Students perform in orchestras, bands, jazz groups, choirs, and smaller ensembles.
Younger students activities may include participation in a music camp ensemble. In addition, a wide variety of classes are offered, in such subjects as conducting, jazz improvisation, world musics, instrument making, Balinese Gamelan, and country fiddling. Those participating in the Festival will have access, as their schedules permit, to the resources of the Summer Music Camp, which includes recreational activities, other cultural events, and private lessons with Summer Camp Faculty.