Music at the school
upcoming concerts
BILL STAINES - Concert in The Gallery
Saturday, MAY 5th, 7:00 pm $15 in advance, $20 at door Cash bar (age 21+) & snacks available We welcome Bill Staines for his 1st concert in the Alleghany Highlands! Bill says, "Folk music is rich in the human spirit and experience. I've always wanted to bring something of value to people through my songs." After touring and playing concerts for over 41 years, Bill continues to perform more than 175 shows a year and drives close to 70,000 miles getting to them. He is one of the most durable and beloved singers on the folk music scene today. Staines has written over three hundred songs and recorded 26 albums; The Happy Wanderer and One More River were winners of the prestigious Parents' Choice Award, taking a gold medal and silver medal respectively. His songs have been recorded by many artists including Peter, Paul, and Mary, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy, The Highwaymen, Mason Williams, Grandpa Jones, Jerry Jeff Walker, Nanci Griffith, Glen Yarborough and others. He weaves a blend of gentle wit and humor into his performances and one reviewer wrote, "He has a sense of timing to match the best standup comic." Bill's music is a slice of Americana, reflecting with the same ease his feelings about the prairie people of the Midwest or the adventurers of the Yukon, the on-the-road truckers, or the everyday workers that make up this land. Nanci Griffith once wrote, “Bill Staines has been my hero since 1977. He carries on where Woody left off- carrying on the tradition of stories and characters you wish you knew.” In the fall of 2015 Yankee Magazine, New England's premiere magazine, published it's "80th Anniversary Issue."In the issue, along with the likes of Stephen King and Katherine Hepburn, Bill was chosen as "One of the 80 gifts New England has given to America." Take a listen, or two. Proceeds benefit Clifton Forge School of the Arts programs. Event SPONSORED by: HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY BANK - People you can count on. Banking you can trust. |
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music lessons - for all ages
CD-300 VIOLIN, VIOLA and CELLO LESSONS
The Clifton Forge School of the Arts is the Alleghany County home teaching center for the Allegheny Mountain String Project (AMSP). An educational program of Garth Newel Music Center, the AMSP offers private lessons in violin, viola (JAIME MCARDLE, Instructor) and cello (JULIA GOUDIMOVA , Instructor) with scholarships available. AMSP students of appropriate playing level have free access to the youth orchestra program run by GRETTA SANDBERG.
For additional information and to register, please contact Garth Newel Music Center at 540-839-5018, visit the AMSP webpage, or email jaimemcardle@icloud.com
The Clifton Forge School of the Arts is the Alleghany County home teaching center for the Allegheny Mountain String Project (AMSP). An educational program of Garth Newel Music Center, the AMSP offers private lessons in violin, viola (JAIME MCARDLE, Instructor) and cello (JULIA GOUDIMOVA , Instructor) with scholarships available. AMSP students of appropriate playing level have free access to the youth orchestra program run by GRETTA SANDBERG.
For additional information and to register, please contact Garth Newel Music Center at 540-839-5018, visit the AMSP webpage, or email jaimemcardle@icloud.com
CD-200 PIANO LESSONS
Our instructor, JOANNE HAYSLETT, offers daytime lessons at the School every Thursday. Please call the School to select your lesson time. 540-862-7275.
Tuition is $25 per week.
CD-500 TRUMPET LESSONS
Our instructor is ALVIS JACKSON, is a founding member of the Clifton Forge School of the Arts Brass Ensemble. He is offering daytime lessons on Fridays at $25 per week.
Please call the School to select your lesson time. 540-862-7275.
ongoing music performance opportunities
The Clifton Forge School of the Arts
Brass Ensemble
Open Rehearsals, Wednesdays at 7:30PM 🎼 🎷 🎶 🎺 🎵 📯
Do you play a brass instrument, read music and would love to play more? Are you willing to rehearse regularly and perform occasionally? No auditions required. Join us in The Gallery at the School and bring your instrument.
Be prepared to play hard and have fun.
The Brass Ensemble organized in 2016 and has performed on The Mill stage for Kriskindlmarkt 2016 & 2017, and on The Historic Masonic Theater main stage!
Brass Ensemble
Open Rehearsals, Wednesdays at 7:30PM 🎼 🎷 🎶 🎺 🎵 📯
Do you play a brass instrument, read music and would love to play more? Are you willing to rehearse regularly and perform occasionally? No auditions required. Join us in The Gallery at the School and bring your instrument.
Be prepared to play hard and have fun.
The Brass Ensemble organized in 2016 and has performed on The Mill stage for Kriskindlmarkt 2016 & 2017, and on The Historic Masonic Theater main stage!
Bluegrass Jam - 3rd Friday of EVERY month!
7 pm. FREE!
Bring an instrument & your voice; or, just come listen & toe-tap along with local bluegrass players. Coffee provided. In THE GALLERY at Clifton Forge School of the Arts, 518 Church St., Clifton Forge, VA.
Donations to the School, a non-profit 501(c)(3), are more than welcome!
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