Upcoming Events
February 2, 2020
Young People's Concert Orchestra Concert
CMS Concert Hall 2:00 pm
February 26, 2020
Preparatory Program Concert
CMS Concert Hall 7:00pm
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Save the Date
March 4, 2020
Chamber Music Encounter Registrations Due
March 6-7, 2020
Suzuki Workshop
March 8, 2020
Suzuki Teacher Workshop
March 21, 2020
Young Composers Competition Workshops and Concert
March 28, 2020
Faculty Concert
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National Association for Schools of Music (NASM) Visits CMS on February 17th and 18th
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Students with CMS lessons, rehearsals or Kindermusik/Music for Little Mozarts classes on Monday, February 17
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or Tuesday, February 18
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may have a visitor! They will slip in and out very quietly and with little interruption. You will hardly know they are there.
Our visitors are members of a site evaluation team for the Community Music School’s re-accreditation process through the National Association of School of Music (NASM). The CMS goes through re-accreditation every 10 years. It is an important process inspiring us to maintain high standards in all areas from administration to instruction and performance.
The visitors would also like to meet with students and parents to gain insight into the Community Music School from your perspective.
Monday, February 17
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at the CMS Center, 535 Garden Ave. in Webster Groves:
- 5:00 p.m. Room #10 Student and Parent meeting with NASM site visitors.
Please RSVP to carolc@webster.edu if you plan to attend the NASM visitor session above.
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YPSO Receives Standing Ovation at MMEA Conference in Tan-Tar-A
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The Young People's Symphonic Orchestra (YPSO) under the direction of Patrick Jackson performed at the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Conference in Tan-Tar-A on January 23rd. This was the first time that the Community Music School has been represented as a performing ensemble at the MMEA Conference. Not only was it an honor, but a wonderful opportunity to share with Missouri band and orchestra directors the amazing experience their students are receiving or could be receiving by participating in a full orchestra at the CMS.
The YPSO is the pinnacle of the Community Music School orchestral program composed of talented and devoted young musicians who come together from many different schools and cities to make music together. This particular group is inspiring in their weekly preparation, musical expression, and collegiality. The CMS could not be more proud of these fine and talented young musicians.
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photo courtesy of St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
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Theo Bockhorst Advances to MTNA National Finals
submitted by Vera Parkin
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CMS Preparatory Program violinist
Theo Bockhorst,
violin
(Prep) has advanced to the MTNA National Finals to be held during the conference in Chicago March 21-23, 2020. Theo was both the Missouri and 6-state Division winner; he will compete against string finalists from 6 other regions.
Theo began at the CMS as a 4-year-old Suzuki student, and has participated in all levels of orchestra and Prep. A Senior at Clayton High School, he is currently Co-Concertmaster of The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, and a student of Joo Kim.
The last CMS student to represent the CMS at MTNA Nationals was cellist Nathan Hsu in 2017.
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CMS Announces 2019-2020 Young Composers Competition Winners
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Level One (12-16 years of age):
1st Place:
Noah Tan
, 16, Stevensville, MI for
Swallows of Amritsar
2nd Place:
Madeline Cheng
, 15, Los Altos, CA for
Where Before Was Gray
Level Two (17-21 years of age):
1st Place:
Jane Meenaghan
, 18, Los Angeles, CA for
needles to the ground
2nd Place:
Sami Seif
, 21, Cleveland, OH
for
La'ib an-nard (The Dice Player)
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These young composers were chosen from over 40 submissions from all over the country and from as far away as China and England. Each winner is invited to St. Louis on
March 21st
where their works will be performed by musicians from
Chamber Project St. Louis
and recorded during the
Young Composers Competition Concert at 3:00 p.m.
The concert will also feature guest composer Angélica Negrón, Puerto Rican-born composer, multi-instrumentalist and Teaching Artist for the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers program.
Prior to the concert, the Community Music School will host two public workshops: Ms. Negrón will conduct a workshop titled
The World as an Instrument
related to her approach to electronic music composition focusing on her use of found sounds and unusual instruments, and Webster University’s Director of Composition Kim Portnoy will present a workshop titled
Making a Botch of It: Inspiration, Imitation, and the Creative Process
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Thanks to the generosity of sponsors Arden and Harry Fisher, both workshops and the concert are free and open to the public.
