Festival 9:30am-5pm; Concert 7:30pm Fall Fiddle Festival Workshops and Concert featuring fiddle faculty Jenna Moynihan, Pascal Gemme, Audrey Budington, & Liz Faiella with Dan Faiella and Yann Falquet, guitar Saturday, October 4, 2025 Concord Community Music School, Concord NH Festival 9:30am-5pm, Concert 7:30pm Workshops + Concert: $130 | Register now Concert only: $25 / $20 ... Read more
Join contralto Melissa Elsman (our newest voice faculty) and pianist Kathryn Southworth for Part Two of this lecture–recital exploring the life and music of nineteenth-century Parisian composer Augusta Holmès. Denied access to the Paris Conservatory like her male peers, Holmès persuaded César Franck to take her on as a private student. “She arouses in me ... Read more
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 will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to ... Read more
Ace your Allstate Audition! In this workshop for voice students, we will talk about preparation strategies, managing anxiety, and what to expect on the audition day. All will be welcome to play some of the audition material as a trial run. When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 Time: 10:00-11:30 AM Instructor: Kathleen O'Boyle Cost: $15 (FREE ... Read more
It's back! Whether you have little ones that are too young to go out at night or you want to relive your childhood, we have you covered. Come trick-or-treat at the Music School on Halloween. Start at our reception desk and follow the signs to our admin staff's offices. A different treat awaits at each ... Read more
Ace your Allstate Audition! In this workshop for wind and brass students, we will talk about preparation strategies, managing anxiety, and what to expect on the audition day. All will be welcome to play some of the audition material as a trial run. When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Time: 6:30-7:30 PM Instructors: Stef Burk and ... Read more
Composer Stephen James will speak about his creative process when composing, how he researched the poems of Mary Oliver, what inspired him, and how he chose which poems to include in his song cycle for soprano and piano. He will share insights into the texts and how they influenced his writing as he composed the songs. ... 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! 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Slow Jam | Novice/Early Intermediate, other levels welcome to sit in! 7:00 – 7:30 pm: Ensemble Performances 7:30 – 8:30 pm: Fast Jam | Late Intermediate/Advanced, other levels welcome to ... Read more
Stephen James, composer, turns collaborative pianist and is joined by soprano Jennie O'Brien for the premiere performance in New Hampshire of his song cycle In Blackwater Woods, set to poems by Mary Oliver. The song cycle includes seven remarkable poems of Mary Oliver which explore moments in her life, the wonders of nature and human reactions ... Read more
Come join us as we step into Wagner’s world, where love, loyalty, and redemption burn at the heart of opera’s most unforgettable heroines. In this fun and engagingly narrated concert, we’ll explore the women who shaped Wagner’s life and discover how his search for loyalty and faithfulness in turn shaped the unforgettable heroines of his ... Read more