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CMC's famous summer chamber program is holding auditions on March 16 & 21 for the 2019 session that meets June 17 - 22. Are you an intermediate or advanced level musicians age 8 - 18 who'd like to work with peers at their level, coached by experienced teachers & clinicians, to put together a high-quality performance? Sign up today! See the full program information, then give CMC at call at 503-823-3177.

New in Spring
Find your Renaissance

Group classes for new beginners in spring term:

• Parent-Child music classes
• Recorder for adults
• Piano high school & adults
• Piano for Seniors

Group instruction is more affordable, social, and motivating. Use the links above to register today, or call 503-823-3177. See our full online catalog for continuing classes, or give us a call at 503-823-3177

Meet Michael
CMC's new music programs coordinator

Please help us welcome Michael Shay as our newest CMC staff team member. Michael comes to us with experience as a music school administrator, business owner, performer, songwriter/composer, producer, and recording artist. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Prescott College in Arizona. He founded an early-childhood music school in Austin, Texas, and toured nationally and internationally as a multi-instrumentalist (his main instrument is cello – yes, another cellist!) vocalist, and bandleader in a variety of musical genres. You can hear him play and sing online at michaelshay.com, or send him an email at cmc@portlandoregon.gov.

Michael has taught lessons on cello, guitar, bass guitar, piano, in music theory, coached chamber music, and given workshops on improvisation and "collaborative composition". He has endeavored to use music as a vehicle for cultural preservation and exchange, most notably as a cultural ambassador for the US Department of State in South America. ¡Sí, habla español!

Happy Birthday!

CMC Inc. turned 60 in February

While CMC's programs under PP&R started in 1955, the non-profit was formed in 1960, and has been supporting equitable access ever since! Read more about it in our Press Room blog.

Solo Violin
Hear CMC performing artist-instructor Jamie Chimchirian on April 7 at 2 pm in a solo recital benefiting the Community Music Center. Featured composers include J. S. Bach, Eugene Ysaye, Niccolo Paganini, Astor Piazzolla and Fritz Kreisler. See her Facebook event page for more information.