Carmen Flosdorf Selected as “Woman of Influence”

Carmen Flosdorf Selected as “Woman of Influence”

CMS Board President is "Woman of Influence"Community Music School congratulates Board of Directors President, Carmen Flosdorf, on being selected as a “Woman of Influence” by Lehigh Valley Business.  Carmen is Vice President, Commercial Lending Officer,...
CMS Board Approves New Strategic Objectives for 2021 & Beyond

CMS Board Approves New Strategic Objectives for 2021 & Beyond

In September 2020, the CMS Strategic Direction Task Force reconvened to develop a recommendation to the Board of Directors on defined strategic objectives for Community Music School, which, in turn, will determine priorities and funding needs for the upcoming calendar...
2020 Year-In-Review

2020 Year-In-Review

2020 was expected to be a break-out year for CMS, with a growing number of students, group classes, outreach programs, volunteer projects, and events.  We had a lovely Faculty-Student Recital on March 1, which included the debut of our vibraphone and performances by...
Native Plant Garden Gold Award Project

Native Plant Garden Gold Award Project

Former CMS student and 2020 William Allen High School graduate, Sammi Ciommo, designed and installed the native plant garden at CMS.  Sammi created the garden in 2019 as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award Project. The plants were donated by BB&T now Truist with...
CMS Teacher, Cliff Tracy, Helps Keep the Funk Alive

CMS Teacher, Cliff Tracy, Helps Keep the Funk Alive

CMS teacher Clifford Tracy was a contributing artist to “Keep the Funk Alive,” an 8-month musical collaboration with Grammy award-winning French jazz instrumentalist and composer, Philippe Saisse.  This project started at the onset of the COVID-19 quarantine and...
Cincinnati Song Project Records in Baker Hall

Cincinnati Song Project Records in Baker Hall

In December 2020, former student of CMS teacher Dail Richie, Toni Marie Palmertree, along with Kathleen Kelly, Laura LeVoir, and Ellen Rissinger recorded “A World of Song: Colorful Thoughts” in the Dorothy H. Baker Recital Hall at CMS, as part of the Cincinnati Song...