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Date & Time
July 20 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location
Sonoma Community Center
453 1st St. E, Sonoma, CA 95476
Schedule
July 20th, 2026 – July 25th, 2026
10:00am – 3:00pm
Experience Level
All levels
Ages 7-12
Registration
$375
(Financial Aid Available)
About Camp at The Sonoma Community Center!
Get ready to drum, strum, sing, move, and create!
In this high-energy, hands-on, 5-day camp led by percussionist Javier Cabanillas, kids dive into music by actually making it. They will play street drums, rhythm instruments, ukuleles, and more. Campers will sing, draw, move, share, and work together to create a lively performance for family and friends at the end of the week.
What Students Will Discover: – What makes music work – pulse, tempo, rhythm, dynamics, melody, and harmony. – Musical styles from around the world. – Group participation and creativity. – Every day is active, collaborative, and packed with sound and movement. This is perfect for curious, energetic children who love to try new things and have fun.
Our summer camps provide hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Engaging in artistic activities allows children to express themselves in unique ways, boosting their confidence and emotional intelligence. Our experienced instructors offer a supportive and engaging space where all children can discover their passions, build lifelong friendships, and develop a sense of belonging. Not to mention, our summer camps are fun!
Snacks will be provided every day, but children are expected to come with their own lunches and beverage (or water bottle) each day. For more information visit The Community Centers website!
About your Instructor!
Javier Cabanillas
Javier Cabanillas is a Grammy Award–winning percussionist, composer, and bandleader. As an educator, he has worked with the San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program for three consecutive years, reaching more than 23,000 K–5 students in every public school in San Francisco. He served as a guest resident artist and educator for two consecutive years with The CSU Summer Arts program, an immersive, multidisciplinary, and prestigious program offering intensive arts training in visual arts, music, theater, dance, and creative writing for students. He has taught in public schools in Oakland, California, private schools in Mexico, and is an in-demand invited guest clinician and performance artist with Chabot College, San José State University, Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California, Fresno State University, San Diego State University, among others.
As a performer, he has toured and performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and the Tempo Latino Festival in France, and has toured throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. He has recorded and performed with Sheila E., Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Faddis, Tito Puente Jr., and many other prominent world-class artists.
As a composer, his music has received four-star reviews in DownBeat magazine and has been featured in Showtime series and McDonald’s commercials in California and Texas.
Cabanillas is passionate about percussion, music, and education.