Friends of Ames Strings

COVID-19 Update:

FOAS currently plans to have our 2020 Summer Workshop in July. You may continue to register online.

By June 1, 2020, our board will make the final decision regarding Summer Workshop. Any checks sent will not be deposited until then. If Summer Workshop gets canceled due to COVID-19, we will void those checks and contact all registrants.

If you would like to pay for Summer Workshop via PayPal, please wait until June 1 to do so. We will publish our PayPal link at that time. Thank you for your patience.

Purpose of Organization:

The Friends of Ames Strings (FOAS) is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to support string and orchestra programs for youth in the community.

FOAS is a parent guided organization that helps raise funds and present opportunities for orchestral string players in the Ames School District. It also presents opportunities to students from the surrounding communities of Ames, Iowa.

Programs Presented to the Ames Community:
Summer String Workshop
The annual workshop provides approximately 22 hours of instruction to elementary and middle school students during a two-week period in July. The emphasis is on playing in both small and large ensembles. The workshop ends with a concert on the evening of the last day. The program has received support from the City of Ames Commission for the Arts (COTA) and donations from individuals. There is a modest tuition fee.

2020 Summer String Workshop

July 6 - July 17, 2020

Weekdays only, 9:30am to noon

First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave.

Concert performance evening of July 17 at Ames City Auditorium, 520 6th Street (free to public)

Click here for downloadable fliers to spread the word about Summer Workshop!

Online registration now open!

Click here to register online

Click here for a printable copy of String Workshop Information/Registration

FOAS, PO Box 1042, Ames, IA 50014.

(new address as of 2/2018)

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