Open registration begins on August 23. Classes begin on September 7, 2010.

Enrolled students from NMS enrolling in the Joffrey's Academy of Dance will receive a discount for mentioning New Music School. 

For more information, please visit The Joffrey Ballet.

16 Weeks + 1 Make Up Week

New Music School performers in an outside performance on Oak Street. 

Petting Zoo with instruments at Whole Foods - Deerfield
11am - 1pm

http://wholefoodsmarket.com/storesbeta/deerfield/

Enroll today by accessing the registration forms at the two links below. Once you register, please hand deliver to Linda at MSLF Main Campus or faxing New Music School at 312 738 0751.

Primary, Upper and Lower El Program Registration Form

Adolescent Program Registration Form

Sounds of Yesterday, Today

Akenya performs soulful sounds of great jazz vocalists with sounds of yesterday and classic contemporary songs of today. At just 17 Akenya landed in the top Jazz Vocal Program.

Sponsored by: Steinway of Chicago and Affordable Moving Inc

Soprano Theresa Ludden & pianist Jeffrey Panko will perform the music of Handel, Gwyneth Walker, and Rodrigo.

August 22, 2010  3 PM
Bethel United Church of Christ
315 E St. Charles
Elmhurst, IL

A free-will donation will be collected at the door.

New Music School's own Susan Merdinger Greene perform on Oak Street from 1-3 PM.

The Gaudete Brass Quintet will perform a concert at 7pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Racine, WI, as part of their Music and More concert series.

Akenya performing Sounds of Yesterday, Today from 12-2PM in front of the Wrigley Building on Michigan Ave.

Instrument Petting Zoo at WGN's Kids Fair on Friday, August 13, 6-9am

Akenya performing Sounds of Yesterday, Today from 6-8PM @ Whole Foods Lincoln Park.

Akenya performing Sounds of Yesterday, Today from 12-2PM outside Apple on Michigan.

Akenya performing Sounds of Yesterday, Today from 12-2PM outside Apple on Michigan.

Akenya performing Sounds of Yesterday, Today from 12-2PM outside Apple on Michigan.

Jennie Brown, flute & Jeffrey Panko, piano and harpsichord play the music of Handel, Bach, Goosens, Ravel, and Jolivet.

August 1, 2010  3 PM
Bethel United Church of Christ
315 E St. Charles
Elmhurst, IL

A free-will donation will be collected at the door.

The Gaudete Brass quintet will perform a concert at 7pm in the Ravenswood Manor Park.

Thank you to all that made this street performance so successful. Please enjoy watching the slideshow of pictures from todays event.

Special thanks to Steinway of Chicago for making the Boston Grand possible, Affordable Moving, Midwest String Rentals, Bandsource, and Selmer Conn.

New Music School presents
BRASS MANIA with the Gaudete Brass Quintet

Featuring:

The Gaudete Brass Quintet, in residency at NMS
Faculty Brass in Solo Performance
Brass Students from NMS

Petting Zoo for all instruments! Come try any instrument before, during and after the performance.

Special Thanks to Steinway of Chicago and Affordable Moving for making the Boston Grand Possible.

Program includes five private lessons (with one make up lesson)

For Junior Fellows Program, please include:

• Completed Application + Application Fee ($40)
• Evaluation Form Completed by Music Teacher at School
• Evaluation Form Completed by Private Instructor (if applicable)

For Fellows Program, please include:

• Completed Application + Application Fee ($40)
• Recording
• Evaluation Form Completed by Music Teacher
• Evaluation Form Completed by Private Instructor
• Repertoire/Performance Vitae Attached

Summer Session

June 18 - August 13 : 8 Week Session, 45 minute classes
Class Fee: $200 per session
Class Size: 4-6 Students
If possible, Parents are encouraged to attend each class.
To Register: Contact NMS @ 312 612 1969

Open registration begins on May 31. The session is from June 14, 2010 until August 22, 2010.

Enrolled students from NMS enrolling in the Joffrey's Academy of Dance will receive a discount for mentioning New Music School. 

For more information, please visit The Joffrey Ballet.

New Students

Please fill out the More Info Form to Register or contact us directly at 312 612 1969.

Current Students

Please fill out the More Info Form only and make your intent to reregister known in the Message Box.

New Music School perform on Oak Street. The Instrumental Petting Zoo will happen at the Citibank adjacent to the performance. 

Barmey Ung and Akenya Seymour bring their performances to Oak Street. Barmey Ung will be performing Classical, Flamenco, and Brazilian works for the guitar. Akenya, former student of New Music School (Eastman School of Music), performs Jazz vocals.

The Gaudete Brass Quintet will perform at the Villa Terrence Museum in Milwaukee, WI at 10:30 am as part of their Sunday Morning Cafe.

Andy Baker Trombone Clinic / Master Class

from 3:30 to 5:00 pm

The event is Free of Charge and Trombonists of All Levels are Welcome

Andy’s Clinic will be Followed by an Antoine Courtois Trombone Try-Out Session
A wide array of Small Bore Jazz and Large Bore Orchestral trombones will be featured

Please call us or email us at lisaalbano@me.com to reserve your place today. Payment over the phone via credit card or in person is required to reserve your participation in the clinic. Space is limited, so donʼt delay!

