Wolfeboro Friends of Music (WFOM) may award tuition awards up to six students to attend the Summer Youth Music School (SYMS) camps at UNH, Durham, Dept. of Music, the Southern Maine University Summer Music camps at SMU, Gorham, ME, Dept. of Music or another music camp that has been approved by WFOM.
The camp awards will be awarded to middle and high school students. grades 7th through 11th grade. The awards are open to any year-round resident music student in the GWSD, PMSD, ILSD, and MSD who submits an application (see WFOM Summer Camp application form) including a written essay about their interest and future musical ambitions.
The deadline for WFOM applications must be received by April 1st. Please send the application and essay to Debbi Gibson, Wolfeboro Friends of Music, 55 Brook Road, Sanbornton, NH 03269 or email to
The awards are funded from the William H. Gibson Music Fund, a fund supported by WFOM through part of its annual ticket income, supporting awards, and individual sponsors. The Gibson Music Fund is used each year to provide music education programs, lessons, or equipment for the Gov. Wentworth Regional School District students and to enhance the summer music experience for students in grades 7-11 in the Lakes Region. Donations to the William H. Gibson Music Fund can be made payable to WFOM, PO Box 2056, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Links:
SYMS
http://cola.unh.edu/music/program/syms-summer-youth-music-school
Friends of Music is supported in part by grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.