Laura Attieh Joins the CMS Board of Directors

Laura Attieh Joins the CMS Board of Directors

CMS is pleased to announce that Laura M. Attieh of Lower Nazareth Township was elected to the CMS Board of Directors by unanimous vote on December 14, 2022.  Attieh will serve a three-year term with the 40-year-old Allentown nonprofit that provides the access and...
CMS Students Selected to 2023 PMEA District 10 Ensembles

CMS Students Selected to 2023 PMEA District 10 Ensembles

We congratulate the CMS students who have been selected to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 10 Band and Orchestra: District 10 Orchestra 2022-2023 Shriya Chitta, Violin (Southern Lehigh High School), student of Linda Kistler Rachele...
Giving Tuesday 2022

Giving Tuesday 2022

Tuesday, November 29 is GivingTuesday, a global day of giving.  In 1981, Martha Maletz and the other founders of Community Music School set out to provide equitable access to high-quality music education, especially for urban youth in Allentown. Today, at CMS, all...
CMS Teacher’s Album is #2 on Roots Music Report Chart

CMS Teacher’s Album is #2 on Roots Music Report Chart

CMS teacher Griffin Woodard’s album, Completion, is currently ranked #2 on the Roots Music Report Chart.  Griffin teaches piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, and composition here at CMS.  The modern jazz album was released on October 14, 2022 under the Griffin Woodard...
MUSIC NOTES: WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CMS – November 2022

MUSIC NOTES: WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CMS – November 2022

Dear CMS Friends: As we head into the busy holiday season, I feel very grateful. I am grateful for Martha Maletz and our other founders; 40 years ago, she envisioned the jewel that Community Music School has become. I am grateful for our dedicated Board volunteers,...
Clarinet Recital – Fri, Nov 18, 2022

Clarinet Recital – Fri, Nov 18, 2022

Friday, November 18, 2022 7:30 PM Dorothy H. Baker Recital Hall at Community Music School Mary Pulanco, an adult clarinet student of John Schwartz, gave a recital in the Dorothy H. Baker Recital Hall at CMS on Friday, November 18, at 7:30 PM. Selections included...