LISTEN. LEARN. PLAY.
JANUARY 9-12, 2025
Winter Village Music Camp is a fun and inspiring winter weekend of LISTENING, LEARNING & PLAYING in a friendly and inclusive setting.
LISTEN: Winter Village’s faculty concerts are a highlight of the camp. Join us on Thursday night for the Camp’s Opening Concert featuring Emily Miller & Jesse Milnes and Hildaland (Louise Bichan & Ethan Setiawan). The popular Saturday Night All-Faculty Concert features all camp faculty in a series of short performances and spontaneous collaborations. On Sunday afternoon at 4:00 pm, the Closing Concert will feature The Clements Brothers with Natalie Padilla & Quinn Bachand.
LEARN: WVMC offers more than 100 workshops on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, ukulele, singing and songwriting taught by our 30 plus person faculty. Workshops explore a variety of styles - Bluegrass, Old Time, Irish, New England, Cajun, Scandinavian, Swing, Folk, Americana and more. Singing and songwriting workshops are offered along with sessions on how to practice more effectively and enjoyably. This year we will explore some new topics during the lunch hour including online marketing strategies for working musicians, new ways for recording at home, in the studio or a hybrid approach to record and share your music, and holistic practices for musicians. We all spend a considerable amount of time practicing, playing and performing and we want to share some holistic health based practices for staying healthy and weaving your musical practice into your daily self-care.
PLAY: Musicians at all levels ‘play music’. So let’s have some fun and play together. There will be many opportunities for jamming, musical play dates, and group sessions in the styles you enjoy, and at a level and speed where you feel comfortable playing with others.
NOTE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ATTENDED PAST WINTER VILLAGE EVENTS: Earlier this year, La Tourelle was purchased by new owners who are renovating the hotel this winter. So, the 2025 Winter Village Music Camp is moving downtown. Our new food and lodging host is Canopy by Hilton and their restaurant/bar the Strand Cafe. Workshops and performances will be next door at the Community School of Music & Arts. We are excited about the move and look forward to sharing all that downtown Ithaca has to offer to our guests and visitors.
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Workshops by Instrument
FIDDLE
Old Time:
Rachel Eddy, Judy Hyman, Emily Miller, Jesse Milnes & Oona Grady
Bluegrass:
Jesse Milnes, Austin Scelzo, Tim Ball & Rick Manning
Irish:
Louise Bichan, Natalie Padilla, Tim Ball & Oona Grady
Swing:
Kevin Wimmer, Quinn Bachand & Austin Scelzo
Cajun:
Kevin Wimmer
BANJO
Old Time: Rachel Eddy, Richie Stearns, Natalie Padilla & Benny Bleu
Bluegrass: Eli Gilbert & Paul Fairbanks
GUITAR
Old Time: Rachel Eddy, Emily Miller & Jesse Milnes
Bluegrass: Jesse Milnes, George Clements
Finger Style: Jesse Milnes
Irish/New England: Quinn Bachand, Tim Ball
Swing: Quinn Bachand, Dave Davie
BASS
Charles Clements, Joey Arcuri, James Gascoyne
MANDOLIN
Bluegrass & Old Time:
Ethan Setiawan, Perry Cleaveland & Rick Manning
Swing:
Ethan Setiawan
Octave Mandolin:
Ethan Setiawan
UKE
Old Time:
Jeff Claus
Swing:
Robert VanRennesse
SINGING
Lead Singing/Vocal Technique:
Emily Miller and Steve Stull
Harmony Singing:
Clements Brothers, Emily Miller & Jesse Milnes, Dave Davies & Austin Scelzo
Vocal Improvisation:
Dave Davies
SONGWRITING
Clements Brothers, Maria Gillard, Tenzin Chopak, Naomi Sommers
TUNE COMPOSITION
Natalie Padilla
PRACTICE & LEARNING TECHNIQUES
Natalie Padilla, Louise Bichan, Austin Scelzo & Paul Fairbanks
BAND/JAMMING ETIQUETTE
Austin Scelzo
Accommodations & Event Locations
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ARTS (CSMA)
Workshops and camp concerts will be held next door to the Canopy at the Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA). We are excited to bring the camp to downtown Ithaca where campers can take advantage of the many restaurants, bars, and shops located nearby. Located next door to the Canopy, CSMA will host most of our workshops and all three of our camp concerts. There are also practice rooms available on a first come-first serve basis.
If you are a CSMA member, take $50 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-CSMA-50 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd.
CANOPY HOTEL
DOWNTOWN/ITHACA
After 14 years at La Tourelle, Winter Village will be moving to downtown Ithaca, with accommodations at the Canopy - Downtown Ithaca, and food and beverages at the Canopy’s Strand Cafe. The Canopy is adjacent to the Ithaca Commons and Restaurant Row.
WINTER VILLAGE ROOM RATES:
$129 per night for a Double Queen
$169 per night for a Deluxe King
Remember that during the early registration period (until November 3rd), you can receive a $25 discount on your camp registration fee by using promo code WVMC-Canopy-25 when registering for the camp.
Rooms are available on quiet floors or on ‘music floors’ where late night jamming is allowed and encouraged!
STONE POST VINEYARD
HOUSE CONCERTS
This fall, Stone Post Vineyard located on Ithaca’s South Hill is hosting two house concerts. The Jacob Jolliff Band performed on September 19th and The Clements Brothers will be performing with Naomi Sommers & Rick Manning on Friday, November 1st. These unamplified house concerts are located in a lovely and intimate setting with seating limited to just 50 attendees. All ticket sale proceeds for the November 1st concert will support 5 scholarships to be awarded to CSMA members and others who may need assistance to attend Winter Village Music Camp.
Camp Registration
Early Bird
Rate!
Early Weekend Registration - Adults
$265.00 ($284.62 with Eventbrite fee)
Early Weekend Registration - Students & Seniors
$235.00 ($252.61 with Eventbrite fee)
Early weekend registration pricing will be available through November 3rd. If you are planning on attending, NOW is the best and most affordable time to register. On November 4th the weekend registration will increase and one and two day registration options will be added. Weekend registration includes access to all workshops, jamming, special camp room rates, and a ticket to the Saturday night faculty concert. The weekend registration ticket does not include tickets for the Opening Concert (Thursday evening), the Closing Concert (Sunday evening), nor food or lodging at Canopy.
Check out these special weekend discounts available during the early registration period, ending November 3rd.
Have you attended Winter Village Music Camp in the past? Take $25 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-ALUM-25 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd. Bring proof of previous camp attendance to the registration desk when you arrive on Thursday or Friday.
Spending the weekend at Canopy by Hilton? Take $25 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-Canopy-25 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd. Bring proof of your Hotel purchase.
Are you a past camp attendee who is staying at Canopy at 2025 Camp? Take $40 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-CanAlum-40 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd.
Are you a CSMA Member? Take $50 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-CSMA-50 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd.
Are you a member of the Finger Lakes Fiddle Orchestra? Take $50 off of your weekend registration price by using promo code WVMC-FLFO-50 when registering. Offer good only during early registration period ending on November 3rd.
Don't Like On-line Registration?
You can pay by check to Winter Village Music.
Mail to:
Winter Village Music
1325 Mecklenburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850