Unless its escaped anyones notice, its our 40th anniversary this year. Amongst other things, there will be a film crew in and out of camp over the three weeks making a documentary in celebration of all things music camp.
Hurray for Dawn and her team!. All the pots are being washed in preparation for three weeks camps, The two marquees are up and the showers and loos have arrived!! The first lot of tents go up tonight so thanks to Graham, John and all the stables helpers, and a big thank you to Graham and Julie who have been beavering in the office for weeks making it all happen. Be excited!!!!
Essential supplies.
I will be blogging now throughout camp, so please leave comments so I know who has been visiting the blog.
We will be having a 40th anniversary Music Camp reunion on Sunday 10th October (the same day as the directors meeting to make things a bit easier). Please tell ex campers and staff about it and let Julie Higgins at The Stables know if you would like to come. Invitations will be sent out to the people for whom we have addresses, but we don't want to miss anyone. Please pass on names and addresses of people who should be there!.
There will be entertainment on the day,and some food, as well as plenty of time to reminisce and share photos and stories.
Just to let you know that ex camper and member of staff Bryony Sutton ( now known as Bryony Hannah). is playing Louise in the new Ricky Gervais film "Cemetery Junction".
Bee was originally a sax pupil of mine at the Arts Ed, then went onto RADA, and has acted to much acclaim since.
Bee is pictured above ( top with soprano) with the sax quartet who represented the camps at the opening of the new Stables theatre, and also the BBC Jazz awards the same year.
The vision that Avril Dankworth had, was to give young people with a love of music an experience that combined her two loves, music and camping. She specified that the musical experience should be completely different to what the campers experienced at school. It should embrace all genres, all abilities, and should take place as much as possible outdoors.
As we enter our Fortieth year, this blog aims to celebrate all that happened, all that is still happening, and to toast all that is hopefully yet to come. I hope it will be a place to share the music, creativity, memories and friendship, and a meeting place for all music camp alumni, present campers and staff. Please leave comments and messages.
Heres to the next forty years!
Sarah Watts (Artistic Director) and other contributors.