14TH ANNUAL · JULY 7–10, 2027
Find your voice.
Find your people.
The Richter Mandolin Camp
For the rest of us.
Four days of music and good company at the Grant Street Inn in Bloomington, Indiana. A small camp. A generous community. A place to grow.
30 students · Five instructors · One shared musical journey
FOR THE REST OF US
You don’t have to be
the loudest player
in the room.
Maybe you’ve been playing for years and feel stuck. Maybe you love the mandolin, but don’t know a stack of fiddle tunes. Maybe you just want to enjoy making music with other people.
You belong here. We explore rock, blues, and traditional music through listening, discovery, and conversation. Everyone learns together, with room to ask questions and find a sound of their own.
LISTEN. EXPLORE. PLAY.
Learn with people who listen.
Five instructors. Different musical voices. A shared commitment to helping you develop yours.
Mike Compton
Mandolin
Don Julin
Mandolin
Jim Richter
Mandolin · Camp host
Laurelyn Dossett
Voice & songwriting
Laura Boosinger
Banjo & voice
WHAT’S UNIQUE TO RICHTER CAMP
One cohort.
Many musical voices.
The camp’s teaching approach brings adult learning, co-led classes, and a unified student group together.
Adult learning
Our approach takes adult learners of the mandolin specifically into consideration. We return to fundamentals, invite questions, and build understanding you can bring to your own playing.
Co-lead teaching
One instructor leads a class while the other instructors attend, contribute to dialogue and discussion, and provide additional help working individually with students.
Unified cohort
All students stay together as they move through the camp curriculum. There are no concurrent classes or level tracks splitting the group. You learn with the same people and grow as a musical community.
FRIDAY · JULY
09
2027 · BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
THE CAMP FACULTY CONCERT
One special
Friday night.
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
An evening of music with the 2027 camp faculty, in Bloomington’s historic downtown theater.
Mike Compton · Don Julin · Jim Richter
Laurelyn Dossett · Laura Boosinger
Concert time and public ticket information will be announced.
From the camp archives: Billy Strings and Don Julin, 2014.
A HISTORY OF MUSICAL CONNECTIONS
Small gatherings.
Lasting connections.
Richter Camp grew out of Jim’s long history of bringing mandolin camps and concerts to central Indiana and the Great Lakes region. Since 2011, the camp has offered adult players a welcoming place to learn, play, and connect.
Among those connections were visits in back-to-back years from a young Billy Strings, early in his career. The camp archives include this photograph of Billy with Don Julin at the 2014 camp.
That history also includes musicians such as Mike Compton, Matt Flinner, Rich DelGrosso, and Will Patton, along with visits from luthiers Will Kimble and Steve Gilchrist.
YOUR BLOOMINGTON HOME BASE
Make yourself
at home.
Classes, private lessons, and jams center on the Grant Street Inn—a historic setting within walking distance of Bloomington restaurants and the Indiana University campus.
Stay at the Inn, choose another hotel, or commute locally. You have options.
GRANT STREET INN
$129
plus tax · per room, per night
Breakfast included for Inn guests.
Four nights: $516 before tax.
Book directly and mention Richter Camp.
Tuition and lodging are separate.
Lunches and dinners are on your own.
YOUR PLACE AT CAMP
A small camp.
A worthwhile musical adventure.
Tuition includes camp instruction, printed materials, a scheduled individual lesson, and the faculty concert. Lodging and most meals are separate.
FORMER STUDENTS & PAST ATTENDEES
Early registration
$600
December 1–30, 2026
An early window exclusively for former students or past camp attendees.
NEW & RETURNING STUDENTS
Public registration
$675
Beginning December 31, 2026
Open to everyone, subject to availability. Camp is limited to 30 paying students.
RICHTER MANDOLIN CAMP
Bring your instrument.
Bring your curiosity.
July 7–10, 2027 · Grant Street Inn · Bloomington, Indiana
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