UMSL Summer Keyboard Camp

03/11/2025

Another year, another exciting week full of unforgettable activities to jumpstart your summer piano progress! Learn from master artist-teachers and perform at the acclaimed Touhill Performing Arts Center! 🎉

08/14/2024

Look forward to welcoming Ilya Shmukler to the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 24th at 7:30 PM!
Ilya's program includes J.S. Bach's Toccata in D Major, Shubert's Sonata in A Major, Liszt's Funerailles, and Schumann's Symphonic Etudes! This concert is not to be missed. And the admission is free!

06/22/2024

What a week! We are so proud of our campers who gave a beautiful recital today at the Touhill! Bravi tutti! Take a peek through some highlights of our week!

06/13/2024

🎹 The wait is over! Our UMSL Summer Keyboard Camp kicks off this Monday! Get ready for a week of music magic with personalized lessons, inspiring masterclasses, a special performance by guest artist Dr. Elizabeth Crecca, and an unforgettable organ field trip. Plus, don't miss the grand finale: our students' performance at the Touhill Performing Arts Center! Stay tuned for updates and behind-the-scenes glimpses! 🎶

03/22/2024

Look forward to working with G*E students this Saturday!!
UMSL Music Building. 11:00 AM. Open to the public.

02/05/2024

Calling passionate piano students! We're back with another week full of exciting opportunities: lessons with esteemed faculty, a masterclass with guest artist Dr. Elizbeth Crecca (Bucknell University), and performance opportunities at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Check out our exciting line up of activities and more at https://www.umsl.edu/music/summercamps/keyboard-camp.html

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06/23/2023

Camp - Day 4! Amazing!!! Ilya Shmukler’s brilliant performance at the Touhill followed by a wonderful Master Class! Olga Rusinova’s beautiful paintings!! Piano Fitness exercises, one-on-one lessons!! Afterwards conversations and plans!! Cheers! 🎹

06/22/2023

We had a marvelous day at Grace United Methodist Church today in which we toured the "guts" of the organ and experimented with registration! Huge thank you to Michael Smith for the amazing immersive experience!!

06/19/2023

Ilya Shmukler Russia I Age 27 When he was 3 years old, Moscow native Ilya Shmukler’s mother found him jumping on the bed and beautifully singing Robertino Loreti’s “Jamaica;” she...

06/18/2023

🎹🎼Join us for a FREE concert and masterclass by Van Cliburn finalist Ilya Shmukler this Thursday at 1pm in the Anheuser-Busch Hall of the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Program includes Beethoven Op. 109 and Prokofiev's smashing sonatas Nos. 3 and 7. If you can't make the recital, join us at 2pm for a Q&A with our guest artist and a chance to see him work with our campers. Don't miss this special event!

Ilya Shmukler Russia I Age 27 When he was 3 years old, Moscow native Ilya Shmukler’s mother found him jumping on the bed and beautifully singing Robertino Loreti’s “Jamaica;” she...

02/25/2023

Exciting news: we're back this summer with an unforgettable week-long program designed to level up your piano playing! In addition to receiving three lessons from our stellar faculty, students have the chance to take a masterclass with Van Cliburn finalist Ilya Shmukler who will also present a recital. An extra-special feature this year is that all students will have the opportunity to perform in the final recital at the beautiful Lee Theater of the Touhill Performing Arts Center. See the poster for all of our extra goodies included in this year's camp. This is a week you do not want to miss! Register by June 10th.