Gabe's Gibsons Fiddle Camp is back for its fourth year! The 2024 camp is happening from Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th at Chaster House on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Gibsons, BC.
Here's what's on offer:
Friday, July 26th kicks off with a house concert at 7 pm in Bonniebrook.
Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th will feature workshops at Chaster House, right by the waterfront across from scenic Chaster Park. These days will include classes and an open-to-all outdoor house concert.
The camp has three streams led by three instructors:
This camp welcomes musicians of all ages who are keen on ensemble playing and learning new fiddle tunes and sets. It's focused more on adults and teenagers, and while kids are allowed, they need a minimum of 3 years of playing experience and must be accompanied by a parent.
A word of advice: book accommodations and ferry reservations soon as they tend to fill up quickly. Ferry reservations for those dates are already filling fast!
Here's what's on offer:
Friday, July 26th kicks off with a house concert at 7 pm in Bonniebrook.
Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th will feature workshops at Chaster House, right by the waterfront across from scenic Chaster Park. These days will include classes and an open-to-all outdoor house concert.
The camp has three streams led by three instructors:
- Accompanists (guitar, piano, ukulele, etc
- Intermediate/mixed ensemble (for melodic instrumentalists)
- Advanced ensemble (for melodic instrumentalists)
This camp welcomes musicians of all ages who are keen on ensemble playing and learning new fiddle tunes and sets. It's focused more on adults and teenagers, and while kids are allowed, they need a minimum of 3 years of playing experience and must be accompanied by a parent.
A word of advice: book accommodations and ferry reservations soon as they tend to fill up quickly. Ferry reservations for those dates are already filling fast!
Your instructors
Trish Horrocks draws on a wide variety of experience as a teacher, performer, and lifelong student of music. She has taught widely at music camps and workshops across Western Canada, and spent many years teaching at remote fly-in communities in the Northwest Territories. Trish believes that every decision made by an educator needs to be made with the student’s joyful success as the ultimate goal. This philosophy has shaped the way she writes arrangements for student ensembles: the end result is music that is fun to play, sounds great, and reinforces important musical skills. Trish holds a BMus from Western University in London, Ontario. She has also completed several units of Suzuki teacher training as well as as the Suzuki Principles in Action course.
Gabriel Dubreuil is a fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, composer, teacher, sideman, bandleader, producer (the list goes on). He has recorded on dozens of albums with acclaimed musicians and producers and performed across North America alongside some of the worlds finest folk musicians.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Gabriel Dubreuil took to the fiddle at an early age. Captivated by old traditions and emerging music styles he has learned to play many instruments in many genres. He is indeed a musical chameleon: blending Celtic, Canadian fiddle and jazz with style and flare, drawing from his studies with Matt Glaser, Darol Anger and Jason Anick. He is an alumni of Berklee College of Music where he received a degree in Jazz performance and American Roots music.
Gabriel is a founding member of Celtic-rock band Early Spirit. The Canadian Celtic folk-rock quartet, Early Spirit, released their second studio album, The Hollow Tree. A totally collaborative effort, the album includes brilliant lyrics and vocals from Knutson, exciting arrangements and fiery fiddle parts from Dubreuil and engaging bass lines and percussion. While remaining committed to the band’s folk and traditional roots this album explores new influences and includes exciting collaborations.
Gabriel is the Executive Artistic Director for Vancouver’s North Shore Celtic Ensemble, a youth performing arts group with some of Vancouver’s most promising young musicians. Gabriel was previously the musical director for the Bad to the Bow youth fiddle group in Gibsons, BC and he teaches private violin lessons in North Vancouver. Gabriel is the founder of the Vancouver Youth Fiddle Summit and Gabes’ Gibsons Fiddle Camp.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Gabriel Dubreuil took to the fiddle at an early age. Captivated by old traditions and emerging music styles he has learned to play many instruments in many genres. He is indeed a musical chameleon: blending Celtic, Canadian fiddle and jazz with style and flare, drawing from his studies with Matt Glaser, Darol Anger and Jason Anick. He is an alumni of Berklee College of Music where he received a degree in Jazz performance and American Roots music.
Gabriel is a founding member of Celtic-rock band Early Spirit. The Canadian Celtic folk-rock quartet, Early Spirit, released their second studio album, The Hollow Tree. A totally collaborative effort, the album includes brilliant lyrics and vocals from Knutson, exciting arrangements and fiery fiddle parts from Dubreuil and engaging bass lines and percussion. While remaining committed to the band’s folk and traditional roots this album explores new influences and includes exciting collaborations.
Gabriel is the Executive Artistic Director for Vancouver’s North Shore Celtic Ensemble, a youth performing arts group with some of Vancouver’s most promising young musicians. Gabriel was previously the musical director for the Bad to the Bow youth fiddle group in Gibsons, BC and he teaches private violin lessons in North Vancouver. Gabriel is the founder of the Vancouver Youth Fiddle Summit and Gabes’ Gibsons Fiddle Camp.
Geoff Horrocks has a special interest in the educational needs of the adult student, and is also widely known across Canada as a premier accompanist for fiddle players. Pianists can gather many interesting chord ideas by listening to his unique accompaniment style on the recordings found on this site. Geoff’s exciting chord colours are often the foundation of the ensemble arrangements we create for string ensembles. He spent several years teaching piano and fiddle at music camps all over Canada and continues to be in demand as a clinician. In addition to piano, Geoff plays fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and sings.
Schedule:
Day 1 - Friday, July 26 (house in Bonniebrooke, Gibsons)
7:00 - House concert
Day 2 - Saturday July 27 (Chaster House, Gibsons)
10:30-12:30 - Classes
12:30-1:30 - Lunch
1:30-3:00 Class
3-3:30 Break
3:30-5 Class
5:30-late - Outdoor potluck picnic and Jam!
Day 3 - Sunday July 28 (Chaster House, Gibsons)
10-11 - Class
11:15-12:15 - Class
12:15-1:45 - Lunch at the beach
1:45-3:00 - Beach jam!
3:00 - pack up
Day 1 - Friday, July 26 (house in Bonniebrooke, Gibsons)
7:00 - House concert
Day 2 - Saturday July 27 (Chaster House, Gibsons)
10:30-12:30 - Classes
12:30-1:30 - Lunch
1:30-3:00 Class
3-3:30 Break
3:30-5 Class
5:30-late - Outdoor potluck picnic and Jam!
Day 3 - Sunday July 28 (Chaster House, Gibsons)
10-11 - Class
11:15-12:15 - Class
12:15-1:45 - Lunch at the beach
1:45-3:00 - Beach jam!
3:00 - pack up