2025 SSSC Dates: June 23-27, 2025 at John Rex Elementary School
Summer Symphony Strings Camp
The Summer Symphony Strings Camp (SSSC) is an annual commuter day camp and no audition is required. Students participate in string orchestra rehearsals and sectionals, working with professional staff members who supervise all activities. SSSC also features special guest artist recitals and Arts Experience Field Trips which have included Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Myriad Botanical Gardens, and Civic Center Music Hall tours. The week concludes on Friday with a Camp Closing Ceremonies concert for campers' families.
Type of Ensemble
This camp is for string students only and is open to those in grades 5 through 8 (in the 2024-2025 school year) who have been playing for at least one year and can read music.
The conductor of Summer Symphony Strings Camp is Peter Markes.​
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Watch this video of Mr. Markes facilitating a "Mini Melodies" cluster with John Rex Elementary School Students
At A Glance Sample Schedule
8:00am - Drop-Off Begins
8:30am - Rehearsal
10:00am - Arts Experience Field Trip
11:30am - Lunch (Bring Your Own)
12:00pm - Afternoon Rehearsal
1:00pm - Sectionals
2:00pm - Recital Hour
3:00pm - Pick-Up
*Schedule varies and is subject to change
Auditions
Auditions are NOT REQUIRED for SSSC. Enrollment for the 2025 SSSC will open soon.
Camp Dues
2025 Camp Dues: $290. Special Scholarships are available for those who need assistance. ​
Register
2025 Registration will be open soon!
“The students in the OKYO’s Summer Symphony Strings Camp continue to amaze me! In just one week they are able to create an amazing, mature musical product that belies their young age. I am also continually in awe at how they grow in their maturity, their relationships, and their leadership. These are the real tenets why we teach music, and I am humbled to be a part of the team that makes this growth possible each year.”
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Peter Markes, Camp Artistic Director, OKYO Advisory Council Member, and 2014 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year