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"Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim
secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and
for what, whence, and whereto." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
 Viewthe latest CVSM Calendar of Events!
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2009 Merit Award Winners & Concert |
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 Congratulations!
During the recent merit scholarship competition, CVSM students vied for awards in instrumental, piano and vocal divisions. Evaluated by teams of impartial judges on such criteria as technique, tone, interpretation, stage presence, and sight-reading, the first three prize winners in each category will perform at a free concert on April 19th at 7PM, Thomson Alumnae Chapel, Wilson College, in Chambersburg.
The Cumberland Valley School of Music is pleased to announce the following Merit Award winners, finalists and honorable mentions from the March 28th competition:
Vocal Division
First Place - The Margaret Weeks Voice Scholarship:
Krissy DiMercurio - CVSM voice student of Paula Hepfer, is a Junior at St. Maria Goretti High School, daughter of Jean and Sal DiMercurio, Hagerstown
David Burkey - CVSM voice student of Paula Hepfer, a junior at North Hagerstown High School, son of Daniel and Susan Burkey, Hagerstown
Third Place:
Christa Sipes - CVSM voice student of Elisabeth Turchi, is a junior at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, daughter of Gary and Cherie Sipes, Chambersburg
Honorable Mention:
Leslie Peckman - CVSM voice student of Elisabeth Turchi, is a junior at Shalom Christian Academy, daughter of Emerson and Joyce Peckman, Chambersburg
Piano Division
First Place:
Kevin Gorman - CVSM piano student of Brian Helman, is a sophomore at St. Maria Goretti High School, son of Tim and Barbara Gorman, Chambersburg
Second Place:
McQuire Allen-Hall - CVSM piano student of Brian Helman, is a 6th grade student at Corpus Christi School, daughter of Michael & Sanda Allen-Hall, Chambersburg
Third Place:
Ellie Gorman - CVSM piano student of Jeffrey Noll, is an 8th grade student at Corpus Christi School, daughter of Richard and Joanne Gorman, Chambersburg
Honorable Mention:
Aaron McCauley - CVSM piano student of Marsha Stine, is a sophomore at James Buchanan High School, son of Patrice and Roger McCauley, St. Thomas
Instrumental Division
First Place:
Ashley Wyrick - CVSM clarinet student of Paul Grane, is a junior at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, daughter of Cynthia Poe, Chambersburg
Second Place: is a Tie
Monica Miller - CVSM violin student of Debbie Stotelmyer, is a 9th grade student at Shalom Christian Academy, daughter of Ray and Ginny Miller, Greencastle
Andrew Stadler - CVSM trumpet student of Gloria Kelly McCauley, is a sophomore at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, son of Dan and Michelle Stadler, Chambersburg
The Benjamin A. Rhine Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a CVSM student who is studying and displaying aptitude on multiple instruments is award this year to:
Gloria Showalter - CVSM voice student of Roy Justice and violin student of Julia Emig, she is a 11th grade home-schooled student, daughter of Linden and Ruth Showalter, Waynesboro
The first three award winners in each category, plus graduating seniors who are going on to pursue further music or theater studies, will perform at the concert on Sunday, April 19th at 7PM at Thomson Alumnae Chapel, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. Admission is free and refreshments will be served following the concert. For more information, contact CVSM at (717) 261-1220.
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Tactus Piano Trio to Perform |
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CVSM Merit Award-Winning Alumna to Perform with Goshen College Trio
Saturday, April 11th at 7:00 PM
Thomson Alumnae Chapel, Wilson College, Chambersburg
The Cumberland Valley School of Music is proud to present a concert by the Tactus Piano Trio of Goshen College, featuring Anna Showalter on piano, daughter of Linden and Ruth Showalter of Waynesboro, PA; Leslee Smucker from Goshen, IN on violin; and Peter Miller from Evanston, IL on cello. The program will include Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor by Mendelssohn. Admission is free, although donations to the Cumberland Valley School of Music, a nonprofit community school of the arts, will be gratefully accepted.
Anna Showalter is a junior at Goshen College, majoring in both music and history. She began her piano study at the Cumberland Valley School of Music with Mrs. Julia Emig, where she was a merit award winner, and is currently studying under Dr. Matthew Hill. She also attended the Crescendo Music Festival in Sarospatak, Hungary studying with the German pianist Martin Helmchen.
Leslee Smucker is a senior music major with a minor in art and currently studies with Dr. Solomia Soroka.
