Gloversville Community Music

The music department at Castleton University is hosting an afternoon of FREE workshops and master classes for high school students THIS SATURDAY. It's not too late to register! For more information, please contact our very own Joshua Thompson at [email protected].

Stuck at home, have a decent internet connection, and want to become a better musician? Then do we have the solution for you! Gloversville Community Music is accepting students of all ages for brass and woodwind instruments for the Summer! Our faculty has moved their teaching to completely online for the time being, and in some ways, making things more convenient for you. GCM faculty members are well versed in using Skype, Zoom, and Facetime and will help guide you through ...the process. If you're interested in lessons, please feel free to message this Facebook page or contact us at [email protected]!

Many students from GCM have participated in Saratoga Youth Symphony. They are currently accepting applications for auditions and more information can be found on their Facebook page or website at saratogayouthsymphony.org! Tuition and the rehearsal schedule are completely reasonable and the organization has contingency plans to handle all that the ongoing pandemic can throw at them. Feel free to message their Facebook page or contact them at [email protected]. Happy practicing!

Happy Memorial Day and thank you to all that have served! Many of you may have remembered Calliope Brass from the Chamber Music at the Chamber concert series, a few years ago. They maintained social distancing and put together this fantastic Armed Forces Salute, arranged by Jan Villanueva!

Did you know? The Metropolitan Opera is streaming past performances nightly for FREE. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of watching an opera performance, now is your chance! For works that are in foreign languages, there are always subtitles. The Metropolitan Opera also has many of their past playbills online so you can read that performances information. ... https://www.metopera.org/

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here is Mexican composer Arturo Marquez's masterpiece "Danzon No.2", conducted by his compatriot, Alondra de la Parra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G945MQ1datY

#throwbackthursday! Let's throw it all the way back to the late 1500's (what a time to be alive!) with Giovanni Gabrieli's Magnificat a 14. Who doesn't love a good cornetto solo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45udZI2KKao

Did you know that we are still making music? Not only through Gloversville Community Music, but several schools and organizations around the world are still practicing, performing, recording, and being creative during these difficult times. Let's start with lessons! Joshua Thompson and Kelly Lockwood are still offering lessons online. Now is the perfect time to make progress on your playing, no matter what the age or level! We are currently accepting students for woodwind ...and brass lessons. For more information about scheduling and pricing, please contact this Facebook page or e-mail us at [email protected]! A huge thank you to Kelly Lockwood for making this lovely poster :)

We hope everyone had a wonderful Passover and will have a wonderful Easter tomorrow! Although it doesn't feel like it, it is in fact Spring! Enjoy this lovely performance of Vivaldi's "Spring" Concerto, part of his set of four concerti for solo violin and orchestra. Here is the incomparable The Official Julia Fischer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBaKtnUaS2c

From Castleton University Music Department: Due to recent campus closures related to the Covid-19 virus, Castleton’s Music Department is extending its online mu...sic audition window. Students that are interested in Music Education or Performance tracks should begin their application to Castleton University and record their audition and submit it through YouTube or a similar video sharing site. There is no cost for auditioning at Castleton University! All audition videos may be sent to Stephen Klepner, Director of Arts Recruiting through email at [email protected] Audition Requirements: Instrumental Two contrasting pieces of artistic merit. Examples of acceptable repertoire include movements from sonatas, concertos, etudes, technical studies, and jazz pieces with or without improvisation. Vocal The contrasting pieces must be chosen from two of the following: 1) an art song or aria, 2) an adaptation of a folk song, or spiritual or 3) a song from musical theater. The selections must be memorized and if possible should demonstrate two languages (including English). If you have any questions feel free to contact the music department at any time at [email protected]

Because, why not? https://www.reddit.com//comm/fsexqt/hot_wheels_xylophone/

Sometimes, you just need a good performance of Leonard Bernstein conducting with his eyes. Here he is conducting the Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker in the finale of Haydn's 88th Symphony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT8YsDI2yu4

Happy Sunday! The one silver lining in the ongoing situation with social distancing is that that many incredible resources and opportunities are opening up for musicians of all levels. Here you can get access to Digital Concert Hall featuring of the best orchestras in the world, the Berliner Philharmoniker! ... https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de//digital-concert-/

Currently, two of our wonderful teachers, Kelly Lockwood and Joshua Thompson, are available for individual lessons online. With a lack of ensembles for anyone right now, lessons and individual practicing are of upmost importance. We'll also be posting several online resources for musicians of any stage here as we continue our social distancing. ... We currently offer lessons for brass and woodwind instruments. For more information on how you can set up lessons online, please message this Facebook page or e-mail us at [email protected]!

Happy Sunday! We at Gloversville Community Music are very much aware of and keeping a close eye on the ongoing situation with the Corvid-19 virus. At this time, our instructors will be primarily working via remote instruction using Zoom, Skype, or other teleconferencing platforms. If you have any questions, please contact your instructor directly. ... If you find yourself looking for something to do and have a good internet connection, now would be a good time to consider private lessons! Also, all activities involving the Gloversville Wind Symphony have been postponed for the summer. We will post more information about our 2020-2021 concerts within the next week or so. If you have any further questions, please feel free to message this Facebook page or e-mail us at [email protected]. Stay healthy everyone, and most importantly, practice.