2025
SIUE
VOCAL
ARTS
CAMP
JUL 28 - AUG 1
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
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ABOUT THE CAMP
The 2025 SIUE Vocal Arts Camp is an opportunity for middle & high school singers (ages 12-18, grades 7-12) to share a summer full of exciting opportunities in a wide range of music genres and in different settings, including:
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solo and ensemble singing
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exploring classical and contemporary repertoire
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a cappella groups
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annual talent show
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festival showcase concert in Dunham Hall Theatre
We will be focusing on healthy and beautiful choral singing experience, and a creative and inclusive camp culture. Our ensembles and workshops are taught by professional vocal coaches, choral conductors and music educators, that blend the development of appropriate vocal technique with mastering musical excellence in multiple settings and music genres.
The SIUE Vocal Arts Camp serves the greater Southern Illinois and St. Louis metropolitan areas as a summer choral experience of safety, learning, musical excellence, and community. At our Vocal Arts camp, we aim to forge life-long and authentic friendships, meaningful musical experiences, and celebrate our growth and collective achievements.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus in July!
INFO
WHEN
Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1
(Monday: 3 - 8.15 pm, Tuesday-Friday: 8.30 am - 8.15 pm)
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WHERE
SIUE Campus, Dunham Hall
Edwardsville, IL
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WHO
Ages 12-18/Grades 7-12
(rising 7th grader - High School graduate)
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PRICING
​Commuter Plan: $250
Residential Plan: $300
Family Discount: $100 off*
*contact camp managers for more information
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MEET THE
CAMP DIRECTORS
Greek conductor, educator, church musician, singer, and musicologist, Dr. Nikos Myrogiannis Koukos (known to his students as Dr. MK) serves as the Director of Choral Activities at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, directing the SIUE Concert Chorale and the community-based SIUE Choral Union. Dr. MK hails most recently from Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he earned a doctoral degree in Choral Conducting, Pedagogy, and Literature from James Madison University.
When not making music, Dr. MK enjoys cooking, vintage video gaming, discovering exciting places to read his books, and spending as much time as possible with his beloved wife Maria.
Dr. Nikos Myrogiannis Koukos
Dr. Alicia Canterbury Vorel
Dr. Alicia Canterbury Vorel serves as Assistant Professor in Music Education in the Department of Music at SIUE, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate music education majors. A Georgia native, she earned the Bachelor in Music Education at Mercer University, the MM degree in Music Education from Texas Tech University, and the PhD from the University of Mississippi.
Dr. Vorel is an experienced public school educator focusing primarily in elementary general music and children’s choirs teaching grades K-8 in the state of Georgia as well as higher education at the University of Mississippi and Northwest Community College. In the past, she has presented at state-level music educator conferences throughout the South and at the American Choral Directors Association Conference on numerous topics related to general music instruction and elementary choral methods.