So today in addition to busking and eating cookies and playing other stuff and listening to a mini concert by the Addison String Quartet (Beethoven Op 59 No. 1 first movement) at the inservice program we sight- read the Rosin eating zombies from outer space by Richard Meyer! Here is a link to a short
Below is the schedule for the in-service day Chamber Music program at MCMC this coming Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 9:00AM-noon). Please bring a music stand if you have one and a check made out to the Middlebury Community Music Center or cash for $25. Snacks will be provided during breaks! Short
Middlebury Caroling Orchestra Party Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 2-4PM New location: Congregational Church Unity Hall 30 North Pleasant street Middlebury, VT 05753 Musicians and singers of all ages are invited to sightread or sing traditional carols at the 4th Annual Middlebury Community Music Center Caroling Party! Vocal and Instrumental parts will be
String quartets on a Friday afternoon are truly divine. Especially when the four musicians are people with families with young children finding that rare hour we are all able to play. The four people are amateurs with other careers, the chance was to let all that go and to focus on keeping the beat, melody
It must be Fall as I am planning holiday concerts! My son Carter and I will be playing the Bach Double with George Matthew at Saint Stephen’s on Sunday morning, November 26, 2017 at 10:25AM. The Forth Annual Middlebury Caroling Orchestra Party will be on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 2-4PM. This year the men
This account by Penelope Trunk describes what is is like to parent a child on a track for Juilliard. Her account is facinating, personal and feels authentic. Check it out… The first round of auditions for Juilliard’s pre-college program is by video. From December to March my son practiced for three hours a day to
The 2017-18 lesson calendar begins next week. Below are a few things to help prepare for a great year! Instruments: If you our your child are just starting out, I advise students to wait a few weeks before renting a violin. During the first few lessons we will work on violin posture and attention
Middlebury Community Music Center Camp Adagio Concert Friday, August 4, 2017, 2PM Saint Stephen’s Church, Middlebury, Vermont Program The Harmonious Blacksmith (8 hands) GF Handel Lila Brightman, Jacob Graham, Noah Berg, and Toby Wells-Spackman (piano) Melody Arthur Le Jeune Lila Brightman, violin and Jacob Graham, piano Kookaburra Australian Folk Song Firoliralera
The Middlebury Chamber Music Festival will be held from August 9 – 13, 2017. The festival includes a chamber music workshop for adults and teens as well as several public concerts, a chamber orchestra reading brunch, and master classes. Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5-7PM… String quartet concert in the new park by the Middlebury
On the days I lug the cello and the violin to teach, I have wondered if one case would be better.






