The NAU Curry Summer Music Camp is proud to return this year as a 5 day festival experience for choir, band, and orchestra students from Arizona and all around the Southwestern United States. Join us for the opportunity to receive world-class music instruction from elite musicians, and to rehearse and perform in NAU’s Ardrey Auditorium on our Flagstaff Mountain Campus.

Instruction for the Curry Camp will be directed by esteemed guest artists, NAU faculty members and students of the NAU Kitt School of Music.

Wednesday, June 7^th – Sunday, June 11^th

Schedule Coming Soon

To secure your spot at the 2023 Curry Summer Music Camp, please follow the Registration link below and complete the registration by May 5^th, 2023. A non-refundable $60 deposit is required with your registration.

Registration Link – Opens on January 2^nd, 2023

Camp Fees

Prices Coming Soon

Commuter Campers – $390 (All Meal Plan)/ $365 (Lunch & Dinner Meal Plan)

Resident Campers – $590 (includes All Meal Plan)

Incidental Fees:

Lost Room Key fee (collected at time of loss): $30

Lost Meal Card fee (collected at time of loss): $30

Property Damage (when applicable): case-by-case dependent

Important Dates and Deadlines:

Monday, January 2^nd:

• Registration opens for the 2023 Curry Summer Music Camp. Registration will require a non-refundable $60 deposit to secure a spot in the camp.

Friday, May 5^th:

• Registration and $60 deposit deadline. Registration is open until either all spots are filled, or the deadline date of May 5^th
• Any registrations after we fill capacity or after May 5^th will automatically be placed on a waiting list. Registrants on the waiting list will be notified no later than Wednesday, May 24^th if there is a spot for them in the camp. If no spots are open at this time, waitlist registrations will be cancelled. Please see our waitlist policy below.

Monday, May 22^nd:

• Payment-in-Full deadline for all camp fees. Payments must be submitted through the Active Network Portal above by no later than 5pm Arizona Time.
  • Failure to meet the Payment-in-Full deadline will result in a forfeiture of your spot to a waitlisted student and/or cancellation of your registration. The $60 deposit will not be refunded if your registration is cancelled due to failure to meet this deadline.
• Cancellation deadline for full refund of camp fees, excluding the non-refundable $60 registration deposit. Please see our refund policy below.
• Supplemental Forms deadline: all supplemental forms for the Curry Camp must be completed and uploaded by this date, including the Attendee Handbook (included in the confirmation email).
  • Failure to meet the Supplemental Forms deadline will result in a forfeiture of your spot to a waitlisted student and/or cancellation of your registration. The $60 deposit will not be refunded if your registration is cancelled due to failure to meet this deadline.

Waitlist Policy

Students who are placed on the waitlist either due to a lack of open spots or due to missing the deadline date of May 5^th will not be charged any fees until their registration is transferred from the waitlist onto the active roster.

Students will only be added onto the roster if:

1. A spot has opened up due to cancellation or failure to meet the Payment-in-full deadline of May 22^nd;
2. The waitlisted student has completed all other aspects of the registration, including the registration forms;
3. Students are able to pay in full for the camp fees by no later than Friday, June 2^nd.

If on Wednesday, May 24^th there are still no open spots for the camp, all students who are on the waitlist will have their registrations cancelled.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be processed through Active Network onto the card used during registration. Refunds are available up until Monday, May 22^nd for all fees excluding the non-refundable $60 registration deposit. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after May 22^nd baring exceptional circumstances.

In the event that an attendee is dismissed from the camp, all fees will be forfeited over to the Curry Summer Music Camp.

In the event of the camp’s cancellation on the part of the Curry Summer Music Camp, all expenses will be refunded in full to the card used to register through Active Network.

Enrollment and Eligibility

Enrollment is open for all students who are going into school grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the Fall of 2023. Registration will require students to list their anticipated grade level and the school which they will be attending.

Meet your Faculty Coordinators

Dr. Tim Westerhaus – NAU Director of Choral Studies

Christine Graham – NAU Voice Professor

Dr. Jacquelyn Schwandt – NAU Associate Professor of Violin & Viola

Dr. Stephen Meyer – NAU Director of Bands

Dr. Brent Levine – NAU Associate Director of Bands

The Flagstaff Piano Festival Academy plans to return this summer with another fantastic Festival Experience! Please check back in soon for more information on the Summer 2023 Flagstaff Piano Festival Academy dates, guest artists, events, and registration deadlines.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

For more information on the Festival, please visit our website.

Festival Coordinator:
Dr. Silvan Negrutiu:
NAU Director of Keyboard Studies