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2008 Special Events:
In partnership with Northeastern University's
Center for the Arts,
Brookline Music School students and faculty perform
THE BEATLES'
May 10th & 11th, 2008 - THIS WEEKEND!
Where:
Northeastern University's Blackman Theatre at Ell Hall
When: Saturday, May 10, 7:30pm & Sunday, May 11, 2:00pm
Tickets:
$15 General Admission (Kids under 3, free), $25
Preferred Seating. As of Friday, May 9 at 4:30pm,
tickets will only be able at the door at Northeastern, one hour before curtain.
Directions: Blackman Theatre is located at 360 Huntington Ave.
Map/Directions
Parking:
Local parking is available five minutes from theatre in the Gainsborough Garage on the Southeast corner of Gainsborough St. and Saint Botolph St.(#45 on the
Campus Map), at the Church Park Garage, 35 Westland St., and the Renaissance Park Garage, 850 Columbus Ave.
next to the Ruggles T stop (#62 on the
Campus Map).
The Renaissance Garage will most likely be the most economical garage choice.
All parking garages charge regular parking fees.
Public Transportation: Take the Green Line "E" train to the Northeastern station, or the Orange Line to Ruggles
T station.
Visit www.mbta.com for additional information
 
THANK YOU to our sponsors:
Northeastern University's Center for the Arts,
Brookline Bank, Chobee Hoy and the BMS Board of Directors
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Past Events:
Jazz/Rock Music Festival at
Roggie's Brew and Grille
February 2008
The Cavo Lounge at Roggie’s New Age Brew & Grille (http://www.roggies.com)
regularly hosts a free all-day jazz, blues and rock
concert, featuring over 50 talented
Brookline Music School
students. This popular event gives the students the opportunity to play a
"real gig," while showcasing their talents to a diverse audience in a relaxed
atmosphere. It's fun for friends and family too, who can
kick back and indulge their senses in Roggie's delicious menu offerings while
listening to some outstanding musicians.
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Sgt. Pepper Band
performed at
21st Century Fund Gala
November 10, 2007
Arthur Segel, one of the
founders of the Brookline High School 21st Century Fund, was this
year’s Distinguished Alumnus honoree at the
21st Century Fund Gala. Segel was honored on November 10, 2007 at the
7th annual event, held at Brookline High School. The Gala is
the primary fundraiser for this nonprofit organization, which benefits hundreds
of students each year.
www.bhs21stcenturyfund.org.
Brookline Music School’s Sgt. Pepper Band performed
live Beatles tunes as a special tribute to Arthur, a devout fan of the Fab Four.
This was a special honor for the School and for the band’s coordinator, John
Purcell, who nurtured the music education of Arthur’s children
for many years. Purcell noted, “Of Arthur’s many accomplishments, sending such
great kids out into the world must surely be one of his
proudest. We are thrilled to partner with the 21st Century Fund in his honor.”
Students showcased Arthur’s favorite Beatles tunes, including
With a Little Help from my Friends, When I’m Sixty-Four and
Imagine.
View
pictures of
the event.
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Matthew A. Hudgins Scholarship
Awards Ceremony and Concert
June 21, 2007
On
Thursday, June 21 at 7:00pm, the ninth annual Matthew A. Hudgins Awards Ceremony
and Concert was held at Brookline Music
School’s Bakalar Recital
Hall, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline.
The
Matthew A. Hudgins Scholarship Fund was created in 1999 by Robert and Marcia
Hudgins to honor their son, Matthew, who was
killed near his Brookline home in
1998.
Matthew was a gifted musician and
student of Brookline Music School, as well as a graduate of
Driscoll School.
Each year, scholarships are awarded to Driscoll students based on merit and
need. The recipient of this year’s private lesson scholarship
is Sophia
Dodge, who will be taking clarinet lessons.
Justin Cox, who won last year, will continue taking drum lessons. A jazz
ensemble,
to be selected and coached by John Purcell, Jazz Department
Coordinator at Brookline Music School, will
also
receive scholarships.
Performers will include Lake Berry (student of Mark Margolies), Laurent
Plaisimond (student of Irina Chirkova) and Justin Cox
(student of Scott Pittman).
Open to the public.
