You will start seeing more activity at Egg Harbor’s Birch Creek Music Performance Center with less than two weeks remaining before the first performances. The organization will host volunteer training on Saturday before the first summer staff members arrive on Sunday. After a busy week of getting acclimated to their surroundings, staff will welcome the first students of the summer. It is a hectic time of the year for Executive Director Emeritus Mona Christensen and Executive Director Jenna Ferdon. Still, they both say that this is why they prepare all winter long, so everything can go smoothly once the academy season begins.

The academy season officially opens on June 19th for Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s opening night, featuring its percussion and steel pan ensembles. You can listen to our full interview with Ferdon and Christensen online by clicking this link.