Saxophone Camp 2025 Digital Handbook

Auditions

As part of your registration — BEFORE MAY 30 — students are asked to submit an “audition” video. You can do this simply with your smartphone. Be sure that the sound and picture are clear.

This is NOT an audition to get into the camp. Having a performance sample from each student, in advance, helps us get to know our attendees' playing level so that we can form strong chamber ensembles and offer a meaningful musical experience. 

You will find instructions on the Saxophone Camp page. 

DEADLINE: Friday, May 30

QUESTIONS? Email Professor Torres at torres.173@osu.edu.

What to pack — What to bring

• Saxophone/s, accessories, portable music stand (if you have one).
• Music – solo, duets and method books.
• A modest amount of spending money.
• Informal summer clothes — shorts, jeans etc. for the daytime activities.
• A dress or dress pants or shirt and tie for the closing concert.
• A sweater or sweatshirt, as air-conditioned rooms can become cool.
• An umbrella or light rain jacket might also be needed.
• RESIDENTS: Personal toiletries, towels, wash cloths, blanket, linens and/or sleeping bag, and pillow.
  • Note that bed/bath linens and pillow will NOT be provided.
• Alarm Clock App.

First Day Check-in: Sunday, June 8 — All students must check in. 

Follow the directions below based on Resident or Commuter.

Resident Students — Check in between 2–3 p.m. at Blackburn House (136 W. Woodruff Ave.)

STEP 1: Check-in — Blackburn House lobby.

STEP 2: Proceed to your room to drop off your luggage. 

STEP 3: Between 3–4 p.m., proceed to the Timashev Family Music Building to check in for camp. 

• Arriving after 3 p.m.? Please contact the program administrator at YouthSummerMusic@osu.edu to make special arrangements.
• Arriving/departing by air? Contact the program administrator to share your itinerary. Plan your departure for after 7 p.m. on the final day.

Directions to Blackburn House and parking. Be advised, there is no loading area at the residence hall for summer programs. Participants should park, unload, and walk to Blackburn House. It is a short walk! 

• Park at the Lane Ave. Garage at 2100 Neil Ave. (this is not a typo; despite the garage name, the address is Neil Ave.). Follow the directions below to Blackburn House at 136 W. Woodruff Ave.

Commuters — Check in between 3–4 p.m. at the Timashev Family Music Building

Check in at the Music Commons (south lobby) of the Timashev Family Music Building (1900 College Rd.). 

Park at the Ohio Union South Garage at 1759 N. High St., Columbus 43210 (located next to the Ohio Union and 0.2 mile from the School of Music). Exit from the west side of the garage (opposite High St.) and walk north along College Rd. toward the Timashev Music building, which is on the same side of the street. Enter the south doors to the lobby — across from the Oval.

• Note — Ohio Union South Garage is the only garage in the area that is open to visitors during an academic day.
• Visit CampusParc for more information on campus parking, including fees.

Schedule

You will receive a detailed schedule at check-in. Saxophone Camp activities will be held daily from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Meals

Meals will be held at Traditions at Scott, a campus dining facility.

Residential campers will receive breakfast, lunch and dinner as part of their camp registration. 

Commuter campers will receive lunch and dinner as part of their camp registration.

Commuters — Daily Drop-off/Pick-up

Note the schedule you will receive at check-in and plan accordingly so that you can attend all sessions, events and performances.

After the first day of the program, use the Ohio Union South Loop driveway (located on 12th Ave.) for daily drop-off/pick-up. 

Program staff will be onsite to escort students to and from the drop-off/pick-up area.

Map of Ohio Union Loop [pdf]

Commuters — Student Drivers

Students who drive to campus should plan ahead regarding parking. Build in your walking time from the parking location to ensure that you arrive on time for the first daily sessions. Students will not have access to their vehicle until the conclusion of the day, according to the daily schedule. 

• Be sure to pack an umbrella or light rain jacket each day.
• Parking on campus — Students may purchase Surface Lot Day Parking Passes through CampusParc. Day permits are available for $11/day (a significant savings over hourly parking), and may be purchased by creating a user account at osu.campusparc.com. Click “login” at the upper right corner of the home page, then click “Visitor” and create a new account. Day permits are good for one calendar day, and are valid in any unrestricted permit space campus-wide.
  • Note that day permits are not valid in marked paid hourly spaces, at single space meters, or in parking garages.
• The parking lot at Ohio Stadium is closest to the Timashev Family Music Building. 

The School of Music is not liable for any parking fines a student receives when parking on or near campus or for any vehicular damage while on campus.

Remind — Notification App

To assist with group communication, we will use the classroom notification platform Remind. We ask that all students sign up for this notification service. Parents are encouraged to sign up as well, so that you receive notifications during the program. Please see the following PDF (“invite”) for instructions on how to sign up online or via your mobile phone.

Public Concerts and Parking — for families and guests

Parents and family members are welcome to attend the following Saxophone Camp performances. These concerts will be held in the new Timashev Family Music Building. Plan to park in the Ohio Union South Garage then walk north on College Road, and enter the building's south door. 
 
Sunday  •  7:30 p.m. — Faculty recital
Monday • 7 p.m . — Counselor recital
Wednesday  •  1:30 p.m. — Finale concert 

Last Day Check-out: Wednesday, June 11 

Dorm check-out for residents will take place following the final event of their camp. Students will need to pack their belongings and leave luggage in their room on the final morning of their program. Following the final performance, students and families will return to their dorm to collect their bags/belongings, then return their key to the front desk.

LOST KEY CHARGE — Due to the need for building security for summer guests and student residents during the academic year, students will be billed if their dorm swipe card is lost. The cost to replace a lost swipe card is $15. All swipe cards must be turned in to Conference Housing at the conclusion of the program. Students will be assessed a $15 fee if a swipe card is not returned at time of checkout.

What to Expect at Saxophone Camp 

We will begin each day with group fundamentals and warm-up exercises to prepare for chamber music rehearsals. Before lunch, everyone will participate in improvisation class. Afternoons will be used for the large Saxophone Orchestra to prepare for Wednesday’s concert; in the evenings, after dinner, everyone will have opportunities to enjoy exciting performances by faculty and staff.