All donations and proceeds benefit the Matthew Hudgins
Scholarship Fund.
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Northeastern University
May 19th and 20th, 2007
Nearly 100 students and faculty performed the entire Beatles' album, Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at Northeastern
University on May 19th and 20th. The concert was a huge success, garnering
articles in both the
Brookline TAB
and the
Boston
Globe. This event showcased the many talents of our students and
faculty, and helped raise money for our Scholarship Fund.
For pictures of the event, click here.
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First Light Festival
November 2006 and 2007
More than 50 local businesses participated in
Brookline’s annual First Light Festival on November 30. The Festival
featured outstanding BMS student and faculty performances throughout Brookline.
View photos of this event
from both 2006 and 2007.
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Broadway in Brookline
June 13, 2006
On June 13, thirteen young singers in Brookline
Music School's Musical Theater Program performed a series of Broadway numbers,
including songs from Bye Bye Birdie, Wicked, Little Shop of
Horrors and West Side Story. The youngsters practiced for
months to perfect their pitch, stage presence and technique with the help of
faculty directors Amanda McLaughlin, Pam Murray, Steve Pixley and Bret
Silverman.
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Honors Voice Recital
June 11, 2006
On June 11, 2006, the third
annual Honors Voice Recital was held in the Portrait Gallery at the Longyear
Museum in Chestnut Hill. The event featured select high-school aged voice
students performing classical, jazz, musical theatre, and pop selections.
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Students Perform at
Brookline High School Prom
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Jazz Department Coordinator, John Purcell, and a
group of students were sponsored by Brookline Music School to perform at
Brookline High School's Prom on May 30, 2006. The students and
faculty of the jazz department were excited and honored to be a part of this event.
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Brookline Reads!
In April 2006, Brookline Public Library kicked off its annual
Brookline Reads
program with a musical presentation by Brookline Music School. This year's
town-wide reading selection is Lisa See's
Snow
Flower and the Secret Fan,
a novel about "nu shu,"
the secret writing developed and used by women in a small county in China for
over a thousand years. Faculty
pianist Li Fan performed Eight Memories in Watercolor, a solo
suite by Grammy and Academy Award-winning Chinese composer
Tan Dun,
while piano, violin and guitar students of Sara Chen, Shufang Du,
and Bob Ward offered a selection of folk
songs from Taiwan and China. Sara and Shufang also performed a contemporary
Taiwanese duet for violin and piano by Tyzen Hsaio.
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Jazz Ensemble at the Acton Jazz Cafe!
http://www.actionjazzcafe.com
In March 2006, the BMS honors jazz
ensemble, directed by John Purcell, played at the Acton Jazz Cafe! The BMS kids were the
featured performers for the afternoon, then led an
open jam session for all comers.
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Attempted Gallery
In January, 2006, Brookline Music
School and Brookline Arts Center came together for a multi-media art show called
"Attempted Gallery." At the event, over 200 artists displayed and sold their
works to over 300 visitors. Providing musical entertainment were BMS's Jazz
Ensemble Director John Purcell, and students Jake Sherman and Grace Kelly. It
was a huge success and a great kick-off to a new artistic relationship in
Brookline!
Jake Sherman, John Purcell and Grace Kelly
perform at BAC's "Attempted Gallery"
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Brookline 300th Anniversary Event
November's Brookline 300 celebration at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline featured the
premiere of a new work by Bret Silverman, composer/soloist/pianist on Brookline Music School's faculty.
Entitled “River … Freedom … Beals Street …”, this piece was commissioned by the
School for the occasion and was performed by Brookline Music School faculty and
students. In addition to Mr. Silverman, soloists included Brookline Music
School faculty members Sabrina Learman (now former faculty) and Anita Suhanin (vocal soloists), Isaac Allen
(violin), Mark Margolies (saxophone), John Purcell (bass guitar), and Marc Riordan
(drums). In addition, fourteen voice students from
Brookline Music School sang in all three movements.
Faculty member Bret Silverman premieres his
commissioned work Faculty member Sabrina Learman
performs a solo
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British School Recital
An end of the year student recital is held every June at the
British School of Boston. Brookline Music School teachers offer piano, drum and
guitar lessons conveniently during the school day at the British School
throughout the year.
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