CAMP ENCORE-CODA
a great summer of music, sports and friends!
a great summer of music, sports and friends!
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SUMMER 1997
Dear Jamie and Ellen,
I have gone to many camps and have had many "fun" experiences. Attending a music camp was a whole new experience for me. It was also my first sleep away camp. I was quite nervous and questioning if I would really like it there. The minute I got there, I felt as if there was something special about the place. I heard musical instruments from every which way... I suddenly just knew I would like it there.
It was simply beautiful there. The sky was a rich, clear, blue, which seemed to encompass you in a whole different piece of the world that was isolated from everywhere else. There were studios in various comfortable places. There you could be alone with yourself, music and nature. When you walk down the rocky path of the campus, you hear so many different kinds of music that erase all the problems of your day and fill them with beautiful music. You’re never alone because that music that will guide you in so many ways. You will meet friends that will become close to you and you will meet amazing people you will never forget. When you leave, it is one of the hardest good-bye’s you will ever have to make. But do not get me wrong, you will never forget this experience. When you look back on your experience, it will seem like a fantasy. But this fantasy is one you can re-live every summer. Each summer, teaching you something new and different about life and yourself. This was much more special then a "fun" experience.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Saltmans, Martha and I were thrilled beyond measure to be a part of Parents’ Day at Encore/Coda last Saturday. We had gotten letters from Kathryn describing her own pleasure at your camp, under the leadership of your staff and in the company of so many good kids. But we had no idea that the culminating event of Parents’ Day would be such a brilliant display of students and their leaders doing what can only be described as lifting the campground on high with their communal passions and skills. From the first set of pieces in the new Hall- the Lower Camp Jazz Band- through the Rep Orchestra, senior Orchestra, Chorus, Jazz Choir, Senior Jazz Band- WOW! You now must develop a technique by which parents and Grandparents are able to bifurcate, so that we can split ourselves to hear and watch some chamber pieces. I was able to grab small sections of music from the smaller venues as I trailed from the New Hall to the dining room and back. The tremendous leadership of the various conductors was apparent to all. The Jazz Choir in particular was astonishing, and Kathryn looks forward to being part of that as she matures at your camp. (By the way she asked that she return for next summer as soon as we landed!) The Senior Jazz Band left me speechless. I kept pinching myself to make sure this was really happening. Martha and I left that afternoon with our tired bodies and soaring spirits, eager to tell anyone who’ll listen about your remarkable summer. I have never spent a day quite like that one. Thanks again from all of us, for a splendid initiation for Kathryn into the world of young musicians. We wanted a place where she would be surrounded with good kids who believe in "the other" as well as in themselves, where leadership is clear, informed and passionate. Our desires were deeply rewarded. Please send our best wishes and congratulations to all the excellent staff.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dearest Jamie and Ellen,
Summer: 50 Encore/Coda Lane, Sweden, ME, 04040 Tel: 207-647-3947
Winter: 32 Grassmere Rd., Brookline, MA, 02467 Tel: 617-325-1541
Email: jamie@encore-coda.com