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May 15, 2026

Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups

By KATHY McCORMACK
Associated Press

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Conductor Debbi Gibson leads a band rehearsal at the New England Adult Music Camp in Sidney, Maine.

CONCORD, N.H. — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location and loon calls appealed to her, and it was a chance to connect with kindred spirits.


 
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