Asheville Music School

Help bring music to those who need it! April 5 PTMEF Fundraiser

ryanreardon — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:34:23 +0000

The Paul Thorpe Music Education Fund offers music lesson scholarships and instruments to students who would not otherwise be able to afford them. This fund also provides music outreach programs to underserved members of our community who are most in need of a child’s smile or a song. With public school arts and music funding being slashed we need YOU to help us bring music to our youth!

Our first annual fundraiser will be help April 5 at Asheville Music School. 6:30 pm. You can purchase tickets online at ptmef.brownpapertickets.com/

We will most likely be doing 2 seatings for our ensemble performances, 6:30 and 8:00, but wine and food will be in the lobby, so feel free to come whenever you’d like!

Thanks for supporting music education in our community!

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“Songs From the American Songbook” live at Asheville Music School!

ryanreardon — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:57:05 +0000

Sat. March 16, 7:30pm at AMS Performance Loft. Come see some top notch players perform music by composers such as Cole Porter, Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rogers, Johnny Mercer, and more.
Featured performers: Annie Sellick, vocals, Michael Jefry Stevens, piano, and Pat Bergeson, guitar/harmonica.

Go back to our homepage to purchase tickets

$20 general admission, $10 for AMS families. Ages 12 and under are free. All ages.

More info about the show:

The lyrics of many tunes in the American Songbook reference love and/or springtime-or at least evoke the mood of such things. The program’s songs have been selected to celebrate a favorite season. Many were written by favorite composers like Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern; all will sound totally original as interpreted by our three exciting jazz musicians.
PLUS, Asheville Music School students Karis Kerr and Eva Peterson will perform during intermission!

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Asheville Music School Faculty Recital this Sunday Feb 24!

ryanreardon — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:29:16 +0000

“Rhythms of the Heart” featuring classical dance music by composers such as Piazzolla, Brahms, Ginastera, Dvorak, and more. Performers include Mariya Potapova, violin, Elena Saladukha, piano, Steve Loew, clarinet, and Frank Argento, piano.
3:00pm Sunday Feb. 24 at AMS Performance Loft, 126 College St.
AMS students and families are FREE! General public: $10 suggested donation.

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“In The Name of Love” presented by Ten Cent Orchestra

ryanreardon — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:20:40 +0000

Sat. Feb. 16. 7:30pm- Ten Cent Orchestra presents the whimsical songs of Ten Cent Poetry with orchestral accompaniment arranged by Silas Durocher. A year in the making, Chelsea Lynn La Bate and classical arranger Silas Durocher have joined creative forces to bring to you an unique blend of the richness of classical instrumentation delicately blended with the freshness of contemporary song writing. Come indulge in love songs by Ten Cent Poetry, several from the album Picking Through the Pawn Shop, with soul stirring violins, violas and cellos. At AMS Performance Loft.

$10-$20 donation. www.tencentpoetry.com/donate/
ww.tencentpoetry.com

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AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASS WITH ADAMA DEMBELE!!

ryanreardon — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:21:39 +0000

Come learn djembe from a master!

Adama Dembele is a 33rd generation djembe player from Ivory Coast, West Africa. Djembe is his main instrument, but he also teaches doun doun, sangbang, and kinkine. If you have a drum, bring it with you, if not we can provide one for you (just let us know in advance- 252-6244).

Who: All skill levels and ages 9 and up are welcome. With African drumming there are many layers of difficulty, so while one part may be simple and good for a beginner, a more complex part can be part of the same song.

When: Wednesday Nights, 7:00pm-8:00pm, starting February 6, 2013

Cost: $15 per class, or $55 per month. No enrollment necessary, just show up!

Where: Asheville Music School, 126 College St.

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Our first AMICI MUSIC concert of the year- “VIOLIN VIRTUOSO!”

ryanreardon — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:56:12 +0000

January 27

3:00pm

at Asheville Music School Performance Loft

“VIOLIN VIRTUOSO” featuring Rachel Patrick (violin) and Daniel Weiser (piano) performing works by Beethoven, Brahms, Kreisler, and more.

