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Julian Rhee, violin, and Chelsea Wang, piano
Julian Rhee, violin, and Chelsea Wang, piano
Oct 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Violinist Julian Rhee, 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and prizewinner at both the Queen Elisabeth and Indianap...
Open House
Open House
Oct 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FreeStop by the Center for Musical Arts to put a little music in your life! Enjoy an interactive day of music-making and fun...
Faculty Concert, October 26, 2025
Faculty Concert, October 26, 2025
Oct 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pmThe Center for Musical Arts proudly presents free faculty concerts showcasing the talents of select faculty members. The...
Behind the Music: Alejandro Castaño, percussion
Behind the Music: Alejandro Castaño, percussion
Nov 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmJoin us for Cultural Caravan’s Behind the Music series in partnership with the Center for Musical Arts! Join Cultu...
April May Webb, jazz vocalist
April May Webb, jazz vocalist
Nov 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Jazz vocalist April May Webb brings soulful storytelling and fearless improvisation to every performance. As co-leader o...
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Jan 30, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Experience the electrifying artistry of pianist Mackenzie Melemed, 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner and a rising st...
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5 Musical Books for Your Summer Reading List
by Kathy Kucsan, Ph.D. My idea of summer beach reading is more like summer-in-the-shadows-of-the-gorgeous-Flatirons reading, which I’m very happy to do. Here’s a short list of some wonderful, musical books you might enjoy this summer (and maybe you’ll be visiting an...
CHAMBER MUSIC & LOTS OF FUN AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A full house at First Congregational Church for the 2015 CMF Chamber Music Series. CMF family and friends on the sculpture terrace at First Congregational Church during "Cellobration Week". Bjorn Ranheim's mom and dad were visiting from Minnesota. Hi Mom and Dad! The...
SUMMER 2015 BROADWAY BOOMERS PROGRAM: FALL IN LOVE WITH COLE PORTER
If you’ve been dreaming about singing your heart out on stage with other Broadway musical enthusiasts, Broadway Boomers is the perfect place for you. Starting the first week of July, Boomer director Faye Nepon invites 20 singers ages 40 and up (yes, you read that...
Our patrons visit Jean-Marie in Montreal
At our winter Silent Night Gala, Gayle and Randy were the proud winners of our silent auction trip to Montréal. On their trip they had lunch with Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni and went to Opéra de Montréal's performance of Silent Night, directed by Music Director...
Making Music Together with Dar and Faith
h3>Meet Our Music Together® Teachers If you've been at the Center for Musical Arts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday mornings, chances are you've probably wondered about the fun, interactive child/caregiver class happening in Grimes Hall. Meet Dar and Faith,...
Meet the Man Behind Mash-Up
1. If you could work with any composer, alive or dead, and/or rock band, alive or dead, who would it be? Classical: Today I am going to say Frédéric Chopin. If I had a time machine, I'd jump straight to Paris in 1835 and try to sneak into a salon party that Chopin was...
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