2026
Board of Directors
President, James Simon
Secretary, Joseph Rielan
Treasurer Lesli Gallagher
Camp Director, Fred Lee
Registration, Stefanie Schmitz
Operations Manager, Donna St. Clair
Board Members, Lisa Mansfield, Linda
Thompson
History of Band at the Beach
Summer Music Camp
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In 1988, Dell Schroeder founded the Band at the Beach Music Camp in her own backyard. Since then, thousands of young students have discovered the joy of making music through the camp. Last year marked the camp’s 35th anniversary. Over the years, Dell has remained closely involved, serving as a woodwind coach and helping with many of the day-to-day camp activities, logistics and fundraising. In 2025, she chose to retire from the BATB board and enjoy a well-deserved retirement. She is, however, still available for private instruction.
Throughout her career, Dell has been honored with many awards, most notably last year July 18th was proclaimed “Dell Schroeder Day” by the San Diego City Council.
Ms. Schroeder is truly a joy to know, as reflected by the many students and parents whose lives she has touched over the years. Her love of music, teaching, and her students continues to be felt by all who have had the good fortune to learn from her.
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We had the great privilege of being in the audience
for the Band at the Beach concert on the 18th. There
are no words strong enough to express our admiration
for the adults and the students involved and the great
concert they were able to present. Everyone involved
should be immensely proud of his and her efforts.
Our grandson played the tuba in
the concert. He told us that he was amazed at the
superiority of the teachers that week over the
teachers he has had in other situations. His verbatim
comment was "These are real teachers!"
Thank you to you for your
leadership and for allowing us to hear the results.
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