Summer Camp

• Please see our Tuition Assistance Page for more information about how to apply for tuition assistance

A full refund will be given, $420 less a $50 withdrawal fee, if written or email notice of withdrawal is received by 11:59 p.m. CT on June 22, 2026. No refunds will be given after June 22.

Yes! After completing an audition, return to the audition page, click on the next auditionee’s instrument and click “register another.”

• Summer Philharmonia: Only string players are eligible for Summer Philharmonia. Summer Philharmonia introduces beginning violin, viola, cello, and bass players ages 8-12 to playing in an orchestra. This camp is designed for students who have been playing their instrument for at least one year. Students must be able to read music. No playing sample needed.
• Summer Sinfonietta: A full orchestra camp open to strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. This camp is best for string players ages 12-15 with at least two years’ playing experience, and best for woodwinds, brass, and percussion students ages 13-16 with at least two years’ playing experience. Playing sample video required.
• Summer Symphony: A fulfilling and rigorous full orchestral experience for the advanced student, Summer Symphony is similar to the Philharmonic and Symphony levels in GTCYS school-year orchestras. Students will be immersed in challenging orchestral literature, striving for musical expression at the highest level. This camp is best for students ages 15-18, with exceptions for younger students playing at a very advanced level. Playing sample video required.

If you’re auditioning for our 2026–27 season, you may reuse your audition playing sample for the solo piece requirement.

Yes, as long as the registration period is still open, you may log in to your account, un-submit your original playing sample, and upload your new one.

• GTCYS will email families with camp details and placements in July.
• If you receive a Snap Audition notification that your playing sample has been judged, please do not contact GTCYS inquiring about your results as they may not have been finalized yet.

Before camp, GTCYS will email directories to families who indicated interest in carpools on the registration form. Families can contact each other to coordinate carpools.

Choose 1 of these 3 ways to record and upload your playing sample video:

• 1) Recommended: Upload a video of no more than 3gb in size from your computer’s files. Or:
• 2) Recommended: Record directly on your phone from Snap Audition’s website on your mobile browser. Click the box with the up arrow on the “Upload” tab, then select “take photo or video”. You may re-record as many times as you wish directly from your mobile browser. Or:
• 3) Record a video on your phone and upload it to your audition registration. Please do not record your videos in 4k! This may result in file sizes that are too large to upload from your phone. Note that upload times may take longer using this method. Do not exit your mobile browser window while your video is uploading.

• Tuition for Summer Orchestra Camps is $420 per student (including a non-refundable $50 deposit).
• Families who want to apply for tuition assistance can register with a $25 fee using coupon codes provided on the registration website. A tuition assistance application is required thereafter so GTCYS can determine an award and balance due.

Note: The camp no longer has a separate registration fee like it did in past years.