We Welcome Our New Staff Members

We Welcome Our New Staff Members

We are pleased to welcome Pam Adamson (left) and Jasmine Adamson (right) to the CMS administrative team!  Pam and Jas will be job-sharing the Administrative Associate role at the front desk in the afternoon and evening hours, and on Saturday mornings. Pam brings a...
First Martha Maletz Scholarship Recipient Announced

First Martha Maletz Scholarship Recipient Announced

We are pleased to announce that Community Music School has selected Sean Riedy, piano student of Dr. David Saturen, as the first recipient of the Martha Maletz Scholarship.  The Scholarship honors the School’s founder, Martha Maletz, who provided for a...
Lehigh Valley Song Project Nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy

Lehigh Valley Song Project Nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy

BETHLEHEM, PA – Fourteen months after it debuted during a summer of protests and a pandemic, a socially distanced collaboration of dozens of musicians from across the Lehigh Valley is going for a regional Emmy award.  The Lehigh Valley Song Project’s music video, from...
CMS Student Sings National Anthem

CMS Student Sings National Anthem

Alexis Gabay-Ratner, voice student of Julia Walsh, sang the national anthem at the Lehigh County Democratic Committee’s “Demmy Awards” event at the American Club Pavilion in Coplay, PA on Monday 8/30/21. Great job, Alexis!  Watch her performance here. ...
Music Keeps Us Connected During COVID

Music Keeps Us Connected During COVID

On March 13, 2020, when the Governor mandated that all K-12 schools close for two weeks to curb the spread of Covid-19, CMS immediately pivoted to online lessons and activated our contingency operating plan.  For the past 16 months, our students and faculty have...
2020-21 Newsletter:  A “Virtual” Year in Review

2020-21 Newsletter: A “Virtual” Year in Review

From the Director Dear CMS Friends: In our 2020 – 2021 year, Community Music School faced significant challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic, but as you will learn in this newsletter, we still had a very successful year. We pivoted to online programming to stay safe...