Dear Friends,
School’s back in session! It’s exciting to see everyone begin “new adventures” this month. Here at Community Music School, we’ve begun a new semester of lessons and ensembles. The daily buzz of private lesson students of all ages flowing in and out of the school has been energizing! The String Ensemble has begun its 21st season and is growing in size. The dynamic members of the Studio 24 Vocal Performance class have been selecting songs and strategizing their next performance cabaret. A new flute ensemble is underway, the Acoustic Classic Rock Ensemble has been rocking on, and… the fiercely dedicated members of the New Horizons Band have resumed a new round of rehearsals, with several members having recently returned from a summer band camp in Maine (you can read Rita Christopher’s compelling account below). My favorite part of this past week was seeing little 5 year-old Grant Ney, whom I’ve known since he was a baby, arrive at CMS for his first-ever violin lesson! His mom told me afterward, “He really liked it. It was so different from anything else he’s done before and Miss Martha was amazing with him!”