Green Mountain Music Camp

Green Mountain Music Camp Green Mountain Music Camp (GMMC) was founded by Director Ellen Sager in 1989. Our goal is to expose your child to many types of ensembles.
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GMMC is a week-long celebration in which music students can totally immerse themselves in their art form. Highly qualified clinicians coach the musicians through a series of band, choral, orchestra, theater ensembles. Theater majors work together with our talented directors and choreographers to present a performance at the end of camp. The Mission of GMMC
Green Mountain Music camp is a celebratio

n of music and youth combined. By opening up new avenues to explore, the musician can gain knowledge to carry on beyond the week's end, while holding onto a special song or technique learned—possibly for a lifetime. GMMC is located at the beautiful and historic Park-McCullough House in the small New England town of North Bennington. We feel this is the perfect canvas upon which to perform and create music and theater. GMMC accepts 100 students on a first-come, first-served basis. No audition is necessary. Instruments accepted for this program are: Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Baritone, Tuba and Percussion. Housing is available for those living a distance away from North Bennington. Musicians are placed in homes of local campers. Local students in the past have enjoyed having out-of-town students in their homes for the duration. We take care in placing musicians with others of the same age and gender. The host family is responsible for meals and transportation to and from camp (an additional fee applies, see our Fees and Forms page). For the 2016 season, GMMC will again offer a full-day program (9am–3:30pm) in which students can choose from a wide variety of specialties for a complete camp experience. They will be able to choose among Chorus, Band, Orchestra, Theater—or all of the options. The hugely successful Chamber Music program will again be offered. Half day program is available for campers 7 and under (9am-12pm) Cost is $150 (theater not included)

01/09/2019

After much heartfelt deliberation, our family has decided to discontinue GMMC. We would like to thank all of our student alumni, parents, and community members for many wonderful years of music. It has been a joy meeting all of you.

Thank you for the memories!

With sincere thanks,
The Sager Family

07/23/2018

Dear Green Mountain Music Campers!

Tomorrow is the first day of GMMC 2018. Here are some important things that you (hopefully) already know:

We will meet at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School (747 E Rd, Bennington VT).
Please arrive at the middle school between 8:30 - 9:00 AM for check-in. Any remaining camp balance is due at this time
Construction may be taking place in the middle school parking lot tomorrow morning. Please enter slowly.
If you have not turned in a Release Form with your application, it is very important that you fill this out in the morning.
Bring some bottled water, a snack, and a lunch.
Half-day campers will be finished at 12:15 PM. They are welcome to stay and eat lunch if they bring it.
Bring your instrument, a pencil, extra materials for your instrument such as reed and rosin. Percussion may bring sticks and mallets.
Theater/Instrumental campers will be finished at 3:15 PM.
We are looking forward to this week of music making and are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Jay Sager and the rest of the staff at GMMC!

07/12/2018

Instrumental campers (non-theater), please check your mailboxes for a letter with camp information. It should be received by Saturday.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at GMMC 2018!

Sincerely,
Jay

07/11/2018

Theater campers: please check your e-mails. You should have received a message today.

GMMC 2018 is on it's way! Please continue to reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

Jay

05/24/2018

We recently resolved an issue with our mail. If you had your application returned by USPS within the last few weeks, please reach out to us!

There are 60 days before camp and our numbers are looking great! We are still accepting applications.

Sincerely,

Jay

04/17/2018
04/07/2018
Ready for today’s camp fair at Williamstown Elementary. Come say hi!
04/07/2018

Ready for today’s camp fair at Williamstown Elementary. Come say hi!

03/12/2018

Hello Everyone,

Please mark your calendars for July 23rd - July 29th! We are a go for camp!

We will be accepting applications shortly. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Jay

02/16/2018
02/16/2018

Hello Everyone,

Our preparations for the 2018 year have reached a major roadblock. I am sad announce that the Park-McCullough board has voted to increase our price by more than triple. This is beyond that which we can afford. This means that GMMC will not be at the Park-McCullough house this year.

We are searching for a new venue to host GMMC for the 2018 year. We have a few prospects, but we need to finalize things soon.

To be completely transparent, GMMC cannot continue if we do not find a new location. We hope to find a new host location by mid-March at the latest.

Please help us work to keep GMMC alive. We owe all of our success to campers and parents like you. We need you now more than ever. If you have any ideas, please send us a message.

Earnestly,

Jay Sager

10/30/2017
07/07/2016

Last chance to join the fun, camp starts the end of next week!

04/27/2016

Dates: July 17-July 23, 9am–3:30pm, $270 (plus pre-camp July 14-15 theater only) GMMC accepts 100 students on a first-come, first-served basis. No audition is necessary.
Morning Class Descriptions- Orchestra/Band/Choral: Students select a major in Orchestra, Band, or Choral-performing a wide variety of band, orchestra, choral and Broadway repertoire. . Electives: Musicians may choose from-Jazz Band, Choral Groups, Music Enrichment, Advanced String Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble.
Afternoon Class Descriptions Musical Theater/Chamber Ensembles: Theater campers prepare the selected show. Chamber Musicians are grouped according to ability in small groups of two, three and four and prepare chamber repertoire to be performed daily.
Half-Day Program 9am-12pm ($150): campers 7 and under will explore classes in drumming, music enrichment, choral, and outdoor activities. Theater performance Friday July 21 6:30pm
Final performance Sunday July 23 10am

03/15/2016

GMMC - Green Mountain Music Camp, July 18-July 24, 2016
(Theater majors will audition for roles on Friday, July 15 and attend pre-camp from July 15-16)

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Green Mountain Music Camp (GMMC) was founded by Director Ellen Sager in 1989. GMMC is a week-long celebration in which music students can totally immerse themselves in their art form. Highly qualified clinicians coach the musicians through a series of band, choral, orchestra, theater ensembles. Theater majors work together with our talented directors and choreographers to present a performance at the end of camp. The Mission of GMMC Green Mountain Music camp is a celebration of music and youth combined. Our goal is to expose your child to many types of ensembles. By opening up new avenues to explore, the musician can gain knowledge to carry on beyond the week's end, while holding onto a special song or technique learned—possibly for a lifetime. GMMC accepts 100 students on a first-come, first-served basis. No audition is necessary. Majors include voice, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone, tuba, and percussion. Housing is available for those living a distance away from North Bennington. Musicians are placed in homes of local campers. Local students in the past have enjoyed having out-of-town students in their homes for the duration. We take care in placing musicians with others of the same age and gender. The host family is responsible for meals and transportation to and from camp (an additional fee applies, see our Fees and Forms page). For the 2018 season, GMMC will again offer a full-day program (9:00 AM–3:30 PM) in which students can choose from a wide variety of specialties for a complete camp experience. They will be able to choose among chorus, band, orchestra, and theater. The hugely successful chamber music program will again be offered. Half day program is available for campers 7 and under (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM). Cost for half-day is $150 (theater not included).

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