Summer Programs at CMCB
We are getting ready for warm weather and summertime! Registration is now open for our summer programs: SummerARTS, SummerMUSIC, individual lessons and early childhood classes. Join us this summer for art, drama, music, private lessons and more! Extended day options are available!
Congratulations to our Lapin Competition Winners
Junior Division Winners:
- 1st Place – Makayla Quashie (Chuck Gabriel)
- 2nd Place – Katie Zhen, piano (Alexander Morollo)
- 3rd Place – Dhiren Sivapala, bassoon (Janet Underhill)
- Honorable Mention – Ella Berger, bassoon (Janet Underhill)
Senior Division Winners:
- 1st Place – Christopher Lee, bassoon (Janet Underhill)
- 2nd Place – Samuel Muzac, viola (Ann Miklich)
- 3rd Place – Eric Chan, piano (Alexander Morollo)
Junior Division Finalists
Ella Berger, bassoon (Janet Underhill), Christopher Muzac, cello (Tim Paek), Sergine Muzac, violin (Ann Miklich), Justin Paik, piano (Manuel Garcia-Baró), Makayla Quashie, double bass (Chuck Gabriel), Dhiren Sivapala, bassoon (Janet Underhill), Katie Zhen, piano (Alexander Morollo)
Senior Division Finalists
Eric Chan, piano (Alexander Morollo), Yaozu Chen, violin (Ann Miklich), Deena Corkindale, violin (Ann Miklich), Christopher Lee, bassoon (Janet Underhill), Samuel Muzac, viola (Ann Miklich), Arjuna Sivapala, bassoon (Janet Underhill), Alicica Yu, piano (Nikcolai Sheikov)
Thanks to our judges, CMCB faculty members:
- Lucas Coura, voice and Youth Chorus Director
- Akili Haynes, percussion, Chair of Percussion and Popular Music, member of Faculty Council
- Aidan Ramsay, theory and composition
And to everyone who participated and to all those who came out to support them!
Castle of our Skins: Legacy
Thursday night, we enjoyed “Legacy,” presented by Castle of our Skins. For those who joined us, we hope you enjoyed listening to the striking works of Montgomery, Hailstork, and Walker — all contemporary black composers. We owe special thanks to the musicians of Castle of Our Skins for preparing such a wonderful program.
Student Sam Muzac Accepted to Prestigious YOLA
Sam Muzac was recently accepted to the Youth Orchestra of LA’s National Festival, an intensive summer learning program and top-tier ensemble.
Sam is a sophomore at the O’Bryant in Roxbury and Ann Micklich’s student here at CMCB. He will be traveling to Los Angeles in July for this program. Executive Director Lecolion Washington is on the faculty of the YOLA national festival and will be there this summer too.
Introducing New CMCB Staff & Faculty…
- Sarah Spinella, Chief Advancement Officer
- Ed Thomas, Accountant
- Brittany Karlson is a general music teaching artist through our School Outreach Program at the Manning
- Abby Bowling is a teaching assistant/substitute teacher and supports all the School Outreach Programs
- Hannah Lopez is a violin teaching artist through our School Outreach Program at the Mason
… and New Corporation Members
- Lynn Collins is a former attorney for Blue Cross Blue Shield. She lives in Dover, MA.
- Kaia Miller Goldstein is an Economic Development Consultant at Aslan Global, is currently on Board of Advent School.
- Tim Mangin is a professor of Music at Boston College with a special interest is the music of the Senegalese Diaspora. He is also a practicing jazz musician.
- Tonia Speicher is a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at MGH and a former student of piano and violin at CMCB.
- Catherine Miller, former Chief Advancement Officer, now will volunteer her time on the Corporation, continuing her support for CMCB.
Support CMCB with Your Boston Globe Subscription
Through a program at the Boston Globe, subscribers can allocate money to a nonprofit of their choice. All you need is your subscription number!
- Visit BostonGlobe Grant to redeem your voucher.
- Enter you subscription number.
- Type “Community Music Center of Boston” to select your favorite nonprofit!
- Hit submit!
That’s it! So far, we’ve raised $425 through this program. Check us out on the leaderboard. Subscribers have until April 30, 2019 to submit vouchers! Spread the word.
Important Dates
- April 15-20: Vacation week. No classes.
- May 16: Old & New: Musical Theatre Classical to Contemporary (Allen Hall), 7:00 pm
- June 22: Fête de la Music in South End parks, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
