Sunday, October 26, 2025

2:00 PM: Act 1

3:00 PM: Costume Contest

4:00 PM: Act 2

Dorothy H. Baker Recital Hall

at Community Music School

We thank all our students and their families who participated in the 2025 Monster Concert and Costume Contest on Sunday, October 26. We had 53 students who performed, including members of two violin ensembles and our Modern Band, and an enthusiastic audience of 150 people, including family, friends, and CMS supporters. It was wonderful to hear so many excellent performances and to see all the amazing costumes!

We congratulate the three winners of our costume contest: Erin P. as “The Piano,” Amir F. as “Jack Skellington,” and Elena B. as “The Lorax.” We thank our CMS board members who served as judges for the contest: Dail Richie, Vicki Ferrence Ray, and Mark Stein.

What a spook-tacular afternoon of music!

Performing in front of a live audience is an important part of each CMS student’s growth and development. We encourage students of all ages and abilities to perform in recitals when they are ready, with approval from their teacher.

As always, CMS recitals are free for students to perform and for the public to attend; however, CMS is a nonprofit organization and there is substantial cost associated with producing these events. If you are able, please consider making a charitable donation to help support our mission here.