MVYSO offers summer camp, concert to valley musicians

Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra's popular summer camp is filling up fast.

Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra’s popular summer camp is filling up fast.

The Aug. 8-12 camp runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church, 22659 Sweeney Road SE, Maple Valley. A culminating concert is 7 p.m. Aug. 12, which is open to the public.

Camp cost is $25 per musician.

“We offer this at a super low cost so that finances cannot be a factor for not participating,” said Elisa Lewis, MVYSO executive director. “We want every young musician to have the opportunity for a great music camp experience.”

The camp theme is “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” and features movie music from favorite heroes, villains and monsters.

The camp provides a large group playing experience, ensemble experience, coaching and more. The MVYSO also is offering a specialized program running simultaneously at the camp for students with one school year to two years of playing experience. These students will have their own orchestra specialist to help them play along with the more experienced students.

Each student will go home with a camp T-shirt.

For more information, visit www.mvyso.org or call 425-358-1640.