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The Concord Community Music School
was founded in 1984 to provide quality
music instruction in a community school setting. After dramatic growth,
the Music School settled into a permanent home at 23 Wall Street in 1988.
Today the Music School welcomes 1,100 students from 112 communities to
Concord each week, produces over 200 public events annually for 35,000
additional audience members, and serves many communities through
partnerships with such organizations as Manchester Housing &
Redevelopment Authority, Merrimack Valley Daycare, Community Bridges, and
public schools statewide. A full member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, the Music School shares a mission begun by the Settlement Schools a century ago—providing quality instruction in the arts to all who seek it, and providing financial aid to all who need it. In recognition of its artistic and organizational strengths, the Music School has received prestigious honors: inclusion in the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund Community Arts Education Initiative, participation in the National Endowment for the Arts' Advancement, Stabilization, Arts Learning, Access and Creative Communities programs; and management recognition through both the Walter J. Dunfey Award for Excellence in Management and as a 2001 New Hampshire Business of the Year. Our 55 faculty members, known as The Musicians of Wall Street, perform often on Wall Street as well as on concert stages in Boston, New York, and abroad, bringing to their teaching the knowledge and insight of professional musicians. They are equally committed to their careers as teachers, and are selected for their expertise in working with a wide range of students, from beginners of all ages to advanced students planning musical careers. In the first stage toward musical careers, our alumni have enrolled at leading music schools such as the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools of Music, Indiana and Northwestern Universities, Cincinnati Conservatory, and many others. Our students and alumni fill the ranks of New Hampshire choruses, town bands, school ensembles, and honors groups such as the Greater Boston Youth Symphony and the All State, All New England, and All Eastern Festivals. The same faculty who are qualified to guide these award-winning students toward musical futures are equally experienced in and enthusiastic about their work with beginners. From the adult beginning pianist who seeks a stimulating new avocation, to the young violinist who will find lifelong satisfaction from this musical beginning, Music School students are provided with skills they can share with others throughout their lives. The faculty of the Music School perform as The Musicians of Wall Street and are listed on the NH State Council on the Arts Touring Roster. Please call for a calendar of events or for information on the availability of The Musicians of Wall Street for outreach concerts, school workshops, or community residencies. Concord Community Music School 23 Wall Street Concord, NH 03301 Tel: (603) 228-1196 Fax: (603) 226-3151 Email: psenter@ccmusicschool.org The Music School receives major support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the NH State Council on the Arts, the NH Charitable Foundation, and more than 700 individuals, corporations and foundations. The Music School is a full member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Music Educators Conference, Chamber Music America, the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, and Main Street Concord. The mission of the Concord Community Music School is to foster a sense of community through music by providing the fullest possible array of musical experiences for people of all ages, musical abilities, and background. |
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