Community Music School

Musikgarten At The Seashore Camp (June)
2024-06-24 09:00 - 2024-06-28 12:00 (America/New_York) | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Summer Camps
CMS Summer Camp Programs
Additional Information:
Sing, move and make music with five wonderful days of exploring the sights and sounds of the seashore. Each day has its own theme with crafts & activities:

Monday – The Pelican, a Most Remarkable Bird
Tuesday – Harbor Seals
Wednesday – Loggerhead Turtle
Thursday – Speck, the Hermit Crab
Friday – Sights and Sounds of the Sea

Children are required to be fully potty-trained. Parents will be required to complete a detailed camp enrollment form which will be sent prior to starting.

Musikgarten Nature Trail Camp (June)
2024-06-17 09:00 - 2024-06-21 12:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
CMS Summer Camp Programs
Additional Information:
Sing, move and make music with five wonderful days of nature exploration. Each day has its own theme with nature crafts & activities:

Monday – Tree Friends
Tuesday – Learning About Bugs
Wednesday – Weather of All Kinds
Thursday – Watery Places
Friday – Nature Celebration

Children are required to be fully potty-trained. Parents will be required to complete a detailed camp enrollment form which will be sent prior to starting.

Student Recital
2024-06-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-26 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
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.

CMS Closed
2024-05-27 | PA
CMS is closed for Memorial Day.

CANCELLED - Bach's Lunch Concert
2024-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Bach’s Lunch – A Lunchtime Concert Series

Due to unforeseen circumstances our May 16th Bach’s Lunch concert is cancelled. We will back in September with another great year of concerts. Schedule to be announced in the summer. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your support!

PERFORMATHON
2024-05-04 09:00 - 16:00 | PA
Our annual PERFORMATHON is an all-day marathon student recital fund-raiser, where students from our 450+ student body raise sponsorships for their performance. All proceeds go towards providing merit and need-based scholarships, as well as free or discounted programming for our students and our community.

Quarter 4 Begins
2024-04-22 | PA
Quarter 4 begins today. Tuition is due on or before the first lessons of the quarter.

Bach's Lunch Concert
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-21 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

Musical Story Hour
2024-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 6th at 12 noon for our Free Musical Story Hour featuring the Trombone and Tuba! Hear a story and some music. Perfect for families with Preschoolers through 2nd Graders.

Student Recital - Harry Oehler's Low Brass Studio
2024-04-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Join us for a free student recital featuring low brass students in Harry Oehler’s studio at CMS.

CMS Closed
2024-03-29 - 2024-03-31 | PA

Make-Up Lessons
2024-03-25 - 2024-03-28, 2024-01-02 - 2024-01-05 | PA
CMS is open for Make-Up lessons and classes only. Make-ups are scheduled directly with faculty.

Musical Story Hour
2024-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Community Music School, 775 West Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Join us on Saturday, March 2nd at 12 noon for our Free Musical Story Hour featuring the piano! Hear a story and some music then try out the piano. Perfect for families with Preschoolers through 2nd Graders.

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:

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.

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.

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

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.

Godspell, Jr. Performance
2024-01-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-01-19 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.

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

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