Tom Briggs, Music Director, Jenifer Grant, clarinet, Linnea Hagstrom, flute, Judith Anderson, violin, Ralph Sturges, Christine Murphy and Art Meister, trumpet.
Under the direction of our music director and composer, Tom Briggs, this group of musicians will be performing such classics as the “Scott Joplin Medley,” “St. Louis Blues,” Variation on a Theme,” “I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair” and an all time favorite, “Spanish Eyes.”
The Adult Performing Ensemble is still looking for new members, so come join the fun! For more information, call us at 860-767-0026 or visit our website at www.community-music-school.org.
The Community Music School in Centerbrook is holding a number of summer programs for children, teens, and adults. Broadway, Jazz, Rock, Kindermusik, Ukulele Workshops and many other programs will be offered. Private lessons are also available.
Summer sessions run from June 28th through August 20th. Registration begins on Monday, March 1st. For more information about the Summer of 2010 contact the Community Music School at 860-767-0026.
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On Saturday, January 23rd at 7:30 pm, the Community Music School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Tom Briggs, will perform in concert at the Centerbrook Meeting House, Centerbrook.
The students, ages 10-17, will perform a repertoire spanning 50 years, from swing to contemporary jazz. Highlights of the concert include Don’t Get Around Much Anymore by Duke Ellington to Moon Dance by Van Morrison.
Don’t miss the accomplished performances by Henry Apostoleris, Michael Rasberry on alto saxophone, Elliot Pillsbury on tenor saxophone, Greg Merola on trumpet, Sean Gosselin on baritone, Mitchell Honan on trombone, James Landino on piano, Max Barrezueta on guitar, Dean Apostoleris on bass with Keir Magoulas and Ben Polito on drums.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information call the Community Music School at (860)767-0026.
Snow Date: Sunday, January 24th at 6:30 pm.
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The Community Music School invites you to join them in listening to the historic DVD recordings of Johannes Brahms’ symphonies.
These Deutsche Grammophon recordings from 1973 feature the Berliner Philharmonic conducted by Herbert Von Karajan.
The listening sessions will take place from 7:00-8:00 pm on October 21st, November 4th and November 11th.
To register, call 860-767-0026.
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We received the following press release from the Community Music School in Centerbrook:
The Community Music School will host a Drum Set Workshop, featuring faculty member, Tom Briggs, on Saturday, November 7th at the school in Centerbrook. The workshop will focus on performance basics including coordination, independence, time keeping, soloing, sticking technique, tuning, musical styles and chart reading. Tom will be performing excerpts from his two drum set method books as well as playing along with recordings.
Tom Briggs is the former principal percussionist with the United States Coast Guard Band and an award-winning composer who has written and arranged many works for all types of musical ensembles, from symphonic winds and percussion, to chamber and jazz ensembles. He is currently the Music Director at Community Music School, where he teaches piano, percussion, and directs the CMS Jazz Ensemble.
For more information on this fun-filled musical event, call the Community Music School at 767-0026. There is a $20.00 registration fee.
We received the following press release from the Community Music School:
The Community Music School will be hosting the Yale Brass Trio in a free brass masterclass on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 1:00-3:30 pm.
All students from grades 7 through adult are invited. This is truly an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with amazing world-class brass players, free-of-charge!
The Yale Brass Trio will perform, followed by individual masterclasses for trumpet, French horn and low brass. Students will rehearse a piece and perform with other participants and the trio.
Allan Dean, trumpet, has appeared at the Casals and Spoleto festivals, the Banff Centre as well as other musical events throughout the world. He plays modern trumpet and early brass on over eighty records .
William Purvis, French horn, is a soloist, chamber musician, conductor and educator. He is a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet, Orpheus, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s ,and is a frequent performer with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has taught horn at the Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School and SUNY Stony Brook.
Scott Hartman, trombone, has been featured with the Boston Esplanade Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and BBC Radio Orchestra among others. He has taught at Yale University, Indiana University and the New England Conservatory.
If you are interested in participating in this unique and wonderful musical event, please contact the Community Music School, 860-767-0026, no later than SEPTEMBER 11TH.
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We received the following press release from the Community Music School today:
A variety of activities for children and adults are slated for Community Music School’s free Open House on Saturday, September 12 from 10-1 at Spencer’s Corner (90 Main Street) in Centerbrook. Whether you want to join in yourself or simply look and listen, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy that day.
Having recently expanded with several new studios, CMS is proud to show off their updated facilities, including a state-of-the-art digital piano lab. The nonprofit school boasts 17 studios, 30 professional faculty members, and nearly 600 students of all ages. Students and instructors will be performing throughout the Open House.
If you’d like to make music yourself, you are invited to participate in a World Drumming Circle, sample a Kindermusik class, and get up close and personal with strings, brass, percussion and woodwinds in the Instrument Petting Zoo. If the weather permits, an Open Mike will be set up so that performers can claim their own 15-minutes of fame! And be sure to check out the New Horizons Band, a program of group instruction for adults who have always wanted to play an instrument or who would like to return to an instrument they played years ago.
Parents will have the opportunity to learn about CMS’s fall programs, ask questions about Suzuki instruction, meet with a certified music therapist, request scholarship/financial aid applications, and enter a drawing for a $100 gift certificate. There will also be a Musical Instrument Tag Sale where you may be able to pick up a bargain. (Those with instruments to sell should contact the school in advance to pre-register.)
Community Music School is currently accepting students for the Fall Semester, which begins on September 10. More information is available at www.community-music-school.org or by calling (860) 767-0026.
On Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., the Community Music School will be offering a free Suzuki Demo Day.
Instructors Christine Coyle (cello), Marianna Kiss (violin), Jessie Primett (violin), and Nancy Thomas (piano) will demonstrate and discuss the Suzuki Method which was developed decades ago by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki.
This method is based on the principle of learning to play the instrument in the same way children learn to talk – by listening and imitating. The Community Music School typically accepts children who are 4 years old or older for Suzuki instruction, although younger children may be accepted for 15-minute introductory lessons on the violin.
Please call the school to register at (860) 767-0026.
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