READ MORE
about the Competition Winners, Guest Composer Angélica Negrón and the Culminating events on March 21st.
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CMS Preparatory Program Winter Concert
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The Preparatory Program presents its winter chamber concert on
Wednesday
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February 26 at 7:00 pm
in the CMS Concert Hall.
Every Prep concert features great standards of the chamber literature as well as lesser known gems worth discovering.
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This concert's great standards include the Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb, Faure Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor and the sprightly Haydn Quartet Op. 76, No. 1. A chamber version of Bach's popular and effervescent Suite No. 2 in B minor, and the dark and deeply Russian Quartet No. 13 by Nicolai Myaskovsky are rounded off by the highly virtuosic clarinet quartet of Hummel (a prodigy and student of Mozart), never before heard transcriptions for horn and bassoon, and the rich and deeply melodious trio by Romberg for viola, cello and double bass.
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Love a musician;
Don’t spread germs!
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It is flu season and we are susceptible to sharing germs. The CMS has a professional cleaning staff, but we must all do our part to avoid the spread of the flu virus. To this end, we share the following helpful hints from Student Health Services and ask that students come to lessons, rehearsals and classes with this in mind.
To prevent the spread of a respiratory virus practice following:
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- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- If soap and water are not available scrub hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed or un-sanitized hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay at home if you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or cough and sneeze into your sleeve (not your hands) discarding the tissue immediately.
- Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available after coughing or sneezing.
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Summer Camp Registration is OPEN!
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Make music this summer!
CMS offers plenty of opportunities to keep the music playing:
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(ages 6 months - 5 years):
Tuesdays & Wednesdays in June
June 1 - 5, 2020
(ages 7 - high school)
June 15 - 19, 2020
(by audition - early registration required)
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une 15 - 19, 2020
June 22 - 26, 2020
July 6 - 17, 2020
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Chamber Music Encounter Registration due by:
March 4, 2020
June Camp Registrations due by
May 15, 2020
July Camp Registrations due by
June 15, 2020
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Student Kudos are based primarily on information received by the Community Relations Coordinator from instructors or parents. If you'd like to submit information for the CMS c-blast, please email
lesliewobbe92@webster.edu
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Congratulations to
Sonia Palamand
,
flute
(Hoyer) who was nominated, auditioned and accepted to be a part of the 2020 High School Honors Performance Series "Honors Symphony Orchestra" at Carnegie Hall January 29 - February 3, 2020.
Adah Oziemkiewicz,
flute
(Hoyer) was assistant principal in the Senior Band at the Illinois District Festival in Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Nov. 2nd 2019. She will participate in ILMEA All-State concerts in Carver Arena at the Peoria Civic Center, Peoria IL on Feb. 1st.
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Arianna String Quartet
Bach Society
Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra
Cathedral Concerts
Chamber Music Society
Chamber Project St. Louis
CHARIS Women's Chorus
Forte Chamber Orchestra St. Louis
Gateway Festival Orchestra
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Jazz St. Louis
The Kingsbury Ensemble
Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis
New Music Circle
Sheldon Concert Hall
St. Charles Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis Brass Band
St. Louis Chamber Chorus
St. Louis Civic Orchestra
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St. Louis Classical Guitar
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Town & Country Symphony
UMSL Touhill Performing Arts Center
Washington University Department of Music
Webster University Department of Music
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Community Music School of Webster University | 314-968-5939
Our Locations:
CMS Center (headquarters), 535 Garden Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119
Strauss Center (in Faust Park), 14941 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63017
Holy Communion (University City), 7401 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
The Community Music School is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and is a certified member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. The Community Music School receives assistance from the Arts and Education Council of Greater Saint Louis.
Thank you to the many individual donors, alumni, and parents who support the Community Music School programs through annual gifts.
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Community Music School of Webster University | 314-968-5939 | cms@webster.edu| webster.edu/cms
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