Vivace Family Music Camp
Congratulations on amazing performances!
2025 Camp will be postponed to 2026.
Please check back next Fall for 2026 dates after our sabbatical year.
Happy Music Making in 2025!
Click here to see what past participants are saying about their experience!
We are 100% confident in our accomplished faculty who lead each orchestra, choir, small ensemble and elective class. You’ll be inspired by every performance and nurture your passion for great string, symphonic and choral repertoire. The music we’re performing at camp this year is challenging, fun, and rewarding. You’ll want to practice it every day!
We want you to be able to enjoy the music at every family stage, so we’re keeping prices affordable.
Want to sponsor a musician or make a tax-deductible donation to the scholarship fund? Send an email to vivacefamilycamp@gmail.com and name the recipient(s) of your donation. Every dollar goes directly toward scholarship.
Welcoming back Dr. Ryan Murphy as our Principal Guest Conductor.
Dr. Ryan Murphy, associate director of the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square and principal conductor of the Temple Square Chorale, is returning and composing a World Premiere piece for our choir and orchestra. This year, he will join us again conducting the Young Choristers and Camp Chorus, as well as the Philharmonia, Symphony, Chamber and Da Capo Orchestras.
Dr. Benjamin Gaughran
Guest Conductor
Dr. Benjamin Gaughran is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Southern Virginia University, where he conducts the Chamber Singers and Men’s Chorus, and teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. With more than 20 years of experience, he has led choirs in educational, community, and professional settings across the U.S. and abroad. he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan and was selected as a Conducting Fellow for the prestigious 2023 Chorus American Choral-Orchestral Academy. In 2025, he was named a finalist for The American Prize in Conducting. Dr. Gaughran brings warmth, energy, and joy to every rehearsal and loves making music with the Vivace community.
The VIVACE Family Experience
Continuing a legacy of optimism for life and love of music.
Vi•va•ce /vēˈväˌCHā; vee-vah-chay/ from Italian: lively, spirited and vibrant.
Modeled after successful music festivals throughout Northern America, VIVACE Choral and Orchestral Workshops was originally envisioned over 20 years ago. In 2019, VIVACE Orchestra Camp took its maiden voyage, complete with canons! Together with professional symphonic musicians, they performed Tchaikovsky’s entire 1812 Overture. 2020’s camp welcomed Dr. Ryan Murphy as guest conductor, and was one of the few music festivals successfully and safely carried out, despite the overwhelming adversity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 we added a Choral Workshop, and the camp was another musical success, thanks to many hours of work put in by a few incredibly dedicated individuals. 2022 and 2023 were an incredible years. We were joined by international choral director, Benjamin Gaughran, added a Friday evening concert, and a full-day of wonderful music-making. Our sixth year, we welcomed back Dr. Ryan Murphy and Mr. Benjamin Gaughran.
Our seventh year will take place in 2026 after a 1 year sabbatical.
We offer choir and orchestra for every age. Enjoy classes and ensembles to accommodate the entire family—all day!
We provide an energetic musical experience, led by professional musicians from the top of the industry. We are an affordable, family-friendly event, catering to the needs of musicians at every stage. In only four years, we have grown from three small orchestras to seven sizable orchestras and three large choirs.
Come learn from wonderful faculty, take fabulous elective classes, and make spectacular music with us. Create lasting friendships, be inspired by incredible performances, and ignite your love for great symphonic and choral repertoire this summer!
QUESTIONS? vivacefamilycamp@gmail.com
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