Children Performing for Children presents Music R U.S., a compilation of selections written by American composers in various themes including folk, movie themes and pop. Performed by students in our Music Matters! Orchestra, Youth Choir, Ensemble Choir, Percussion and Handbell Choir.
In collaboration with POAC, the Music Conservatory is thrilled to host this esteemed visiting artist for a master class in Little Carnegie. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event !
Visit Tien’s webpage to learn more about this wonderful pianist.
Sound the Bells to Ring Spring and Celebrate Mom! The MCS Handbell Choir performs in Little Carnegie. The Viola da Gamba consort will open the concert.
Donations accepted.
Launching the next generation of performing artists.
On Saturday, May 18 at 5 PM we will host our annual fundraising dinner at The Idaho Club. We invite you to join in as we look back at our student success stories and forward into our exciting future. Dinner, silent/ live auction and paddle raise supporting our students. Tickets and table sponsorship online at ATOM 2024 (ticketspice.com). Contact Kathi Samuels if you’d like more information or to discuss your sponsorship goals: kathi_samuels@yahoo.com, (208) 946-6882.
Children Performing for Children presents Music R U.S., a compilation of selections written by American composers in various themes including folk, movie themes and pop. Performed by students in our Music Matters! Orchestra, Youth Choir, Ensemble Choir, Percussion and Handbell Choir.
North Idaho Chamber Ensembles Piano Quartet featuring guest artist, Daniel Beal, will perform Mozart's E-flat Major Piano Quartet and Beethoven's C Major Piano Quartet No. 3. Tickets available now, click here.
7pm Saturday, May 25
5pm Sunday, May 26
Weather permitting, firehouse doors will open to take the music into the streets.
Music Matters! Musical Theater presents The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, directed by Liz Iha. This musical is based on Beatrix Potter’s classic tales. This timeless favorite takes shape in musical form in a fun performance. Three shows:
2:30 PM Saturday, June 8
6:30 PM Saturday, June 8
2:30 PM Sunday, June 9
Tickets $10, available online soon.
Tortellini ~ Or, the Day We Ran Out of Lobster
Limited seating, ticket purchase at the door not guaranteed.
This operatic comedy was inspired by real life events that begged to be presented in an orderly, musical fashion...an opera. Tortellini is a dinner opera comedy, drawing from a variety of repertoire from different operas. The script was written by the artistic director, Karin Wedemeyer, who herself was greatly inspired by an energetic and highly motivated cast. The opera’s hidden message is secretive…we hope the audience will tell us after dessert!
Ticket price includes buffet dinner of tortellini, salad, bread, and tiramisu. Complimentary bottle of wine for table reservations ~ Italian of course. Wine will be available for purchase.
Bel Canto Opera presents this Comic Opera wrapped in beautiful music.
Tickets online now, click here.
The Contemporary Music Department welcomes Karen Atkins Trio to Little Carnegie for a Conservatory Concert on Friday evening. Tickets available online at CCS: Karen Atkins Trio (ticketspice.com)
Singer and songwriter Karen Atkins has been in the music and wellness arena for over 20 years. She has worked with many well known names. Her distinctive approach embodies lyrical precision, authoritative guitar riffs, and poignant melodies, enriched by the wisdom gleaned from her extensive experience in guiding others towards self-healing.
The Music Matters! Handbell Choir and Ensemble Choir will captivate you in this concert at the First Presbyterian Church. Alanna Dixon and Jubilant Duvall will perform excerpts from Stabat Mater. This offering is free to the community, please join us on Sunday.
First Presbyterian Church is located at 417 North Fourth Avenue in Sandpoint.
Schumann piano performed by two exceptional musicians in two unique concerts: Friday March 22 and Saturday, March 23. Friday features Davidsbundertanze & Papillons, Saturday features Kreisleriana & Carnaval with surprises and delights each night! Pre-concert talk 1-hr prior to each performance. Wine offered for purchase.
Enjoy the exceptional musicianship of Puller and Goodrich in two lovely programs in our intimate Little Carnegie concert hall. For a weekend pass to a superlative classical music experience, take advantage of our double concert ticket option: $50 for both nights, includes VIP seating up-front. Single event concert tickets also available. Click here for ticket options, prices and to purchase.
