Join us for a Celtic jamboree on Thursday, March 9 as we gear up for St. Patrick's Day! Three award-winning fiddlers, Audrey Budington, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki, and Liz Faiella join forces with guitarist Dan Faiella for a lunchtime concert featuring tunes and songs from a variety of Celtic and Celtic-influenced traditions. Bach’s Lunch programs are free ... Read more
We are thrilled to partner with the Capitol Center for the Arts to present our Jazz Evening: Up Jumped Spring at the Bank of NH Stage. On Thursday, March 23 at 7pm, CCMS Jazz Faculty celebrate the iconic Blue Note sound with a concert featuring music from their favorite Blue Note albums. The Quartet includes Eric ... Read more
In this lecture on Thursday, April 6, Eric Klaxton will discuss the influence of minimalism on ambient and electronic music. Looking at the work of Reich, Riley, Aphex Twin, Autechre, among similar artists, we will explore the threads that connect them and the qualities that make each unique. One week later on Thursday, April 13, ... Read more
Please join us for a concert on Thursday, April 13 featuring Rhegos, the electro-acoustic duo of Eric Klaxton (keyboards) and Richie Smith (guitar). The duo will perform original music inspired by the minimalist, ambient, and electronic music traditions. To learn more about Rhegos, visit rhegos.bandcamp.com. Bach’s Lunch programs are free and open to the public, and ... Read more
On Thursday, May 4, Beth Armstrong will present a zoom lecture, Ten Reasons Why You Should Be Singing. As a life-long choral singer, Beth can attest to its benefits on an anecdotal level. However, there has been a great deal of research done on the physical benefits of singing in a group. She will touch on ... Read more
Please join us for a concert, Le Chat Noir: Cabaret in Concord on Thursday, May 11 featuring Trillium. The soprano trio of Jane Berlin Pauley, Peggo Horstmann Hodes, and Hannah Schramm Murray with Calvin Herst (piano) brings Cabaret to Concord, singing songs of contemporary composers such as John Bucchino, Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heissler, and New Hampshire's ... Read more
Longtime friends Abigail Charbeneau and Susan Cobb come together for a four hands piano concert consisting of a wide range of styles by Mozart, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Beach, and Ziffrin. The performance will be held in the Recital Hall at CCMS. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. Abigail Charbeneau holds a B.A. in Music from Skidmore ... Read more
Meet our faculty and staff and tour our facilities on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 10 am - 12 pm. The morning includes • Demo Classes • Information Sessions • Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” • Giveaways • Refreshments
Please join us for a concert by Hub New Music on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 12:15 pm - 1 pm. This is a free concert and it is open to the public. Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “nimble quartet of winds and strings” (NPR) forging new paths ... Read more
Our Sunflower Singers group brings adults with developmental disabilities and their care providers together from across central New Hampshire each week to sing familiar songs, accompanied by spontaneous harmonica and percussion playing. If you're a current or prospective Sunflower Singer, we invite you to CCMS on Friday afternoon for a Halloween-themed sing-along. No need to ... Read more
Festival 9:30am-5pm; Concert 7:30pm Fiddlers from Scottish, Irish, and New England contradance traditions will join forces in Concord for the fifth Fall Fiddle Festival, a day packed with workshops and group playing for fiddlers (and violinists who are interested in learning to fiddle!). The Festival is open to teens and adults, and will include ... Read more
As of October 17, the Fiddle Festival Concert is SOLD OUT. To add your name to our wait list, please email reception@ccmusicschool.org. Catch the Fall Fiddle Festival Concert in the Recital Hall at Concord Community Music School on Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 PM! Five fiddlers from Scottish, Irish, and New England contradance ... Read more