Vivace Family Music Camp 2024
July 29-August 3, 2024
Waterford School Performing Arts Campus
9502 S 1700 E, Sandy, UT 84093
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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.
Mr. Benjamin Gaughran
Benjamin Gaughran is our Associate Guest Conductor.
British-Caribbean conductor Benjamin Gaughran (pronounced ‘gok-run’) will be joining us again this year as our Associate Guest Conductor. Benjamin brings with him a wealth and breadth of experience as a musician, music educator and conductor. He received his bachelor of music degree from the Royal Holloway College, University of London. After a successful career in England as a music educator and freelance choral conductor, Mr. Gaughran, his wife and their five children moved to the United States where he earned his masters of music in choral conducting at the University of Michigan. Now pursuing a doctoral degree at Michigan, he is continuing his choral conducting studies with Dr. Eugene Rogers and conducting many of the university choirs. He is a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music in Choral Conducting—a qualification held by only a handful of people throughout the world. This year, he will be conducting the Young Choristers, Camp Chorus, Philharmonia and Symphony Orchestras.
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.
Now in our sixth year, we are pleased to welcome back Dr. Ryan Murphy and Mr. Benjamin Gaughran. 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.
Comes 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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