Artistic director Guylaine Lemaire told me that some summers, visiting international artists are invited to spend some time here. Imagine being an amateur chorister and getting a few tips from… John Rutter! It’s happened. There was also the Gesualdo Six vocal ensemble. \u2018\u2019The boys took the opportunity to do some very Canadian things, with canoe trips on the big lake, right there. They got their money’s worth, as they capsized and got very wet!\u2019\u2019 <\/em>No need to rub it in, let’s not add insult to injury, haha. Because, you know, what happens at Cammac stays at Cammac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are also themed weeks, such as early music week, chamber music week, jazz week and so on. The summer music camp runs for eight weeks, which of course makes it the busiest season of the year, but weekends and activity weeks are also available occasionally during the rest of the year (for spring break, Thanksgiving weekend, a Bach+ weekend in May, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Related activities include hiking, canoeing (on nearby Great Lake MacDonald, which gave trouble to the guys from gesualdo Six), yoga and more. Some people rent rooms, while others set up on a piece of land with just their camping gear (cheaper, of course). Participants can opt for a package including meals, or make do with their own food and picnics. There are plenty of ways to spend the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday pro concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Summer is also a great time to organise a series of concerts called Musical Sundays<\/em>. It was during one of these concerts that I visited Cammac for the first time. There are regulars, of course, but Guylaine Lemaire told me that there are quite a few newcomers, over 20% this year. And the number of requests has been rising in recent years. \u2018\u2019It’s funny, because I meet local people who don’t even know the camp exists, and at the same time we’re starting to turn down applications because we’re full some weeks. We’re not very well known, but word of mouth works well for us\u2019\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Musical Sundays<\/em> take place in the concert hall built in 2006 on the site of the old building that used to host events, but which had aged quite a bit. The current hall is quite simple, adjoining the reception desk, the cafeteria and the kitchen (which serves brunch after the concert, depending on the package you choose). Square, with large windows overlooking the lake, the sound is pleasant and adequately reverberant for small ensembles or solo performances. I was there for the Quartom male vocal quartet, who gave an eclectic concert ranging from Renaissance songs to Mozart, Leonard Cohen and Gilles Vigneault. The complicity and beauty of the four voices (Julien Patenaude, Philippe Martel, Beno\u00eet Leblanc and Jo\u00e9 Lampron-Dandonneau), combined with a touch of friendly humour, is a recipe for success, especially as it is no substitute for the excellent quality of the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cammac-Quartom-scaled.jpg\")