CMS Closed
2023-09-04 | PA
CMS is closed for the Labor Day holiday. No lessons or classes are held today.

Jim McFarlane Artist Reception
2023-09-08 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States

Hearing Your Way Through a Song (Jazz Performance Workshop with Lauren Lark)
2023-09-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Thanks to our generous donors and sponsors, this event if FREE for the community, however tickets must be reserved at link below. All ages welcome. Please join us prior to the event at 6PM for a Art gallery reception.
This performance workshop focuses on what we do naturally as we listen to music. Listening sounds easy enough, but have you really heard the form of a song? Do you know when to start singing/playing? Audience members will participate in singing their way through a song. While having fun clapping and along with Lauren, she will demonstrate the three ways of identifying your place in a song. Exploring what jazz form is.
About Lauren Lark: As a native to Philadelphia, Lauren Lark began singing and playing the violin at the early age seven. This exposure pushed Lauren to attend the acclaimed Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. There she began to cultivate her knowledge of Gospel, Hip-Hop, Blues, Classical and Jazz music. Pursuing this extensive study of all these genres of music enabled Lark’s overall sense of versatility as a vocalist. Her personal preference and style, though, is heavily jazz-influenced.
She went on to complete her B.M. and Masters in Music Performance at the University of the Arts and received the coveted Best Jazz Vocalist Award upon graduation. While attending University, Lauren was taught by (and performed with) accomplished jazz musicians such as: J.D. Walter, Christian McBride, Reginald Pindell, and Gerald Veasley. Having had the opportunity to work with the percussionist Doc Gibbs, Lark has extended her musical vocabulary into the rhythmic genre of Afro-Cuban music as well.
As a sought-after musician in the Tri-State area and having performed regularly in various jazz & classical ensembles, Lauren’s voice has graced the stages of The Cape May Jazz Festival, Welcome America Parade, Coltrane Jazz Festival, Philadelphia’s Clef Club for Performing Arts, Barnes Museum and The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts. She has been a featured soloist for the Philly Pops as well as a member of The Voices of the Pops. Lark continues to direct and perform with her own groups such as The Lauren Lark Big Band and Quartet. Recently she has had the opportunity to show her comedic side while acting in the Musical Theater production of 3 Divas 3.
Lauren also has co-founded Lark Music Studio, a private music studio for voice, piano, and harp; as well as Tyke Quest, an infant & toddler music, movement, and exploration program. She expects to continue and explore an intimate take on her music and develop her entrepreneurial spirit as she embarks on a new chapter in life & motherhood.
Lauren currently coaches and trains young and upcoming artists at the University of the Arts in all genres of vocal arts.

Ambient Opera
2023-10-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Thanks to our generous donors and sponsors, this event if FREE for the community, however tickets must be reserved in advance. Freewill donations accepted at the door.
This is the premiere performance of Ambient Opera, a six piece ensemble performing the instrumental works of faculty member, Jeff Ormsby. The group blends electronic sounds with organic instruments to create an experimental ambient experience. Special Guest, Eric Coyne will open the evening with solo Cello.

Student Recital
2023-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Student recitals provide an opportunity for students to hone their performance skills in front of an audience of family and friends. Student recitals are free and open to the public.

Student Recital - American Treasure Tour Museum
2023-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
This special Halloween Themed recital will be held at the American Treasure Tour Museum located at One American Treasure Way, Oaks, PA 19456.

Quarter 2 Begins
2023-11-06 | PA
Quarter 2 for the 2023-2024 year begins today. Tuition is due on or before the first lesson of the quarter.

Student Recital
2023-11-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | PA

Make-Up Lessons Only
2023-11-20, 2023-11-21, 2023-11-22 | PA
CMS is open for make-up lessons and classes only. Make-ups are scheduled directly with faculty.

CMS Closed
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-26 | PA
CMS is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

CANCELLED: The Nutcracker Tea Party
2023-12-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances we are going to cancel this years Nutcracker Tea event. We want to give everyone enough time to schedule other fun holiday plans that weekend. We will be sure to bring back this popular event next year when we are fully staffed! Thanks for your understanding!

