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P.O. Box 495
Naperville, IL 60566
opuscamp@gmail.com

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Each summer at the OPUS camp, students have the opportunity to learn about some aspect of music that they may not have encountered in traditional lessons and school situations. Past workshops have included:

• Extreme Dynamics with Corky Siegel
• Improvisation with Cathy Kuna
• Extended String Techniques with Phillip Serna
• The Viol de Gamba with Phillip Serna
• The Erhu
• The Care of and Making of Stringed Instruments with Luthier Peter Seman

Two workshops are planned for the 2010 OPUS Camp:

AN INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC MUSIC

Arabic music is full of the beautiful use of bowed string instruments. In this workshop led by versatile musician Cathy Kuna, small groups of students will have an interactive introduction to the basic elements of Arabic music, including rhythm patterns, scales, style, and improvisation.

CHAMBER MUSIC FROM A COMPOSER’S PERSPECTIVE

OPUS is delighted to have composer Sebastian Huydts join us for a special workshop in 2010.
A native of The Netherlands, he has lived primarily in Chicago for the past 17 years. As a composer, Huydts has received commissions from the DuPage Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Rembrandt Chamber Players, as well as the Orion Ensemble and many individuals. As a pianist, he performs regularly with CUBE in Chicago, as well as with members of the Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona i National de Catalunya. He is interested in all styles of music, especially those works written in the last 100 years. He is also an educator, currently teaching at Columbia College in Chicago. Sebastian is eager to encourage OPUS students to try their hands at composition, and to talk about all things compositional.