Suggested admission is $20, but all are welcome. Students are free and all families of AMS students are $10

AmiciMusic (www.amicimusic.org) is now in its second year of presenting top-quality chamber music in the Western North Carolina area in intimate venues and non-traditional spaces. AmiciMusic aims to make this music more accessible and exciting by breaking down barriers between performers and audience through a more informal and educational approach to its concert programs. At each concert, Dr. Weiser, the founder of AmiciMusic, gives short talks about each piece before it is performed to help put the work in an historical perspective and to highlight important things for the audience to listen to. For its AMS series, AmiciMusic is also pleased to feature student performers at intermission.

Ms. Patrick, a New York City resident, began her musical studies at the age of three and joined the prestigious touring group, the Violin Virtuosi, at age eight, participating in multiple tours to Japan, France and throughout the United States. Ms. Patrick has also presented solo recitals in the United States, France and Germany and has performed as soloist with many orchestras across the US. She has served as the concertmaster for numerous orchestras including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra in Germany, a post that she has held since the summer of 2009, performing with Lang Lang and Christoph Eschenbach among others. Ms. Patrick completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Michigan and a Master of Music degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Her debut CD “Presenting Rachel Patrick” featuring works by Ravel, Korngold and Strauss was released on the Enharmonic label in August 2011. Another CD featuring great violin encores has also recently been released.

Daniel Weiser, pianist, is the Founder and Artistic Director of AmiciMusic, who earned a Doctorate in Piano/Chamber Music from the Peabody Conservatory. He has performed on many great stages, including the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, the National Gallery of Art in D.C., and on the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago. He has also concertized around the world, including Israel, Thailand, Holland, and France and was the 1996 U.S. Artistic Ambassador Abroad, for which he performed on an eleven-country tour of the Middle East and Asia. He has been on the music faculty of Dartmouth College and the prestigious St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH. He is also the Artistic Director of Classicopia, a chamber music organization based in New Hampshire, and was a founding member of the Adirondack Ensemble, which won a Chamber Music America award for inventive programming and outreach. He has released twleve CDs on various labels. A phi beta kappa graduate of Columbia University with a degree in American History, he also spent a year at Harvard Law School and was a classmate of President Obama. A native of Buffalo, NY, he recently moved from Vermont to Asheville, NC where he lives with his wife, Dr. Kisha Weiser and their seven-year old twin daughters, Emma and Sophie.

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December 7- A Tribute to Wes Montgomery with Michael Jefry Stevens and Geary Moore at AMS Performance Loft

ryanreardon — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:56:03 +0000

Asheville Music School is proud to welcome Steinway Artist Michael Jefry Stevens (piano) and Geary Moore (guitar) to our Performance Loft!
The program is a tribute to the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
First show is at 7:30pm, the second at 9:00.
We hope you can make it!
for more info on the performers:
http://michaeljefrystevens.com/
http://gearymoore.com/

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Concert in the new AMS Performance Loft!

ryanreardon — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:27:33 +0000

On December 2, 2012 AmiciMusic presents “CLARINET CLIMAX,” featuring clarinetist Steve
Loew and pianist Daniel Weiser performing works by Weber, Mozart,
Scott Joplin, and more. AmiciMusic concerts are always informal and
accessible, perfect for kids and adults alike. Mr. Loew is a new
transplant to Asheville who spent 13 years with the U.S. Marine Band
and performed for four Presidents in the White House Orchestra. He
has also played with the New York Philharmonic and the National
Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Weiser is the Founder and Artistic Director
of AmiciMusic. He has performed around the world from France to Syria
to Thailand to Bangladesh.

Visit www.amicimusic.org for more info.

Tickets for CLARINET CLIMAX are $20 for general public, $10 for AMS
students and family, and free for children 12 and under. Bring your
own wine to have a true cabaret experience. Light munchies will be
provided. In the new Performance Loft at the Asheville Music School.

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The Asheville Music School is expanding!

averyparker — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:29:20 +0000

This fall, AMS will be expanding to a new location, at 126 College St. in downtown Asheville! We’ve got twice as much space, and quite a few overlooking Pack Square Park. We couldn’t have done this without all of our teacher’s, parent’s, and student’s continued support, so big thanks all around. We’re hoping to be in by August 15th.

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SMOKE DAMAGE PROGRESS REPORT

averyparker — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:25:19 +0000

AMS has been undergoing cleanup for smoke damage sustained on July 1. We have a professional crew on the job. And, in the meantime, our amazing teachers have been teaching out of their homes or various other locations. We couldn’t do this without you, so thank you so much!!

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