THIBODAUX – Students with musical talent can hone their skills this summer in the second annual Chamber Music Camp hosted by the Nicholls State University School of Fine Arts, Division of Music. Students will participate in small ensembles ranging from trios, quartets and quintets, directed by music faculty members Paula Van Goes and Cristina Mendoza.

There will be two sessions this year. Session I is open to students entering grades 6 through 8 and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 4, to Friday, June 8. The camp will close with a concert held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in LeBijou Theater in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union. Admission is free and open to the public.

Session II is open to students entering grades 9 through 12 and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 18, to Friday, June 22. The camp will close with a concert held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in LeBijou Theater. 

Registration is $175, which includes daily lunch. For an additional $25, students will receive a one-hour private lesson with Paula Van Goes, Nicholls instructor of woodwinds, or Cristina Mendoza, instructor of brass and assistant director of bands. Advance registration is required. Students must provide their own instruments.

For more information or to register, visit the Office of Continuing Education, Non-Credit Programs on the Nicholls State Campus.