced band and orchestra students. From ensemble playing and technique instruction to masterclasses, audition prep, and inspiring guest artists, each program provides a fun, supportive environment where young musicians can grow, make friends, and have fun!
Camp Crescendo
June 8-12, 2026
• Monday-Friday, 9:00am-2:30pm
• Ages 7-12 (younger students may be accepted)
• Violin, viola, cello, bass students
• Open to beginner (1 year experience required), intermediate, and advanced young string players
• Earlybird Tuition: $275 (register by April 1)
• Regular Tuition: $325
Register Here (link opens February 13)
MYSP Camp Crescendo is a fun, engaging summer camp designed for young string players ready to grow their skills and love of music. Campers build musicianship through warm-ups, sectionals, ensemble playing, performance class, and theory/ear training, balanced with games, crafts, and recreational activities.
For those familiar with MYSP large ensembles, Camp Crescendo provides a supportive, level-appropriate experience for students in MYSP Prelude Strings (PS), Intermezzo Orchestra (IO), and String Orchestra (SO), ages 7-12.
Summer Performance Lab
July 22-26, 2026
• Monday-Friday, 1:00-5:30pm
• Intermediate and advanced experience levels
• Open to all band and orchestra instrumentalists
• 3+ years playing experience suggested
• Earlybird Tuition: $200 (register by April 1)
• Regular Tuition: $225
Register Here (link opens February 13)
MYSP Summer Performance Lab is an immersive week designed for dedicated young musicians ready to deepen their artistry and performance skills.
Each day includes with warm-up,ensemble rehearsal, and studio class grouped by instrument, allowing students to work closely with expert teaching artists on instrument-specific technique and repertoire. String players rehearse in a string ensemble, while winds and brass perform in instrument-based ensembles such as flute ensemble and other like-instrument groups.
Afternoon special topic sessions explore practice strategies and score study, mindfulness and performance anxiety, Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique, careers in music, and college audition preparation.
The week also features inspiring guest artist performances and concludes with student performances, creating a comprehensive and motivating musical experience.
Beginner and Intermediate Band Students can also participate in Christian Brothers High School’s Band Camps!
July 6-17, 2026
9-11am: CBHS Beginner Band Camp
12-2pm: CBHS Intermediate Band Camp
$250 for the 2 weeks
Email Patrick Bolton for more information: pbolton@cbhs.org
Established in 1872 the Christian Brothers Band is the oldest high school band in America with an unbroken lineage of ten band directors. From its beginning the band has been a part of Memphis history, performing for two U.S. Presidents as well as the dedications of the Court Square fountain in downtown Memphis, the Great Mississippi River Bridge, and St. Jude Medical Research Hospital. The band has performed in thirty states from Hawaii to New York, performing at events such as the Chicago Mid-West Clinic and the Tennessee Bandmasters Conferences. In recent years the band performed at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York, the Lincoln Memorial and Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, recorded at STAX records, and performed their 150th anniversary concert at the Cannon Center in Memphis. The band has achieved superior ratings at concert festivals in the highest division and is nationally famous as a model band program in America. The Christian Brothers Band offers students the opportunity to realize their fullest potential in music. Individual instruction is offered daily and beginners are welcome to the program through its developmental band program. The band’s challenge throughout its history has been to provide musical culture and entertainment to both school and community while maintaining high standards of music education. With accolades, the Christian Brothers Band has proudly met these challenges and with the grace of God the Christian Brothers Band will proudly serve ad infinitum.