Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new musical friends. This event is part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our historic Recital ... Read more

Kyra Zhao's lecture From Page to Performance: The Literary Influences in Beethoven and Liszt’s Iconic Piano Works delves into the intricate relationship between literature and music, highlighting how renowned composers such as Beethoven and Liszt drew profound inspiration from iconic literary works. We will begin with an analysis of Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata, which is believed to be ... Read more

Join Concord Community Music School as we celebrate the big "4-0" with amazing music, great food, an exciting new venue, and lots of musical friendships.  We hope you can join us. Purchase Tickets Here ($125 pp; tables of 8 are $1,000)   Our gala program is a wonderful opportunity to recognize a teacher or student. ... Read more

Join your friends for an interactive workshop specifically geared to this year’s All-State audition pieces! CCMS faculty Jane Berlin Pauley will provide specific help with your performance, including tips for sight-reading and staying focused under pressure. Bring your All-State materials to the workshop. The workshop takes place on Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30-8 pm in ... Read more

  This solo piano recital by guest artist Dr. Kyra Zhao will feature the essential works of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt, alongside exquisite gems from Maurice Ravel and Robert Schumann. The concert will open with the enchanting miniatures of Ravel “Jeux D’eau” (Water games), whose lush harmonies and intricate textures transport listeners to ... Read more

Join your friends for an interactive workshop specifically geared to this year’s All-State audition pieces! CCMS faculty Stephanie Jenkins will provide specific help with your performance, including tips for sight-reading and staying focused under pressure. Bring your All-State materials to the workshop. The workshop takes place on Thursday, November 14 from 6:45-8 pm in Room ... Read more

This fall, the Northern Lights Women's Vocal Ensemble, directed by Peggo Horstmann Hodes, present songs that are uplifting and hopeful. The lyrics consider how in troubled times, we can “Find A Way” – together, singing, with kindness, and love. Highlights include a Francophone lullaby arranged beautifully for us by CCMS alum Annie Papinsick, who will ... Read more

Join us for an evening of jamming with fellow folk musicians and CCMS folk faculty, plus performances by students from the Concord Community Music School's Folk Department! The folk gathering will take place at 6pm on Thursday, November 21 in the Recital Hall at Concord Community Music School. This event is free and open to ... Read more

    Zefira Trio comprises violinist (and CCMS faculty member) Olga Patramanska-Bell, cellist Ashima Scripp, and pianist Eleanor Perrone. The program features a dynamic mix of expressive chamber works. Robert Paterson's Summit Trio captures the drama and beauty of nature, while Frank Bridge’s Miniatures Nos. 4-6 offer a series of intimate, character-filled piano trio pieces. The ... Read more

"Glory Glory" The Canterbury Singers are back with another concert of fun and traditional holiday tunes as well as selections from the Shaker, Deep South, and Gospel traditions. The audience will join in for carol singing! All Bach's Lunch performances are free and open to the public. They are presented in part through the generosity ... Read more

Purchase Tickets Here Nearly twenty years ago, singer and guitarist Susie Burke and her husband, guitarist/mandolinist David Surette, began a series of annual holiday concerts with pianist/guitarist/bassist Kent Allyn. The shows soon became part of many people’s holiday traditions. David passed away in December 2021, leaving very large shoes to fill, and is sorely missed ... Read more