Portland Conservatory of Music

202 Woodford Street, Portland Maine 04103

(207) 775-3356

We teach private lessons, ensembles, classes, and seminars to over 400 students per year, of all ages. PCM is the largest music school in Southern Maine with a faculty of more than 30 gifted teachers. Our quality programs enable PCM to be a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.

Concerts And Events
6th Annual International Piano Festival June 21-27, 2009 Join us for three splendid concerts, plus master classes and recitals hosted and perfrormed by wonderful pianists of our generation and the next. All events held at the Portland Conservatory of Music, 202 Woodford Street, unless otherwise noted. Concert Series Advance Tickets are $15/$12 At the Door $20/$15 Frank Glazer Music of Brahms Monday June 22 7:30 pm Don't miss a great pre-concert lecture by Duncan Cummings, Glazer biographer, at 6:30 Monday June 22 Festival Superstars The best and brightest students of 2009 Wednesday June 24 7:30 pm Tamara Poddubnaya Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Franck Thursday June 25, 7:30 pm Master Classes FREE Monday-Friday beginning June 21 with Tamara Poddubnaya and Frank Glazer 10:00-Noon Lecture Series FREE Elliot Schwartz discusses the modern piano repertoire and technique 10:00 Thursday June 26 Recitals FREE Afternoons at 2:30 Eastland Hotel Monday June 22 75 State Street Tuesday June 23 Eastland Hotel Wednesday June 24 Ocean View at Falmouth Thursday June 25 Piper Shores Friday June 26 Saturday at 3:00 and 7:30 Student Finale Recitals at PCM
Summer Camps and Lessons Music of the World Camp (ages 8-11) Bassoon Camp (ages 11 and up) Violin Camp (ages 6 to 11) Strings Camp (ages 7 to 11) Rock and Jazz Camps (ages 12 and up) PCM Summer Camps click for more information	Noonday Concert Series The Noonday Concert Series contained 23 wonderful concerts this year, ranging from solo trumpet improvisations to Bach Cantatas. Thanks to our patrons, performers, and friends who support this enduring concert series. THANK YOU to our Noonday Concert Series Sponsors Smithwick and Mariners Insurance R. M. Davis Inc. Brown Fox Printing Samuel L. Cohen Foundation Margaret T. Burnham Charitable Trust

Conservatory News
PCM in the Press Praise for PCM's Contemporary Music Festival April, 2009 "A Smorgasboard for the Ears, Courtesy of the Conservatory" April, 2009 "Concert review: Contemporary Program an Exhilarating Sonic Thrill Ride" January, 2009 Thursday's Child segment at the Conservatory June, 2008 Conservatory's International Piano Festival	08-09 Semester Dates Fall Term (16 weeks) Sept 8--January 11 Spring Term (16 weeks) January 19-May 25 Summer Term (13 Weeks) June 1-Aug 30	International Piano Festival Now in its 6th year, the International Piano Festival hosts 15 young pianists from Maine and around the world in this celebrated week-long event. Find out more....
Registration Information Summer Term runs through the end of August New students are invited to begin lessons at any time during the semester. Call 775-3356 for more information Download Registration Form Go To Course Listings

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