by CMSLV | Dec 20, 2023 | News
It’s been a busy holiday season at CMS, and we look forward to an exciting new year of music and unique opportunities for our students! If you are able, please consider a 2023 year-end gift to support financial aid for our students. Please enjoy the highlights...
by CMSLV | Dec 20, 2023 | News
We are pleased to welcome Evan William Nelson to our piano and voice faculty at our main studio in Allentown and our CMS Berks satellite studio at GoggleWorks. Evan holds a B.M. in Vocal Performance, with a minor in Historical Performance from The Peabody Institute...
by CMSLV | Dec 19, 2023 | News
We congratulate the CMS students who have been selected to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 10 ensembles: District 10 Orchestra 2023-2024 Shriya Chitta, Violin (Southern Lehigh High School), student of Linda Kistler Liam Ray, Trombone...
by CMSLV | Dec 19, 2023 | News
Lily Kubala, an adult guitar student of Joe Wagner, wrote and recorded a Christmas song in the recording studio here at Community Music School. The original lyrics and arrangement for “The First Gift of Christmas” are based on the traditional tune of “The Twelve Days...
by CMSLV | Dec 13, 2023 | News
We are pleased to welcome Matthew Blanchard to our CMS brass faculty. Matthew holds a B.A. in Music Education, with a minor in vocal performance from The Pennsylvania State University, where he studied under Eric Henry, David Yinger, and Velvet Brown. While at Penn...
by CMSLV | Nov 28, 2023 | News
It’s been a busy fall at CMS, with energetic ensembles, exciting new classes, and 63 students performing in our annual Monster Concert and costume contest. As we come to the end of 2023, please consider a generous #givingtuesday gift to support financial aid...