Peter Miller is a senior music performance/English double-major, currently studying with David Machavariani. During his summers he has participated as a student and counselor at the credo Chamber Music Camp at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 2003 - 2007. This spring he is publishing a collection of original poetry entitled Writing Home.
Each year Goshen College, a Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences located in Goshen, IN, hosts a competition where several students are selected to perform solo pieces accompanied by the full orchestra. All three members of the Tactus Piano Trio were selected individually for this honor, and this year the three musicians won as a trio performing the first movement of Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op.56.
For more information about the event, contact CVSM at (717) 261-1220.
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Summer 2009 Camps & Events |
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It's Time To Start Planning
Your Summertime Activities
CVSM summer camps and events are planned
and scheduled, and include something for everyone!
Summer session begins June 8th!
and registration form now! |
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Please Support the CVSM Annual Fund! |
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If you haven't yet, then please do . . .
 We understand that everyone's wallet is feeling the pinch these days - CVSM's is too! As a nonprofit community school of the arts, we rely on individuals, businesses, civic groups and foundations within our community to provide over 40% of our annual budget so that we in turn can provide musical arts education and performances for all ages, incomes and abilities right in our own hometowns. Your generous support has enabled CVSM to create hundreds of musical opportunities for tens of thousands over our nearly 20 years of existance!
We need your help now more than ever . . .
Please support the CVSM Annual Fund - our future depends on it!
 Download our donation form and mail
it with your Annual Fund gift today!
We sincerely appreciate your
generous partnership!
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Musicale: Amour et Printemps |
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A Sunday Afternoon of Great Music, Fine Company and Delicious Food & Drink in One of Our Area's Loveliest Homes
Amour et Printemps
(Love and Spring)
Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 pm
This musicale will be held at the lovely residence of Berry and Darlene Kline, 2528 Castlegreen Drive, Greencastle. A newer home, it has beautiful views from its back windows and decks and provides a perfect setting to usher in the Spring. Classical guitarist Candice Mowbray and flutist Morgan Jenkins will perform from a 2nd story balcony overlooking the great room. An eclectic musician who holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and James Madison University, Ms. Jenkins has performed with many orchestras and bands over the years, including the "Pandean Wind Trio" and the rock/jazz quintet the "Holders." Ms. Mowbray holds degrees from Shenandoah Conservatory and Shepherd College, is the author of "Guitar Notes," a method book for group guitar instruction, and has been a featured performer at countless venues in the mid-Atlantic area.
Tickets are $45 each and include refreshments. Advance reservations are required and can be made by contacting CVSM at (717) 261-1220.
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Purchased Your Jaguar Raffle Tickets Yet? |
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The raffle drawing is just over a month away! You could be driving this beautiful and luxurious car before the summer - and wouldn't you look great doing so!
Click here for more information about our Jaguar Raffle - May 17, 2009. You Need Not Be Present to Win!
Call CVSM at (717) 261-1220 and purchase your tickets today!
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Find CVSM on Facebook & Twitter |
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Expand Your Social Network Horizons
Facebook 
To make ourselves more visible to our younger students and alumni, CVSM now has a Facebook page! Our page includes our schedule of events, photos, E-news, online fundraising for the school, and much more. It's agreat way to stay in touch with former students and faculty AND keep up to date with what's happening at the school! You must have a Facebook account to view the CVSM page (accounts are FREE). We hope you'll visit us soon and add comments, suggestions and photos to the mix.
Just go to Facebook, do a search for "Cumberland Valley School of Music" and become a Fan!
 Do you tweet??If so, find CVSM on Twitter at CVSMUSIC. Leave us a message about how we're doing, what you like, what you wish we did differently, reviews of music you're listening to, etc.
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Cumberland Valley School of Music
1015 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-261-1220
email: emailus@cvsmusic.org
Cumberland Valley School of Music is non-profit member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, with 55 faculty members teaching over 600 students a year at Wilson College, Chambersburg; the Montessori Academy, Chambersburg; the Fairview Avenue Brethren in Christ Church, Waynesboro; St. Andrew School, Waynesboro; St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown; and Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg.
Andrew Sussman, Executive Director
Paula Hepfer, Program Director
Michelle Miller, Office/Store Manager
Demetra Cleveland, Bookkeeper
Diane Meketa, Registrar
Jan Sullivan Dockter,
Development & Communications Director
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