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THE NORTH Vancouver-based West Coast Amateur Musician’s Society,
shown here, will be hosting a summer. music camp for adults and families
at Shewnigan Lake Jaly 24-31. Featured at the camp will bea variety’ of
instramental, vocal and dramatic ‘courses.

Music camp. slated

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: princess through ‘enemy ter-
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THE NORTH Vancouver-based
West. Coast Amateur Musicians
Society will be hosting its summer
music camp for adults ‘and families

at Shawnigan Lake July 24 to 31.

“In its fifth year, this summer

activity has become very popular,”’ -
' noted director Jack Downs.

simply outgrew (previous), facilities
‘near Mission." :

“We

Courses include. vocal singing,

madrigals, orchestra, early music,:

woodwinds anda host of other

‘classical: music-related classes: anid -

workshops.

Again this summer: there. will a
course’ teaching playing of Swiss
hand bells..

For - six-.. to. 12-year-olds, » the
children’s. program © includes
drama, music, arts and crafts and '
swimming and .allows Parents to
enrol in the adult courses. ; :

For . more. details about ‘the

Society or the music camp, call
980-5341:
- Music Holiday: at ‘943 Clements

or. write -.to. Summer

Ave.; North Vancouver, V7R 2K8. ~

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