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SC to Host Summer Music Festival June 2-8
Southwestern College will host the Summer Music Festival, sponsored by the V.J. Wilkins Foundation in Cowley County, June 2-8 on the SC campus. Registration for the camp is due by May 8.
The festival is for students from 7th to 12th grade. Campers will choose from tracks in voice, band (brass, woodwind, and percussion), or strings (violin, viola, cello, and bass). Campers can also choose from elective classes which include fiddling, guitar, songwriting, bagpipe, ukulele, music therapy, and organ. The daily schedule will include ensemble rehearsals, technique class, practice time, recreation time, and much more.
Scholarships covering full-tuition, half-tuition and $100 discounts are available from the V.J. Wilkins Foundation. Participants may choose to be overnight or commuter campers. Overnight campers will be housed in Wallingford Hall with 24-supervision.
The guest artist-in-residence will be Injoy Fountain. Fountain is a Wichita local and an in-demand performer on the regional, national, and international stage. Favorite regional credits include Celie in “The Color Purple” (Roxy’s Downtown), and Justice in “Rock of Ages” (Music Theater Wichita). While living in New York City, Fountain performed regularly with four-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad in addition to making her off-Broadway debut. She looks forward to returning to NYC this July to headline her second off-Broadway show at the Green Room 42. Other national credits include touring with Post Modern Jukebox and being a contestant on The Voice (season 17, team Kelly). Fountain has also enjoyed performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, notably in a production of “Rent” under the direction of Anthony Rapp. She is the director of Injoy Fountain Academy, a youth performance academy based in Wichita. Fountain is represented by Evolve Talent Management NYC.
For more information or to register for the Summer Music Festival, call Brittany Donals, director of camps, conferences, and events, at (620) 229-6141, email brittany.donals@sckans.edu, or visit the website at www.sckans.edu/musicfestival.
