WHAT: Kent State Summer Youth Programs including Kent for Kids, Summer Chamber Studies and the Piano Institute                                                      

WHEN: June 9 – Aug. 1, 2008

WHERE: Kent State University - Kent Campus

WHO: For young people ages 5 to 18

CONTACT: Call 330-672-3100 for details.

BACKGROUND: The College of Continuing Studies sponsors a variety of summer programs that give young people of all ages the chance to have fun while learning.

Kentfor Kids, June 9 – Aug. 1
For more than 30 years, the Kent for Kids program has provided enrichment activities for kindergartners through eighth graders. Participants have fun taking part in a wide selection of hands-on activities. They can attend up to four classes a day in topic areas such as fine and performing arts, crafts, sports and games, technology, and science. The program also features supervised before and after activities so that working parents can enroll their children the entire day. Two-week sessions run from June 9 through Aug. 1, 2008.

Summer Chamber Studies (NEW), June 20 – 29
Summer Chamber Studies is a program for collaborative piano, strings, voice and percussion students ages 10 to 18. Students of all skill levels study with outstanding teachers and fellow student musicians at Kent State’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. Activities teach individual and group performance techniques that challenge each student to achieve his or her highest level of musicianship. Students attend concerts and participate in performance activities, private lessons, technique classes, small chamber ensembles, master classes and theory classes taught by the world-class La Catrina Quartet. For details or to apply, call 330-672-4741, visit www.ccs.kent.edu/chamber or e-mail summerchamberstudies@kent.edu.

Piano Institute, July 20 – 30
The Piano Instituteis a residential program for intermediate and advanced piano students entering grades seven through 12. Students study with Kent State piano faculty Drs. Donna Lee and Jerry Wong, attending individual lessons, workshops and master classes. There also are recreational activities, including Cleveland Orchestra and Kent/Blossom Music concerts. A performance at Severance Hall is the grand finale. Information and applications are available at www.ccs.kent.edu/piano.

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Media Contact:
Monica Brately, 330-672-1061, mbratel1@kent.edu