State Music Camp
2024 camps
Audition Day: Sunday 26 May 2024 at Camberwell Grammar School
Camp week: July 1-5 2024 at Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield campus)
Showcase Concerts: Friday 5 July 2024, 4:30pm and 6pm at Caulfield Grammar School, The Cripps Centre
Get excited and spread the word to family, friends, music teachers and budding young musicians!
For enquiries, please email statemusiccamp1@gmail.com
SMC JULY CAMP ENSEMBLES
Bishop Symphony Orchestra
Bishop is the senior ensemble, studying major chamber works. Students experience the discipline needed to perform at an advanced level and suitable for musicians at the AMEB Grade 7+.
Jones String Ensemble
Jones is the intermediate string ensemble and is an ideal ensemble for students at AMEB Gr 5-6 level, seeking to widen their music experience and advance their musicianship.
Scott String Ensemble
The Scott String Ensemble is suitable for players at AMEB Grade 3-4.
Thomson String Ensemble
Thomson is a training ensemble suitable for students in the AMEB Preliminary to Grade 2 range.
SMC NORTH CAMP ENSEMBLES
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Britton String Ensemble
Britton String Ensemble is suitable for string players from approximately AMEB Grade 5+.
Important Update Re: Coronavirus
State Music Camp’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is being shaped by the latest advice from Australian health authorities.
We encourage all staff, students, families etc… to maintain good hygiene practices and not to attend camp when showing any COVID-19 symptoms. Thank you in advance for your co-operation as we seek to protect the health of all campers and SMC staff during our programs.
What is state music camp?
Non-residential camps for young orchestral musicians
State Music Camp is a non-residential camp for musicians in primary and secondary school. It hosts two camps each year: State Music Camp in the first week of July, State Music Camp North in the last week of September. The purpose of these camps is to provide students with an unrivalled opportunity to learn the delights and intricacies of orchestral music.
Our Patron
Professor Gary McPherson
Ormond Professor of Music, University of Melbourne.
Gary McPherson is a multi-faceted music professional whose career includes performances as a trumpeter and conductor with various ensembles throughout Australia, three major longitudinal research studies involving musicians in Australia and the United States, and over 30 years as an academic in Universities teaching music education, research techniques, music psychology, performance science, music psychology, and musicianship.
2024 will be our 62nd year
We estimate around 8,800 young musicians have enjoyed the State Music Camp experience since 1962. The 2024 camps will be special events where we welcome new and past players. Please invite your friends to join you next time!
Find out more about our State Music Camp PROGRAMS
State Music Camp hosts two camps each year in July and September. Each camp provides students with an opportunity to play in an ensemble with other musicians of a similar age and music level and be taught by expert music educators.
Watch some of our excerpts from previous gala concerts
More excerpts can be found on our YouTube page.
SMC Camp
JULY 1-5 2024
This is hosted during the term 2 school holidays each year. Auditions are scheduled for a Sunday in late May. The camp provides students with an opportunity to play in one of four different ensembles: Bishop Orchestra, Jones String Ensemble, Scott String Ensemble and Thomson String Ensemble.
SMC North Camp
SEPTEMBER 23-27 2024
Auditions are scheduled for a Sunday in late August. Our camp in Melbourne’s northern suburbs returns this year. The camp provides students with the opportunity to play in one of three string ensembles: Johnston String Ensemble, Alexander String Ensemble and Britton String Ensemble.