Viola Bootcamp

Come celebrate 10 years of WVU Viola Bootcamp in 2025! WVU Viola Bootcamp will be held June 11 – 14, 2025, at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. Viola Bootcamp features four intensive days that are designed to help each participant achieve goals for technical, musical, and personal growth in their study of the viola. Each student will be supported at their current level and will be guided with personalized instruction.

Participants

WVU Viola Bootcamp welcomes participants who are high school students (15 years old and above), undergraduate students, graduate students, adult amateurs, teachers, professionals, or other instrumentalists wanting to explore the viola. Younger students will be considered with permission from the director.

Activities

• Daily private lessons
• Ample practice time
• Viola ensemble
• Technique classes, master classes, lectures
• Faculty and student performances
• Social activities: dessert and movie night

Camp Atmosphere

Every playing level is represented at Viola Bootcamp, from beginners to the most advanced. We typically have an equal mix of playing level from each category of high school, undergraduate, graduate, and adult amateurs. No audition is required. We encourage a true community of supportive violists.

Registration

1. Register online. Registration deadline is June 1 at 11:45 p.m.
2. Wait for the confirmation email for acceptance into Viola Bootcamp
3. Pay Viola Bootcamp tuition (instructions TBA)

Fees

Tuition: $350

• If fees are preventative for attendance, please email Andrea Houde to discuss options.
• Also interested in attending the WVU String Chamber Music Intensive? Bundle pricing is available.

Housing

On-campus dormitory housing is mandatory for students who are under the age of 18 and who are unaccompanied by a parent. Camp counselors are provided for underage students' supervision.

Single Room/Meals: $341.59

Double Room/Meals: $251.19

Campers of all ages are permitted to stay in the dormitories and can request a dormitory housing reservation. On-campus housing comes with a full meal plan. Dormitories are a 10-15 minute walk from the Creative Arts Center where most Bootcamp activities take place. Adult campers can select to stay in an on-campus dormitory OR can book their own off-campus housing at local hotels, Airbnbs, etc.

Schedule

For participants who need on campus housing, arrival is on June 11 between 3 – 9 p.m. at the dormitories. Camp activities do not officially begin until June 11 (Wednesday) morning at 9:00 a.m. The final concert is 2:00 p.m. on the final day (Saturday, June 14). Check-out from the dorms is 12:00pm, before the final concert.