WO-MA-MU retreats are held spring and fall in northern California at the beautiful Bishop's Ranch. We are a community of big-hearted women who love to sing, laugh, and play. We support risk-taking and cooperative music-making for everyone from professionals to complete beginners. Over three hundred-fifty women have been to our retreats since our first gathering in 1991. Women of all musical abilities are welcome.
Spring 2012
"WHEN WE ALL RISE"a weekend of singing together from our spiritsWO-MA-MU
Friday, March 30 (4 PM) - Monday, April 2 (11:30 AM)
The Bishop's Ranch (near Healdsburg, CA)
Camp Director, Judy Fjell
SPRING 2012 PROGRAM
SPIRIT SINGING (Saturday only)
Melanie DeMore
COMEDY IMPROV
Pamela Stoneham
HEARTSONGS & GUITAR
Harmony Grisman
UKULELE
Linda JoplinDownload a Spring 2012 flyer and registration form here.
GUITAR, VOICE & HARMONY
Judy Fjell
PERCUSSION, BASS
Tami Pallingston
SATURDAY: SPIRIT SINGING WITH MELANIE, JUDY, HARMONY AND OTHERS
UKULELE JAMS (FREE UKES AVAILABLE) WITH LINDA JOPLIN
"EVERYBODY'S IN" JAMS WITH LYNNIE PETHTEL AND FRIENDS
COMEDY IMPROV WITH PAMELA AND THE WILD WOMEN OF WO-MA-MU
SUNDAY: MORE OF THE SAME PLUS
MUSIC THEORY, PERCUSSION, OPEN NO-MICS, AND HEARTSONGS IN THE CHAPEL
REGULAR REGISTRATION - $375-395 (after Mar. 1)
Register before March 1 - Save!
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - $355-375 (before Mar. 1)
Sliding scale fees help keep camp affordable. Scholarships - Please don't hesitate to ask!
Newcomers and women of ALL musical levels are welcome. "Late-Deciders" always welcome, too.
WE WANT YOU TO COME TO CAMP!!!
A $50 deposit holds your place
For more info, call or email our friendly and helpful registrar: Lynne Pethtel at (541)245-9540 email lynnepethtel@charter.net
PLAN AHEAD FOR FALL 2012 WOMAMU -
October 26-28 ENCHANTED HILLS (near Napa)
What does a WoMaMu weekend look like? Click here to see the Photo Gallery from Fall 2005 WoMaMu!
New Wild Jammin' Women Photo Gallery
New WoMaMu Photo GalleryThe Origins of Women Making Music Retreats
Some very enthusiastic campers were so excited about their experiences at Judy Fjell's Music Empowerment Camp in Montana in the summer of 1991 that they decided to host the first Women Making Music weekend retreat in Northern California that very fall with Judy as artistic director. WoMaMu has been held twice a year ever since and was incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 1993. Judy also directs Music Empowerment, Inc., a 501(c)3 which has hosted many women's cultural events, including the Northern California Women's Chorus Dinner Party Tour to Los Angeles, the Canta Bella Women's Chorus Invitationals, Montana Summersing Camp, and Wild Jammin' Women retreats(wildjamminwomen.com) in Southern California. For more information on Judy's career and other empowerment and educational activities,see www.judyfjell.com .
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