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July 3, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Sundance Event Lodge hosts young musicians By Gregory Z. Zschomler Cannon Beach Gazette While it may not ex- actly be Camp Rock, the Classroom Music Proj- ect Camp at Sea Ranch Resort in Cannon Beach does rock. The vision of the resort’s co-owner Car- men Swigart, the annual event, held June 24-25, welcomes local children for a two-day intensive on music production. At their Sundance Event Lodge, nestled into the woodland setting alongside Ecola Creek, children with little or no musical experience or educationlearn how to write lyrics, compose songs, and record them to share with others. The experience culminates in a digital recording and a live performance. Carmen Swigart says that this is her way of giv- ing back to the communi- ty. Ten years ago when she was “trying to find my niche, my contribu- tion to the community,” she met musicians/music educators Aaron Mey- er and Tim Ellis. Their innovative approach to helping children experi- ence music was just the ticket. But there was a problem: the ranch didn’t have a facility that would accommodate such a pro- gram. It took five years to get the Sundance Event Lodge built. Then, in 2010, the music camps began. “It started with my employees and their kids “with friends or others they knew,” Swigart said. She financed the event and gave away scholarship certificates to local chil- dren age 8–14. She still does. Thirteen children participated in this year’s event, many of them re- ceived scholarships. “To me it’s just rejuve- nation to see the kids en- joy themselves and have life,” Swigart said. She said she misses hearing the happy sounds of children playing across the road where there used to be a grade school. The music camp helps make up for that missing ele- ment in her life. “So much music has been taken out of schools,” artist-in-res- idence Tim Ellis said. “And without experiences like this, kids would never have such an opportunity. It’s even life-changing.” The program intro- duces lyric writing, mu- sical composition, studio technologies, and perfor- mance to students over a two day period. Each day consists of two sessions divided by a lunch hour. Each session has a play break which takes place in the park-like setting behind the lodge. Art- ist-in-residence Aaron Meyer said that it is often where the students have artistic breakthroughs. For example, in the first session the children are divided into small groups where they come up with their song’s topic and write lyrics. Often they need prompting to bring out ideas. On the play- ground, the wheels in their minds spin and they come back with epipha- nies. In the second session, they’ll choose a style of music and start creating the rhythms and melo- dies, working with Ellis who records the compo- nents. There’s a lot of teamwork and problem solving, observation and participation. By the end of the sec- ond day, the four groups have each created a song and that evening they per- form for their parents and friends. Tim Ellis plays most of the instruments and does the recording. Aaron Meyer adds the violin, presents melo- dy ideas, and serves in the logistical-managerial role of teaching. “We re- ally tag-team the whole thing,” Meyer said, add- RUTH ZSCHOMLER PHOTO FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Allie Anderson, 11; Haley Huntsman, 12; and Margaret Neuwirth, at the Sundance Event Lodge. ing, “when the kids get stuck we help them.” “It isn’t about how great the kids can sing or perform,” Ellis said. “It’s about the creative process and working toward a common goal.” And when it’s all done, he said, there’s an addi- tional reward, “We take them downtown for ice cream.” By the volume of ap- plause and the smiles on the faces of the 13 stu- dents, parents, teachers, and Swigart, it is clear that everyone feels amply rewarded for their efforts. Many of the students will return, as has Ellie Whitlock, now nearly 18. She attended the camp two years in a row and when she became too old to attend she came back to help. Several of her cous- ins went to camp this year. GREGORY E. ZSCHOMLER PHOTO FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE GREGORY E. ZSCHOMLER PHOTO FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Young performers at the Sea Ranch Resort music camp. Aaron Meyer and Tim Ellis perform at the music camp. “It’s a lot of fun to see how two days can make a difference to see what it’s like to be in a real recording studio,” Whitlock said. Whitlock will begin her studies in music performance this Realtors hold open house at second location On Wednesday, June 17, ReMAX Coast Advantage Realtors hosted an open house at their second Cannon Beach office at 219 N. Hemlock. Back row: Maryann Sinkler, broker; Susan Tone, broker; An- drea Mace, Broker; Karin Hermansen, office manager and Egrane Brown, Broker. Front row, Martin Giguiere, owner/broker and Alaina Giguiere, principal broker. coming fall at Pacific University. The Sea Ranch Resort at 415 Fir St. has RV, cabin and tent camping as well as offering dai- ly horseback rides on the beach, a wellness resource center, a gen- eral store with a coffee and tea bar. For infor- mation visit searanchrv. com or contact the resort by email, cannonbeach- searanchrv@msn.com, or 503-436-2815. Dining on the North Coast OPEN W ed - S un for L unc h & Dinner W e’re join in g forces w ith Clatsop An im al Assistan ce an d “ P u p p y L ove” to p resen t a w eekly even t “ Thurs d a y P up p y Hour” fea turing $5 gla s s es of W ine & Ap p etizers SUBMITTED PHOTO D on ation s are su ggested an d w elcom e for the Clatsop An im al S helter. Pink Martini to headline Coaster Theatre fundraiser Saturday, Sept.12, Pink Martini will return to the Coaster Theatre as the featured entertainment for the third an- nual fundraiser. The evening will also include wine and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and rafÀe. 'oors open at 6 p.m. Featuring a dozen musi- cians, Pink Martini performs their multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with sym- phony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Af- rica, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America. They made their European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and their orchestral debut with the Ore- gon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Ley- den. Since then, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Sympho- ny at the Kennedy Center, the San Francisco Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Frank Gehry-designed Walt 'isney pow ered b y Concert Hall, with four re- turn sold-out engagements for New Year’s Eve; four sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall; the opening party of the remod- eled Museum of Modern Art in New York City; the Gover- nor’s Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008; the opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia; multiple sold-out appearances, and a festival opening, at the Mon- treal Jazz Festival, two sold- out concerts at the legendary L’Olympia Theatre; and fash- ion house Lanvin’s 10-year anniversary celebration for designer Alber Elbaz. In its 20th year, Pink Martini was inducted into both the Hol- lywood Bowl Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. 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