Since moving to Chicago from London in 2001, Andy Baker has established himself as one of the most in-demand and versatile trombonists in town. He’s a member of John Faddis’ Chicago Jazz Ensemble, co-leads a sextet with pianist/composer Steve Million and has performed and recorded with groups such as the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Liquid Soul and the Hardartgroop. Andy has had the opportunity to play lead trombone for artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Peter Erkstine, Aretha Franklin and the Beach Boys appears on more than 20 recordings as a side-man and is a busy theater and studio musicians. Andy was establishing himself on the London scene well before graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1997, playing his first recording session at the age 17 and making his first TV appearance a year later. Freelancing in England, Andy performed in such diverse environments as the Covent Garden Festival Orchestra, The Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, The Echoes of Ellington Big Band and the Desford Colliery Brass Band. In 1998 Andy joined the Ray Gelato Giants touring extensively throughout Europe, Scandinavia and North America before meeting his wife on a gig in Chicago. A committed educator, Andy has taught at Elmhurst College since 2003 and was on the jazz faculty of Northwestern University from 2004-2008. He appears regularly as a guest artist and clinician at schools and universities across the the Midwest. Andy Baker is a Courtois performing artist.

For more information, please visit The Joffrey Ballet.

“Sound,Technique & Vocabulary:The Three Pillars of Practicing Jazz”

Intermediate Level Clinic from 3:30 to 5:00 pm 

Advanced Level Clinic from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

The Clinic Fee is only $12.00 & Johnʼs Album “Lexicon” will be available at a special price: $8.00

2309 Maple Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515
630.477.0426
www.bandsourcecompany.com

Please call us or email us at lisaalbano@me.com to reserve your place today. Payment over the phone via credit card or in person is required to reserve your participation in the clinic. Space is limited, so donʼt delay!

Saxophonist John Wojciechowski, of whom the Chicago Tribuneʼs Howard Reich wrote: “...technically accomplished, musically profound and harmonically daring” is originally from Detroit and has spent most of the last decade performing and teaching in Chicago. In addition to leading his own groups, some of the groups he has performed or recorded with include The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony Orchesta, Clark Terry, Jeff Campbell, John Hollenbeck, Charlie Haden, and Kurt Elling. John was also a finalist in the 1996 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Besides being an active performer, John (a National Board Certified Teacher), is also a jazz educator noted for his versatility, creativity and enthusiasm. He has taught at the public school as well as university levels and has appeared all over the country as a guest artist and clinician. He is currently on the music faculty at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois where he teaches Jazz Bands and Music Theory. His student groups have performed at the IAJE Conference, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the Illinois All-State Music Educatorʼs Conference. In addition to his public school teaching, he has also taught at Northern Illinois University as well as Northwestern University. John is a Conn-Selmer Artist and plays and endorses Selmer Saxophones.

The Gaudete Brass Quintet will perform a concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago at 12 PM featuring works by Cheetham, Sampson, de Wert and Ewazen. Bring your lunch and enjoy some chamber music outside in a beautiful setting.

Program includes five private lessons (with one make up lesson)

Barmey Vishnu Ung will perform with the Midwest Conservatory Children's Orchestra, premiering his original composition, "Concerto for Guitar."

2:30pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

General admission is $10

The Gaudete Brass Quintet will perform a concert at 2 PM at Grace Episcopal Church in Sheboygan, WI featuring music by Cheetham, Sampson, de Wert, and Ewazen. 

Concert is free and open to the public. 

Led by the Joffrey Ballet, students participate in a standout class covering how rhythm, meter, quality, and dynamics relate to both movement and music & how dance and music influence each other. Joffrey students from the Academy of Dance will perform for NMS students.

Sunday May 23, 2010

100-300 PM, 1230 PM Check In
Joffrey Ballet Tower
151 N State St. Chicago IL

Fee:

Current Students, Included
A la carte Students, $25 per student
Friends of NMS,$25 per student

Led by the Joffrey Ballet, students participate in a standout class covering how rhythm, meter, quality, and dynamics relate to both movement and music & how dance and music influence each other. Joffrey students from the Academy of Dance will perform for NMS students.

Sunday May 23, 2010

100-300 PM, 1230 PM Check In
Joffrey Ballet Tower
151 N State St. Chicago IL

Fee:

Current Students, Included
A la carte Students, $25 per student
Friends of NMS,$25 per student

Derek Sults performs with the MusiCorps Percussion Trio.

"In the Park with Civic"
6:30pm at Harrison Park
1824 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL

General admission is free. For more information, please visit http://cso.org.

Dan Peck from the International Contemporary Ensemble presents a cutting edge workshop on Improvisation.  Students over the age of 11 are encouraged to come and participate in the workshop from 4-6 at 30 E Adams. Call to verify attendance 312.612.1969 or email acatalla@newmusicschool.com.

Derek Stults performs with the Southwest Michigan Symphony.

"American Virtuosity"
7:30pm at Lake Michigan College
2755 E. Napier Ave
Benton Harbor, MI 49022

For more information, please visit http://www.smso.org.

Derek Stults performs with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.

"Beethoven's 9th--A Birthday Bash!"
7:30pm at Victory Theater
600 Main Street
Evansville, IN 47708

For more information, please visit http://www.evansvillephilharmonic.org.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.joffrey.org/news_events_2010_Spring_Gala.asp

Susan Merdinger will perform at the Highland Park Strings Chamber Music Concert.

    •    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 8
    •    BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9
    •    SCHUBERT Trout Quintet

3pm at the Highland Park Community House
1991 Sheridan Road
Highland Park, IL

For more information, please call (847) 831-3622.

Performance of Brahms Cello Sonatas with Jean Hatmaker as part of the "Second Saturday at 2" concerts

2:00pm at Chapel of St. James
103 E. Chestnut
Chicago, IL

General admission is free

Performance for Music at Bethel Concert Series with Millennium Chamber Players featuring:

• Barber's "Dover Beach
• Schubert's Piano Trio in Bb major
• Brahms' Quintet in F minor for piano and string quartet.

3:00pm at Bethel United Church of Christ

315 E. St. Charles Rd.
Elmhurst, IL

General Admission:$20
Seniors (60+):$18
Students:$5

For more information, visit www.bethel-ucc.org/