Since 1991 Community Music School has been the region’s leading resource for quality music education. Community Music School’s twofold mission is to enrich lives and communities by offering excellent, affordable music instruction to all people and to provide performance opportunities that contribute to the cultural life of the communities we serve. This dual mission is based upon the notion that music should play a central role in the life of any healthy community and that each and every individual has the capacity for music expression at some appropriate level of understanding and skill.
December 2019
Artist Reception: Meg Lemieur
Join us for a free reception honoring our Gallery artist, Meg Lemieur. More about Meg here: https://www.meglemieur.com/
Find out more »A Gospel Christmas with Waverly Alston In the Company of Friends
Come celebrate the holiday season at Community Music School with a soulful Gospel Christmas concert by the sacred jazz ensemble, Waverly Alston In the Company of Friends! A native Philadelphian, Waverly Alston Jr.’s earliest musical influences came from hip-hop music, which led him to appreciate the sounds of jazz and gospel. Waverly took that inspiration and focused on combining jazz and gospel music to produce, sacred jazz, a wondrous blend of these two musical genres. Waverly Alston In The Company…
Find out more »TubaChristmas
ATTENTION ALL TUBA, BARITONE, EUPHONIUM, SOUSAPHONE PLAYERS 2019 is the 46th anniversary for TUBACHRISTMAS concerts/events which are presented throughout the world. TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902. Through the legendary William J. Bell we reflect on our heritage and honor all great artists/teachers whose legacy has given us high performance standards, well structured pedagogy, professional integrity, personal values and a…
Find out more »Attention CMS Students and Parents!
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CMS Programs
Regardless of your age, or prior musical experience, Community Music School a program that is perfect for you. From private lessons, to ensembles, to concerts, click on a link below to view our programs!