Bach's Lunch Concert
2023-12-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Bach’s Lunch – A Lunchtime Concert Series

Bring your box lunch & join us!
CMS proudly presents a FREE lunchtime concert series called “Bach’s Lunch”. Join us on the third Thursday of each month and enjoy a mini concert featuring a different CMS faculty artist each month. Pick up your box lunch at a local eatery or bring from home. Concerts begin at 12:10pm and finish by 1:00pm. The concert series is FREE. ALL AGES WELCOME.
2023-2024 Bach’s Lunch Schedule – (programs are subject to change)

September 21 Alec Charon, jazz guitar
October 19 Jocelyn Crosby, flute
November 16 Harry Oehler, trombone
December 21 Alan Dynin, piano
January 18 Soh Lee, piano
February 15 Daniel Horning, trumpet
March 21 Eric Coyne, cello
April 18 The Gloria Consort
May 16 Chris Macy, vocals & piano

CMS Closed
2023-12-23 - 2024-01-01 | PA
CMS is closed for winter holiday.

Make-Up Lessons
2024-01-02 - 2024-01-05 | PA

Quarter 2 Resumes
2024-01-06 | PA
Saturday, January 6, 2024 is a regular lesson day.

Godspell, Jr. Performance
2024-01-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-01-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Steel River Playhouse, 245 E. High Street, Pottstown, 19464, United States
Community Music School is proud to partner with Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown, PA this exciting performance workshop of Godpsell, JR. The cast is a combination of students from both communities who have been rehearsing together twice a week and are now ready to present a fully staged production with performances at Steel River Playhouse and a concert version event at CMS.
Performances:
Friday, January 19 at 7pm at Steel River Playhouse
Saturday, January 20 at 2pm at Steel River Playhouse
Director: Mary Ann Rutkowski
Music Director: Rachel Wilkin
Run time is approximately 70 minutes
Adults $12 Student/Child $10
Click here to purchase tickets.
Join us for a free concert version of Godspell, Jr. on Sunday, January 21st at 2pm at CMS.

Godspell, Jr. - Concert Version
2024-01-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Community Music School is proud to partner with Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown, PA this exciting performance workshop of Godpsell, JR. The cast is a combination of students from both communities who have been rehearsing together twice a week and are now ready to present a fully staged production with performances at Steel River Playhouse and a concert version event at CMS.
The concert version will take place at Community Music School on Sunday, January 21st at 2pm. It is free and open to the public.

Reschedule from 1/18: Bach's Lunch Concert
2024-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Bach’s Lunch – A Lunchtime Concert Series

Bring your box lunch & join us!
CMS proudly presents a FREE lunchtime concert series called “Bach’s Lunch”. Join us on the third Thursday of each month and enjoy a mini concert featuring a different CMS faculty artist each month. Pick up your box lunch at a local eatery or bring from home. Concerts begin at 12:10pm and finish by 1:00pm. The concert series is FREE. ALL AGES WELCOME.
2023-2024 Bach’s Lunch Schedule – (programs are subject to change)

September 21 Alec Charon, jazz guitar
October 19 Jocelyn Crosby, flute
November 16 Harry Oehler, trombone
December 21 Alan Dynin, piano
January 25 Soh Lee, piano – *ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR Jan 18th*
February 15 Daniel Horning, trumpet
March 21 Eric Coyne, cello
April 18 The Gloria Consort
May 16 Chris Macy, vocals & piano

Quarter 3 Begins
2024-02-05 | PA
Quarter 3 for the 2023-2024 year begins today. Tuition is due on or before the first lesson of the quarter.

Songs for Winter
2024-02-16 19:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Join Us for a Free Community Concert!
Bailey Jo Oehler, soprano &
Seth Trumbore, piano
Songs for Winter
Friday, February 16, 2024
7pm

Winter theme program for voice and piano featuring works of Sibelius, Wolf, Cimara, Parry, Rimsy-Korsakov, Floyd, and Flaherty.

getJAZZed! FREE Event!
2024-02-24 13:30 - 17:30 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
FREE EVENT!

As part of a collaborative effort between Berks Arts, Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest, getJazzed, and community music schools in the region, students are invited to attend an afternoon of clinics and jam sessions with professional musicians and educators from across the region!

Sample Itinerary
Check-In Begins at 1:30pm
Workshop Event Begins at 2pm
Jam Session Begins at 4pm (open to public)
Event Ends at 5:30pm

Additional Info
*Event curriculum is geared toward students approximately 12-18 years of age.
*Participants should be able to read music, play a few major scales, and have some experience playing in jazz style. Drummers should have experience playing basic music styles (swing, rock, etc.) on a drum set.
*Thanks to a generous donor, this event is free for all students.
*Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Questions? Contact getjazzed@berksarts.org.

Register required here:
