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The 2004 Rochester Jazz Festival

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Welcome to Community Music School of Buffalo

Music for Everyone...For a Lifetime

 

Thank you for considering Community Music School (CMS) for music instruction for you and your child. We are proud to have been serving WNY since 1924. Last year we reached 1,021 students from the age of 6 months to 86 years and beyond in various city and suburban sites. We entertained another 2,480 people in 48 performances including our popular CMS Neighborhood Concerts, CMS-Chromatic Club Concerts at the Montante Cultural Center, Student Recitals and other events.

Mission Community Music School of Buffalo is committed to providing musical public service programs to Western New York and quality music instruction for individuals of all ages and levels of ability regardless of aspirations or financial resources. The professional faculty and administrative staff together with the volunteers believe that anyone who has a genuine interest in music can benefit from study and deserves the opportunity to pursue it. 

 Core Values   

·        Focus on students and their musical and personal potential and growth

·        Respect all individuals and their confidentiality/privacy

·        Embrace diversity and uniqueness in all populations

·        Conduct the business of the School with honesty and integrity at all times

·       Act, speak and appear professionally and appropriately in all situations

Nondiscriminatory Policy Community Music School of Buffalo admits students of any race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin and religious belief to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin and religious belief in the administration of its policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs and other School-administered programs.

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Concert and Recitals More Events
Spring Recital Fest
Date: June 14, 2008
Time: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The annual Spring Recital Fest will be held on Saturday, June 14 beginning More>>
 
Spring Recital in East Aurora
Date: June 16, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
CMS piano students will be featured in the Spring Recital in All Saints More>>
 
CMS at M&T Plaza
Date: July 2, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm
CMS Performers will present M&T's Noontime Plaza Concert on More>>
 
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News More News
Lisa Berglund Sings Broadway and More
Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Mezzo soprano Lisa Berglund presented a solo recital at CMS with pianist Ivan Docenko on a beautiful April evening.

Lisa has studied with Maria Goodrich (Co-Chair of the CMS Voice Department) for several years. In her other life, Lisa is a professor at Buffalo State College.

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Divas Pray at the Montante Cultural Center
Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Divas in Prayer was the theme of this year's spring Divas concert at the Montante Cultural Center. Singers from the CMS faculty and the Chromatic Club presented sacred and secular music related to the theme.

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Students Practice for Performance Exams
Published Monday, May 5, 2008

Vocal and instrumental students of all ages and levels of advancement who study at all CMS sites are preparing for performance exams. These will begin on Friday, May 9 and finish on Sunday, May 18.

Students will demonstrate skills at either the Basic or Stylistic Development level and present studies

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CMS Student Wins Amherst Teen Idol Contest
Published Tuesday, April 8, 2008
We are proud to announce that Isabel Trillizio won the 2008 Amherst Teen Idol Competition on March 29 at the Boulevard Mall. She studies with soprano Maria Goodrich, Co-Chair of the CMS Voice Department. Isabel, who just turned 13 years of age, entertained a CMS audience recently with The Wizard and I from Wicked, the song she sang to win this contest. More>>
 
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14th Annual CMS Corporate Spelling Bee Buzzed on April 29

The Bee-Lievers from Phillips Lytle battled with the Superdelegates from Damon & Morey and 20 other teams to win the trophy at the 14th Annual CMS Corporate Spelling Bee in the WNED Studios. The Superdelegates misspelled the word ‘siffilate’ while the Bee-Lievers correctly spelled ‘gesundheit’ in the final round.

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