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CMC Notes - Winter 2014 Newsletter

12/20/2013

 

 

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Winter Class List Now Online
Activities for new beginners & returnees, too!

Winter term begins January 6, with lots for all ages to choose. See our full list online, or give us a call at 503-823-3177. See our holiday business hours for the best times to reach us by phone. View or download our full catalog for detailed course descriptions.

PS: Continuing/returning students from Fall 2013, see note about automatic re-enrollment.


Open Doors to Music
Oregon residents: donate today to CMC!

Give students without means a chance to have music in their lives. If you live in Oregon and have not yet made a donation to CMC since Nov. 1, please consider a tax-deductible gift* today.

CMC depends upon generous donations from individuals to provide need-based scholarships for music students at the Center. Thank you!

* CMC, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations; donations are tax-deducible to the full extent of the law.


We are listening
Current students: give us your feedback

If you took a class at CMC during the Fall 2013 term, tell us how you liked it! A few brief minutes will help CMC improve in the areas important to you. Click here to start, and thank you for your comments!

 


It Can Pay to be on Our List
Enter your e-mail to Win!

Sign up on our e-mail list by Dec. 30 and you will be entered to will 2 free tickets to Portland Center Stage! Subscribe to either our simple e-mail list or create an online account so you don't miss any notes from CMC. See details. No purchase necessary!

 


Friends in Need

The Portland Parks Foundation asks you to consider the gift of play. See www.portlandparksfoundation.org for more information.

 


Sound Waves from CMC Orchestra
Tune in to a musical greeting from CMC on your radio

The Community Music Center String Orchestra III recorded holiday selections for KBPS AM radio earlier month. Their performance will broadcast several times on December 24 and 25th as part of the station's showcase of local school music ensembles.

Have a merry and musical holiday season!


Winter Winds
Oregon Renaissance Band present a holiday treat

CMC faculty instructors Gayle & Phil Neuman lead their renowned ensemble in a new program of old works for an amazing array of instruments. An Early Christmas Music Recital, December 27 & 28, 2013 at 7:30pm. For admission price and other info please visit www.emgo.org. See our full list of calendar events.


Music by the Foot
Next month we'll have used sheet music for sale in our lobby at $1 per inch. Keep posted for details on finding notable bargains in January!


Make Plans for Summer
Sign up now for our popular July chamber camp for youth age 8 - 18

We are happy to announce the CMC Youth Chamber Music & Concertante Orchestra Camp dates 2013: July 14 - 26. See our chamber camp page for full information, then give us a call to schedule the audition. Strings, winds & piano students are all welcome. Discounts apply for violas and cellos!


In Memoriam
CMC Honors Long-Time CMC Supporters

We remember those who have left us this past year, including Jacob Avshalomov, composer, Portland Youth Philharmonic maestro; Drew Eckard, cellist, student & former staff member; Jeanne Lynch, volunteer/board member; Charles Rhyne, donor; Mary Tooze, pianist, philanthropist in support of music education & aspiring young musicians; Loren Wyss, CMC parent, arts foundation trustee; and others memorialized by gifts to CMC Inc.

 


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Community Music Center is located at 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, 97202 - one block South of Powell Blvd. www.communitymusiccenter.org 503-823-3177