The Beautiful Mind of Robert Schumann is further explored an all-Schumann recital - Schumanntiade - this celebration unites performances of MCS students, faculty and friends. You are invited to this free recital in Little Carnegie.
Schumann piano performed by two exceptional musicians in two unique concerts: Friday March 22 and Saturday, March 23. Friday features Davidsbundertanze & Papillons, Saturday features Kreisleriana & Carnaval with surprises and delights each night! Pre-concert talk 1-hr prior to each performance. Wine offered for purchase.
Enjoy the exceptional musicianship of Puller and Goodrich in two lovely programs in our intimate Little Carnegie concert hall. For a weekend pass to a superlative classical music experience, take advantage of our double concert ticket option: $50 for both nights, includes VIP seating up-front. Single event concert tickets also available. Click here for ticket options, prices and to purchase.
Tea Time Serenade is an opportunity to listen together to the warmth of classical music within Little Carnegie. Featuring the extraordinary talent of MCS faculty, with all proceeds benefiting the youth of our community who wish to learn to sing or play an instrument. Tickets $25 Adults, $10 Students available online by clicking here.
The Music Conservatory is thrilled to host this esteemed visiting artist. Concert pianist and piano professor Peggy Reich began her piano studies at age 5 at The Hoff Barthelson Music School in New York, and continued through her teens with Baruch Arnon of the Juilliard School of Music. With increasing dedication to her music, she enrolled in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and studied under Menahem Pressler (The Beaux Arts Trio) and Dr. Joseph Rezits, where she earned a degree in piano performance. Tickets available now online - click here.
Peggy Reich presents Ostranenie Musicale, a recital that explores the mystery of 5 fingers performing as 10! Peggy will perform with the artistic technique of Ostranenie as she sends melodic tones, intertwined voices and rhythmic flow reverberating through Little Carnegie.
Student recitals give students the opportunity to perform the pieces they have been working on this semester. Sign up sheets will be in the main office, talk with your teacher about arranging a time for your student. Performances are broken into two sessions each day, beginning at 5:30pm and 7:00pm
Fabio Menchetti leads the workshop: Music by Living Composers. Appropriate for piano students, piano players and enthusiasts as well. No ticket is required for this workshop.
Pianist Fabio Menchetti is an active performer and teacher. Assistant Professor of Piano at Washington State University, he frequently tours the United States to share music in a variety of concert venues. He is dedicated to discovering the beauty of music with his audiences and students. Tickets available online here.
The Music Conservatory’s Bel Canto annual Christmas Concert will include Amahl and The Night Visitors from Menotti, a Children’s Opera. First Lutheran Church, 526 Olive Avenue. Donations welcome.
The Music Conservatory’s Bel Canto annual Christmas Concert will include Amahl and The Night Visitors from Menotti, a Children’s Opera. First Lutheran Church, 526 Olive Avenue. Donations welcome.
The Music Matters! Youth Orchestra, Youth Choir, Percussion and Bell Choir groups play Christmas music in the First Lutheran Church on Tuesday at 6 pm. No tickets are needed for this concert. Suggested donation of $10 per family may be donated at the door.
Happy Holidays to all!
You are invited to attend this piano recital featuring Honors Alumni Aaron Wilcox and Pre-Honors student Michael Tiro. Enjoy fantastic music and encourage these students as they prepare for the Idaho Music Teachers Association State Competition. Free event in Little Carnegie, donations welcome!
Stop by the conservatory for a treat this Halloween.
Take a tour through time in the erie historic atmosphere of the first annual Haunted Conservatory! Enjoy mysterious music performances and watch out for "ghosts" of the 1908 Conservatory. Come one and all to tour the halls for spine tingling encounters and, of course, lots of candy! View the historic vignette and photo booth provided by Bonner County History Museum. Entry is free, but donations welcome!
Take a tour through time in the erie historic atmosphere of the first annual Haunted Conservatory! Enjoy mysterious music performances and watch out for "ghosts" of the 1908 Conservatory. Come one and all to tour the halls for spine tingling encounters and, of course, lots of candy! View the historic vignette and photo booth provided by Bonner County History Museum. Entry is free, but donations welcome!
