Butler Community Arts School - Adult Strings Camp
Monday–Friday, 6:00–9:00 PM
Lilly Hall at Butler University
Tuition: $200
Registration deadline: July 1
Need-based tuition assistance available.
We are pleased to welcome any adult string musician (violin, viola, cello, bass) with at least one year’s experience on their instrument. We’ll explore the joys of chamber music, large ensemble playing as well as learn new practice techniques that we can apply to all of our music. This is the perfect way to end your summer!
Meet the Artistic Directors!
Shannon M. Crow is a graduate of Butler University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Ms. Crow has been teaching private violin and viola lessons for over 20 years, and has extensive experience teaching students from 4 years to 80 years of age. Currently she conducts Orchestra B and the Parent Orchestra of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, as well as teaches private lessons. At the Butler Community Arts School, Shannon founded and directs the Adult Strings Ensembles, the Butler Children’s Orchestra, Butler Youth Orchestra and Butler Strings Camp, as well as teaches private violin and viola lessons. When not teaching private lessons, Ms. Crow has partnered with the VA in research and in supporting our veterans through music; and is an avid performer in local orchestras and for private events.
Abby Witt currently serves as the Business Operations Manager and a Teaching Fellow for the Butler Community Arts School (BCAS) in Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to her work at Butler, she was a member of the Lexington Chamber Orchestra in Lexington, Kentucky and a strings teacher in the Friends in Music program of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra. As a cellist, she attended the Brevard Summer Music Festival in Brevard, North Carolina in the summers of 2016 and 2017, and attended the Vienna Summer Music Festival in Vienna, Austria in the summer of 2018. She was selected to perform in the collegiate cello master class at the 2016 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has won several competitions in Kentucky, including the Eastern Kentucky University Symphony’s concerto competition. Abby obtained her Bachelors degree in Cello Performance from Eastern Kentucky University, a Masters degree in Cello Performance from Butler University, and an Associates degree in Business Management from Eastern Gateway Community College. In addition to her managerial duties at BCAS, she maintains a private cello studio and assists with the BCAS Adult Strings Ensembles.
Registration form, $50 non-refundable deposit, and remaining tuition are due in full by August 1. No refunds will be issued after August 1. Late applications may be accepted on the basis of available space.