Get ready for MSYM 2023! This year's camp will take place July 9-14, 2023, with Junior and Senior camps taking place concurrently. Registration for this summer is now open! The first half-century of MSYM was great - let's make the next one even better!
In Summer 2022, we celebrated 50 Years of MSYM!!

…so why not join us to kick off the next half-century with even more music, friendship and fun?
You’ll make beautiful music, sure, but the memories you make will be even more beautiful.
Immerse yourself in music this summer on the beautiful UMaine campus!
Maine Summer Youth Music Camp is gearing up to celebrate its fifty-first year of residential music camp excitement! A limited number of scholarships are available to qualifying applicants.
For over half a century, MSYM has provided an immersive music experience for hundreds of young campers on the beautiful University of Maine campus, and we welcome you to join us this summer as we make beautiful music together once again.
Learn from professionals coming from both the UMaine community and from around the country, all bringing a wide array of skills and experiences. Activities include performances by faculty, students and others as well as fun recreational activities!

Offerings
MSYM offers large and small ensembles and classes in music areas, including:
- Jazz Ensemble
- String Ensemble
- Concert Band
- Symphonic Band
- Musical Theatre
- Chorus
Meet our Instructors
MSYM instructors are drawn from University of Maine faculty and staff, as well as from the wealth of respected musicians and teachers to be found all across Maine.
This year’s impressive list of talented MSYM instructors will be revealed soon!
Basic Camp Information
Mark Your Calendars for July 9-14, 2023
- Junior Camp (Grades 5-8*) and Senior Camp (Grades 8-12*) will take place concurrently, with students in age group pods
(* – current grade as of Spring 2023; students in eighth grade may choose either camp)
- Junior Camp Musical Theater and Jazz – 1 pm
- Senior Camp Musical Theater and Jazz – 3 pm
- Junior Camp Choir, Strings and Concert Band – 5 pm
- Senior Camp Choir, Strings and Concert Band – 7 pm
Questions?
Contact Christopher White via Email or Tel: 207.581.4703
UMaine School of Performing Arts
5788 Class of 1944 Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5788