Cumberland Youth Songwriting & Performance Camp 2026

Name: Cumberland Youth Songwriting & Performance Camp 2026
Start: 2026-07-20T10:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-23T20:30:00-07:00
Location: The Gallery at Weird Church

Schedule

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am to Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Gallery at Weird Church | Cumberland, BC

In the Cumberland Youth Songwriting & Performance Day Camp participants from ages 7-18 will learn the ins and outs of being a performing artist!
Youth will be guided in writing original songs with performing artists, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Corwin Fox & Tereza Tomek.
REGISTRATION FORM: https://form.jotform.com/260903957895272
Participants will have various songwriting and other performance opportunities during this fun-filled and creative week! In the end we will all participate in a performance of our new songs at the Elevate FREE Summer Concert Series in Cumberland Village Square on July 23rd.
In this camp you can:
- Write lyrics and melody to a song with accompaniment by instructors
- Write a song on an instrument that YOU play with help from instructors
-Learn the basics of mixing live sound and stage hosting
- Learn important tricks for performing on a stage, including how to use a microphone and how to deal with stage-fright (it happens to all of us)
-Record in a professional studio.
-Perform original songs on stage in front of friends and family at the end of camp at the Elevate FREE Summer Concert Series in Village Square Thursday night.
This camp will be held July 20-23rd (Mon.-Thur.) at Weird Church (Cumberland United Church) located at 2688 Penrith Ave. from 10:30 AM -3 PM.
-Final performance will be July 23rd 6 PM at Village Square.
Registration fee is $160 per participants. If cost is a barrier to participation please request a bursary towards registration fee on the Registration Form.
Camp instructors will have first aid training and current criminal record checks.
This is an inclusive camp that will be a safe space for all participants. If there are participants with accessibility or other special needs please email [email protected] to discuss how to best accommodate these so everyone can have a safe and fun experience!
This camp is held on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.
To register please fill out this online registration form above and an instructor will follow up with further details!
You can also email [email protected] for questions and more information.
INSTRUCTOR BIOS:
**CORWIN FOX**
www.corwinfoxmusic.com
Corwin Fox is a Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist living on Vancouver Island. Having toured across four continents, Corwin has been spending an increasing amount of time recording and producing other artists across a wide range of genres. He still plays concerts and festivals performing his songs on banjo and guitar, and he teaches songwriting to youth each summer, but the studio has really become his focus since he founded the Corwin Fox Academy of Perpetual Excellence. Corwin is also playing with Richard Reed Parry's Quiet River of Dust.
Born in Halifax and raised in Ottawa, Corwin went to high school at Canterbury High, a school for the arts, where he studied theatre and learned to play bass, guitar and mandolin. From 2000-2002 Corwin attended Fanshawe College (London, ON) to absorb the Music Industry Arts Recording Engineering program. While there, he won the award in 2001 for best song from EMI Music Publishing Canada with a song called “Doctor God”.
Corwin continues to write, record and tour, although he is quite content that the bulk of his time is now spent in his studio or hanging out with his kids and making soup.
**TEREZA TOMEK**
Tereza Tomek is a Vancouver Island based songwriter
who draws inspiration from great stories both real and imagined. She uses colourful characters, vivid imagery, and a good dose of humour to bring unique tales to life. She is also an educator who facilitates workshops that help others experience the joys, and sometimes frustrations, of music and songwriting. She has worked teaching youth songwriting workshops at festivals such as Ignite the Arts, Music on the Mountain, Artswells, Nannup Music Festival, and Robson Valley Festival.
Tereza has a Jazz Studies Diploma from Vancouver Island University. In addition to performing her own music, Tereza plays bass in several local bands in her home community of Comox Valley and is passionate about learning music in a variety of styles, including country, latin, bluegrass, old-time and jazz.
She is also an active organizer and advocate for her local music community, and a founding producer of the Woodstove Music and Arts Festival presented annually in Cumberland, BC by Cumberland Culture & Arts Society. Participating in the arts have helped Tereza overcome significant challenges in her life around social anxiety and depression, and she is passionate about nurturing a healthy and supportive arts community.