Community Music School

Dr. Eric Fung was the second-prize ex aequo winner at the Thirteenth International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany. He was also awarded first prize at the Corpus Christi Young Artists International Competition (1996), second prize at St. Louis Symphony Concerto Competition (1997), and first prize at the Juilliard School Concerto Competition. Dr. Fung has collaborated with the Juilliard Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra among many others. His orchestra debut at Lincoln Center with the…

Bring your box lunch and join us for a FREE lunchtime concert on the third Thursday of the month! These informal concerts typically feature CMS faculty members. Programs begin at 12:10 and end by 12:50pm. All ages welcome!

Impressionism in music was a movement among composers in Western classical music, mainly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose music focuses on suggestion and atmosphere, “conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed tone picture”. “Impressionism” is a philosophical and aesthetic term borrowed from late 19th century French painting after Monet’s Impression, Sunrise. Composers were labeled impressionists by analogy to the impressionist painters who use starkly contrasting colors, effect of light on…

Join the Pennsylvania Philharmonic Brass for an evening of American greats as we travel from the streets of New Orleans to the avenues of New York: featuring the sounds of Bourbon Street, Jazz standards, and selections from Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story. The Quintet was formed in 2014 from the brass section of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, a professional orchestra which specializes in educational outreach and community engagement. In addition to performing with the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, members of the quintet play…

An annual Student Showcase Concert is held at the end of each school year to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our students over the course of the year. Students are selected by audition for this special program and perform a variety of instrumental and vocal repertoire.