North Idaho Philharmonia will perform this October, in Sandpoint and in Coeur d’Alene. You are invited to the First Lutheran Church on Friday, October 13 at 7 pm, located at 526 S. Olive Ave in Sandpoint. The second performance in Coeur d’Alene takes place at the First Presbyterian Church at 521 Lakeside Ave Sunday, October 15 at 2pm. Don’t miss this beautiful program featuring Alanna Dixon, soprano, performing in Mozart Exsultate Jubilate K. 165. The program also includes the Mozart Flute Concerto #2 and Schubert Symphony #5, D. 485. Kent Kimball, conductor.
This event is not ticketed. Suggested donation, $20 per adult.
Flute competition, performances, and a master class. Saturday, September 23, 2023. All ages are welcome for this open format competition.
Festival options and registration page online here.
Rachel Taylor Geier’s program is arranged like books on a musical shelf. Bookends: Watercolor Dreams to Vibrant Fantasies is inspired by the juxtaposition of pieces ranging from dreamy impressionist offerings by Claude Debussy to vibrant and virtuosic French works. Pieces between the bookends feature a triplet note structure, which, in essence, is also a miniature note-based bookend.
Dr. Taylor Geier’s musical journey is also a bookend. Beginning her flute studies in Sandpoint, Dr. Geier went on to receive degrees in Flute Performance from DePauw University, San Francisco State University, and a DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She now returns to Sandpoint, to complete the bookend, as a guest artist for the Northern Idaho Flute Festival as well as for the MCS premier Conservatory Concert for Fall 2023. Tickets available online now or at the door the night of the concert. Adult: $30, Student $15.
The Contemporary Music Department presents Takumi Kato in concert playing Taiko, traditional Japanese drums. Through the strong, gentle and warm tones of the Japanese drum, Kato hopes to bring people together, nurture bonds and deliver a performance that encourages peace and thankfulness. He brings the ancient music to Little Carnegie for one night. Non-ticketed event, entry is by donation, with all gifts going to Takumi Kato. The fire doors will be open if weather permits.
You are invited to welcome Shira Samuels-Shragg to our region, and to help raise funds for the conservatory’s Music Matters! outreach. The “sip and shop” will be hosted at the Pend d'Oreille Winery, located on the corner of Third and Cedar Streets, in downtown Sandpoint. Fans of the symphony and those wishing to support the next generation of budding musicians are invited to attend.
Summer Academy 2023 has two, two-week sessions with different majors offered in each session. Session 2 features our Orchestra camp with guest conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg, assistant conductor of Plano Symphony Orchestra. Other majors in session 2 include: choir, guitar and instrument art factory. Click here for more information or call our registrar, Heidi at 208-265-4444.
MCS’s beloved annual Summer Serenade fundraiser, showcasing the incredible talents of conservatory faculty in an intimate classical music setting. Mingle in the Concert Hall after the performance. The firehouse doors will be closed for this 7 p.m. event. Adult tickets are $25 and youth are $10, available online here.
Summer Academy 2023 has two, two-week sessions with different majors offered in each session. Session 1 majors: piano, percussion, ukulele, marimba, musical theater and flute. Click here for more information or call our registrar, Heidi at 208-265-4444.
Aaron Wilcox is a senior at Sandpoint High School and has been playing piano for four years. He studies with Matt Goodrich at MCS. Also passionate about classical Spanish guitar, he began his journey to fluency in Spanish in part due to his love for this art. In the future, he plans to continue studying music. In the future, he plans to continue studying music. There is no ticket fee for this performanceIf you would like to reserve a seat, click here.
Melody Puller performs complete Debussy Preludes: A masterwork of vivid vignettes that capture the spirit of a new musical era. This extraordinary concert series highlights the incredible piano stylings of Melody Puller as she performs the complete etudes of Debussy, book 1 on Saturday evening, book 2 on Sunday afternoon. Special guest Matt Goodrich
What is a Double Debussy? Your ticket to Little Carnegie for both concerts! Details and tickets available now, click here.
Join us for Music Matters! Firehouse Concert. This performance is FREE to the public and is likely to fill to standing room only. Weather permitting, firehouse doors will open to take the music into the streets.
