Catholic Schools Band Camp

This site is an homage to Catholic Schools Band Camp. It is not an official site. For that, please visit www.catholicschoolsbandcamp.com.

NOTE: As of June 9, 2018, this has become a legacy page. See the end of camp letter here.

Items of interest:
--See what songs have been performed during concerts, or the list of songs played by A Band, throughout the years (note that they may not be in order).
--View articles relevant to potential or current counselors.
--Find out more about the camp schedule and activities, plus what we eat.
--See what you should (and shouldn't) bring to camp.
--Learn fun facts about camp, as of the 20th anniversary in 2006.
--See a map of camp.

Viewing Camp by Year
i/1987	vi/1992	xi/1997	xvi/2002	xxi/2007	xxvi/2013
ii/1988	vii/1993	xii/1998	xvii/2003	xxii/2008	xxvii/2014
iii/1989	viii/1994	xiii/1999	xviii/2004	xxiii/2009	xxviii/2015
iv/1990	ix/1995	xiv/2000	xix/2005	xxiv/2010	xxix/2016
v/1991	x/1996	xv/2001	xx/2006	xxv/2012*	xxx/2017
*Band Camp was canceled in 2011.

You can visit the tags directly to access links to specific pages.

Note: Some of these articles are older and some of the information is no longer relevant and should be updated in the future.
This page last updated 6-10-18.

Over the years, multiple people took multiple photos. While camp is no more, it's fun to reminisce, so I started a camp Instagram to share the 30 years of photos that have come along: @csbc_throwback. Considering we had two generations of players there, it's fun to see what it was like originally and where it ended up in its later years. Some people would be surprised to find out there was a gym...while others would be shocked to know the gym is gone. There's a segment of campers who never played dodgeball with the balls that were more duct tape than ball. It's a shame.

The account is in its infancy, but there are some fun pictures up already, and over time I hope to add lots more, including going over how things changed. For me, part of the fun is seeing what it was like back in my camper years, given that I hadn't been a camper since 1991. If anything, the hair and clothes will be good for a laugh.

( Click here to see what we ate and what it looked like!Collapse )

This letter was sent out by the directors yesterday:

Dear Friends of Catholic Schools Band Camp,

Over the past 31 years we have hosted over 5000 campers at Camp Lawrence. Campers, Counselors, Chaperones and Directors, all had a happy and productive time. Last year we barely made our minimum attendance figure of 70. In fact, we actually only had 68. We tried everything we could think of to "pull it off." We talked about it daily, we sent flyers, we sent letters and we placed ads wherever we could. We even extended our deadline twice and the best result was 36 campers.

So as with all things where there is a beginning; there is an ending. Because of insufficient enrollment, the Catholic Schools Band Camp will not take place this year or any other. If you want to look back, the link on the flyers is still good to look at past camps.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/heffalump77/collections/72157663045389388

We graciously thank you for your past support and help.

Rich Case
Rick Mlynarski

"Well I had the time of my life and I never felt so good before and I owe it all to you."

I do not know how long the formal camp website will remain up, but I plan to keep this page up as a legacy to camp. Thank you to everyone who was ever involved.

Band Camp XXX/2017 Concert List

Title Colonial March Zombie Dance Kings March March Del Mar Cotton Candy Lullaby Samba Time! Stars & Stripes Forever Snowfall Andalusia Variation Overture There's No Business Like Show Business The Swing March Highlights from Dirty Dancing

Composer Milford Story White O'Reilly Sharp Meredith arr. Brion Bernotas Webb Williams arr. Moss arr. Wasson arr. Bullock

Band B B B B B B A A A A A A A

Note: Authors and titles are as they appeared in the program.
The actual performance had A Band playing up through Variation Overture, then B Band's whole program, and then A Band finished their music. This was due to the demands of A Band's music.
The directors chose not to have Monster/Combined Band this year as B Band had just over 30 campers.

Band Camp XXX/2017
A Band Title List

Alliance
Andalusia
Barnburner
Blazing Fury
Camp Lawrence Overture
Child's Lullaby, A
Cumberland Cross
Dirty Dancing (Highlights From)
1st and Goal!
Kartoon Klassics
Light Cavalry Overture
Magnificent Seven, The
Malagueña
New Frontier (A Celebration for Band)
Rampage!
Rise of the Avatar
Rough Mix
Snowfall
Southampton March
Star Wars/Raiders March
Stars and Stripes Forever, The
Swing March, The
There's No Business Like Show Business
Variation Overture
With Uncommon Valor

Band Camp XXIX/2016 Concert List

Title Circus March The Good Life Festival of the Gladiators Caribbean Breeze Ocala March Dark Energy Bang the Drum All Day Normal El Toro After the Storm Lanterns in the Sky Landmark Overture Ghostbusters Jersey Boys

Composer Shaffer Grice Williams Lopez Kinyon Lee Story Bennett Bernatos McBride Romeyn Caudill Cook arr. M Brown

Band B B B B B B B A A A A A A A

Note: Authors and titles are as they appeared in the program.
The directors chose not to have Monster/Combined Band this year as B Band had just 30 campers.

Band Camp XXIX/2016
A Band Title List

After the Storm
As Eagles Soar
Celebratory Overture, A
El Toro
Fairest of the Fair, The
Firebird, The (Finale)
Gently Touch the Sky
Ghostbusters
Helios Rising
Jersey Boys (Highlights From)
Landmark Overture
Lanterns in the Sky
Leroy Anderson, A Legacy in Sound
Noble Portrait
Normal (March)
Pentagram
Rolling Thunder
Sleddin' Hill
Tango Argentina
Timber Lake Festival
Toccata Rhapsodic
Travelin' Music

Band Camp XXVIII/2015 Concert List

Title March Supreme Chorale Triple Threat Inferno of the Lost Pines Spookyville Thor's Hammer Band Rocks! Safety (March) Autumn Reflections El Gato Salvaje Wind Chimes Pembroke Castle Hues of Blue Highlights from Wicked

Composer O'Reilly Cook Story Clark Kennedy Roszell Huckeby Arr. Clark Hodges Foster Kinyon Huckeby Sheldon Arr. Brown

Band B B B B B B B A A A A A A A

Note: Authors and titles are as they appeared in the program.
Due to extenuating circumstances, we did not have Monster/Combined Band this year.

Band Camp XXVIII/2015
A Band Title List

Autumn Reflections
Blues Brothers Revue, The
Carnaval de Brasil
Clearwater Creek
El Gato Salvaje (Paso Doble)
Epic
Fiesta Rock
Freedom Forever (Concert March)
Harbinger
Hues of Blue
Mill Mountain Vistas
October Sky
Pembroke Castle
Rolling Thunder (March)
Safety (March)
Vectors
Visions of Glory
Wicked (Highlights From)
Wind Chimes

I also ended up with a copy of Adventure in India for alto saxophone, but this was a B Band song.