Choro Camp Registration
We’re so glad you are planning to join us for Choro Camp New England: June 23 – 29, 2025! Let’s get you registered…
The Registration Process 1, 2, 3:
- PREREGISTER. That link to the left will take you to a page of The Choro Shop, where you can pay a $200 preregistration fee.
- Upon receiving that payment, we’ll send you a link to a form on which you can provide all the information we need to get you properly registered, including how you’d like to pay the balance due.
- Based on what you’ve told us, we’ll send you an invoice. Payment is due before May 1st.
The Basic Choro Camp New England (CCNE) Options
Here are all your Choro Camp costs and options:
- Tuition – $690. This is the only non-optional item on the menu. It covers the cost of having a staff of artists on site and pays your friendly organizers.
- Housing –$400 for 6 nights or $70 per night for fewer than 6 nights. Rooms are private and (for the first time this year!) all will be air conditioned. Some double rooms are available by request; the cost for these is the same as two private rooms. If you are not staying in the dorms, please note the commuter fee below.
- Meals – $290 for meals on campus starting Tuesday morning, ending with breakfast on Sunday. (Or $60 per day for fewer days.) On-site meals are optional, but they provide a great way to stay both fed and well-connected with campers and staff.
- Commuter Fee– $100. All of our classes, rodas and other activities take place in campus buildings that we are charged for. People who are staying in the dorms are helping cover those expenses by paying for a room. Commuters do so by paying this Commuter Fee.
Saturday Night Concert
Choro Camp’s grand finale on Saturday night will be a faculty concert followed by rodas and schmoozing back on campus. Our default is to assume you plan to attend the concert so we reserve you a ticket for $25, a reduced price for Choro Campers. But if you don’t plan to stay for the concert, you can opt out of this cost. You can also get one additional concert ticket at the Camper rate if you’d like to bring someone to the show. Further tickets can be purchased at whatever we’re charging the general public when they go on sale.
Shorter Stays
Interested in a shorter visit to Choro Camp? We offer two options:
- You can drop in on Saturday, June 28 after 3 pm. Join us for some jamming and the evening concert. On-campus housing is NOT available for drop-ins.
- You can attend Half Camp (roughly 3 days) IF we are able to offer that option. We give first priority, however, to those who plan to be here for the whole week, so the Half Camp option won’t likely open until 60 days before Choro Camp begins—so, late April. If you’d like to be alerted if/when the Half Camp option becomes available, please just jot us a note to that effect at [email protected].
Financial Aid
We want this event to be accessible to musicians at all levels of income. That’s why we ask registrants if they would like to contribute to a Financial Aid fund. Many do, which touches our hearts and often makes it possible for us to reduce the cost of camp for those who need that accomodation. So if you are in a position to give to the Financial Aid fund, please do. And if you want to be here but can’t quite swing it financially, let us know. We (and your fellow campers) will do our best to get you here.
Our Cancellation Policy
First off: If we have to cancel Choro Camp, anything you have paid will be refunded in full.
If the event is going on but you, for whatever reason, need to cancel your registration, here are our policies:
- Your $200 preregistration fee is non-refundable.
- Anything you have paid beyond that preregistration fee is fully refundable through March.
- During the month of April, if you have paid in full, 50% of that full registration payment is refundable.
- After May 1st, we’re fully committed to Smith College and our artists. No refunds can be guaranteed.
Any Questions?
You can reach Andrew and Carolyn at [email protected].
Ready?
We look forward to a great week with you!