Mr. Scharr conducting a Wind Rehearsal 

Summer Sounds enters its ninth year in 2011, now under the umbrella of the Cape Cod Symphony and Conservatory of Music and Arts. George Scharr, SS Program Director, is the Director of Community Education for the Symphony, Director of the Falmouth Campus of the Conservatory, and a faculty member at Falmouth Academy.


Summer Sounds brings together a wonderful group of young musicians and gives them the opportunity to work with some of the area’s best professionals while having fun in the process. Students should have a minimum of two years playing experience in order to take full advantage of the program. Therefore, students generally are ready for SS the summer before entering sixth grade.


"Getting young people excited about music" is Mr. Scharr's primary goal and he is actively involved with the program on a day-to-day basis, stating that "Summer music programs should be fun and exciting for young people." Classes are held in:
 - Concert band
 - Jazz band and the "solo"
 - Brass, woodwind, string and rhythm ensembles
 - Performance
 - Music composition
 - Vocal performance

There are two Summer Sounds sessions (one at each Conservatory campus) this summer; further information and registration materials can be found under “Summer Programs” at http://www.capecodconservatory.org.


For additional information about Summer Sounds, please email
Karen Rauss at ssmusiccamp@comcast.net or phone 508-566-5278.