Campocello
3214 W 10th, St James Community Square
Thank you for an amazing 24 years!
ABOUT
Campocello was founded in 2002 by Mary Thomson and her sister Morna Howie. Each year our musical selection and crafts are based on a different theme. Music is arranged by the teachers themselves with the individual student levels in mind. Throughout the week the students will work on the fundamentals of group playing while often incorporating modern techniques such as percussive playing on their instrument. On the last day of camp a concert is held to showcase all the hard work the students have put into their playing throughout the week. Campocello is a great way to end the summer, while providing a jump-start to the beginning of the school year and the restarting of school music programs. This is a fantastic place for young cellists to come together every summer and play music.
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Past themes:
Book Club
On the High C's
A Year In the Life...
The Adventurers
2021 A Space Odyssey
School of Rock
A Cello Mystery
The Cello Games
Travels with my Cello
The Beatles
The 4 Seasons
Carnival of the Animals
A Hootennany
Campocello Goes to the Movies
Dances with Cellos
A Little Night Music
Summer Camp
DIRECTOR
FRANKI LEMON was at the very first Campocello in Vancouver in 2002 as a student. She moved on to volunteering for the Camp during her summers off and has mentored under Mary Thomson for many years. Currently she is the Assistant Strings Teacher at West Point Grey Academy and also teaches private lessons. She can be found performing at various venues around the city and as a member of Symphony21. She is an accredited Suzuki teacher.
FOUNDER & CO-DIRECTOR
MARY THOMSON is one of the Campocello co-founders and and has been co-director since 2002. She has been a part of the cello faculty at VAM since 1987. Mary is an arranger of cello ensembles in genres from classical to pop. Her students (current and former) are members of local youth orchestras, have successfully prepared for RCM exams and have competed at regional, provincial and national levels of the Kiwanis Music Festival. She is the Writer and Publisher of ‘Exam Scales & Arpeggios Grades 1-10’. Mary has also previously worked in the recording industry as a producer, promoter and distributor of classical recordings.