Nov
13
2024

Articles About music education

  • Shirley Mullins’ 85th birthday celebrated

    By YS News StaffMay 26, 2020

    Shirley Mullins 85th birthday was celebrated at a respectful distance by friends, neighbors and students on Wednesday, May 13.

    Friends, fans and and students celebrated the 85th birthday of longtime village resident, cellist and music educator Shirley Mullins Wednesday, May 13.

  • A singer’s path, at the Little Art

    By Audrey HackettSeptember 28, 2017

    Acclaimed tenor and former Yellow Springs resident Martin Bakari will be coming to the Little Art Theatre on Friday, Sept. 29, for conversation, Q&A, a reception and two short song selections as part of the Little Art’s “Homecoming” series. Tickets are $30, and can be purchased at the Little Art box office. (Submitted photo by Tim Knox)

    Acclaimed tenor Martin Bakari still calls Yellow Springs home, though he’s lived in New York for the past five years, and Boston for six years before that.

  • YSYOA seeks to enrich local music

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 2, 2017

    The board of the Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association is launching a new membership drive. Shown above are board members, from left, Carolyn Ray, Shirley Mullins, Liz Blakelock and Cammy Dell Grote at the piano. Not shown are Jeff Huntington, Scott Kellogg and Dennis Farmer. (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    The Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association hopes to rejuvenate its membership and generate interest in music across a broad range of villagers, both young and old.

  • Yellow Springs Summer Music Camp goes out on a high note

    By Matt MindeJuly 16, 2015

    Students and teachers alike perform last Friday, July 10, in the Yellow Springs Summer Music Camp orchestra. Pictured above are, from left, teacher Alex Moore, Antonio Chaiten, Sophie Hannes, Sean Adams and Adeline McKay. (Photos by Matt Minde)

    Students and teachers alike perform last Friday, July 10, in the Yellow Springs Summer Music Camp orchestra. Campers will perform the “Grande Finale” concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in front of Mills Lawn School, or in the gym in case of rain.

  • YSHS music room is made harmonious

    By Lauren HeatonJune 4, 2015

    YSHS Band and orchestra director Brian Mayer used community resources to create a music library, searchable online, in one of the rooms in the “flying saucer” at the high school. It’s taken him two years, but thousands of band and orchestra scores and pieces can now be found on a database at Mayer’s staff page from the high school website. (Photo by Lauren Heaton)

    For the past two years of his tenure as head of the McKinney/YSHS music department, Brian Mayer has sorted and catalogued all the school’s music, and built a searchable music library, which can be shared with anyone in the community.

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