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Looking for something fun to do during the summer? We have summer camps for you to #MakeMoreMusic with us all summer long! Enrollment is currently open for both Band Camp and Singing Camp. Enroll before March 15th for Early Bird Discounts. #summercamp #summermusiccamp #music #musicschool

Composer of the Week: Nino Rota Italian film com

Composer of the Week: Nino Rota Italian film composer Giovanni “Nino” Rota Rinaldi was born December 3rd, 1911 in Milan, Italy. He was considered a child prodigy and wrote his first oratorio “L’infanzia di San Giovanni Battistai” by the age of 11. He studied composition at the Milan Conservatory with Giacomo Orefice and before moving to study with Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome. He briefly moved to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute after being encouraged by Arturo Toscanini, although he soon returned to Milan and earned a degree in literature. He then began teaching and gained the directorship at Liceo Musicale in Bari. Throughout his career Rota wrote over 150 film scores, most notably “The Glass Mountain”, “The Godfather” trilogy, and “War and Peace”. He also wrote a large amount of music for orchestra, piano, and chamber musical ensembles with pieces such as “La Strada” (for orchestra), “Castel de Monte”, and “Campane a Festa”. Rota died on April 10, 1979 from heart disease. What else can you learn about Nino Rota this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #NinoRota

Composer of the Week: John Rutter English choral

Composer of the Week: John Rutter English choral composer John Rutter was born September 24, 1945 in London, England. While he was a student at Highgate School he was part of the choir that sang on the first recording of Benjamin Britten “War Requiem”, which was conducted by Britten. Following his time at Highgate Rutter attended Clare College, Cambridge where he studied music and was a member of the choir. From 1975 - 1979 he served as the director of music for the college and led their choir. The Cambridge Singers were founded in 1981, and are a group of mixed voices lead by Rutter. The group frequently performs Rutter’s music in addition to singing sacred music. Rutter’s compositional output became severely limited starting in 1985 when he was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, and he stopped accepting commissions as he was unable to guarantee meeting the deadline, although he has continued to compose at his own pace. Notable pieces he has written during his career include “The Beatles Concerto”, “Requiem”, and “Mass of the Children”. In 2007 Rutter received an Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 2024 for his services to music. What else can you learn about John Rutter this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #JohnRutter

Composer of the Week: Carla Bley Bay area Jazz c

Composer of the Week: Carla Bley Bay area Jazz composer Carla Bley was born Lovella May Borg on May 11, 1936 in Oakland, California. Bley was encouraged from a young age to sing and play piano by her father, who was a piano teacher and choirmaster for a church. At the age of 17 she moved to New York City where she found work at Birdland, a prominent jazz club in the city. It was there she met jazz pianist Paul Bley who encouraged her to start composing. She went on to marry Paul Bley in 1957 and changed her stage name to Carla Bley. As a young composer she was quite successful with songs such as “Bent Eagle” and “Ictus” being recorded by popular musicians of the time. In 1964 alongside Michael Mantler they formed the Jazz Composers Guild, which was a group that sought to perform orchestral avante-garde jazz. One of the group's most notable pieces was the jazz opera “Escalator over the Hill”. Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018 and passed away on October 17, 2023 in Willow, New York. What else can you learn about Carla Bley this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #CarlaBley

Composer of the Week: Antonio Salieri Italian co

Composer of the Week: Antonio Salieri Italian composer Antonia Salieri was born August 18th, 1750 in Legnago, Italy. He was first taught violin by his older brother, and later went on to organ with Giuseppe Simoni. His earliest known opera was written in 1770, “Le donne letterate” and while moderately successful launched Salieri’s opera career. Around this time Salieri also wrote some instrumental music, however it was not well received and critics wrote that they felt it lacked the inspiration found in his successful stage works. In 1785, while living and working in Vienna Salieri wrote what is considered one of his greatest works, “La Grotta di Trofonio”. While Salieri enjoyed a very affluent career while he was alive towards the end of his life a vicious rumor spread that he had a rivalry with Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart and many blamed him for the young composer’s death in 1791, however this was proven false. This fictional rivalry was even depicted in the 1979 play and 1984 film “Amadeus”. Towards the end of his life he suffered a breakdown in NOvember of 1823 and on May 7th, 1824 he passed away while living in Vienna. His Requiem in C minor, written in 1804, was performed for the first time at his funeral. What else can you learn about Antonio Salieri this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #AntonioSalieri

Happy New Year from LMS! Looking forward to a musi

Happy New Year from LMS! Looking forward to a music-filled 2025!

Happy Holidays from LMS! Wishing everyone a warm,

Happy Holidays from LMS! Wishing everyone a warm, joyous, & musical holiday season! #makemoremusic #holidays #musicschool

Some festive clarinet duets! Enjoy ‘Silent Night

Some festive clarinet duets! Enjoy ‘Silent Night’ performed by a clarinet student & Teacher Matt. Happy Holidays! #music #clarinet #duet #holidays #holidaymusic #makemoremusic

Composer of the Week: Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne A

Composer of the Week: Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born March 28, 1986 in New York City, New York. She began learning piano at the age of four, and often attended creative arts summer camps. As a teenager she would perform at open mics and was often cast as the lead role for her high school’s musical theatre productions. In 2003 she enrolled as a student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, but dropped out at the end of her second year. Around this time she began writing more pop music and began working with a number of producers. Germanotta adopted the stage name Lady Gaga around May 2006 after producer Rob Fusari referred to her as “Radio Ga Ga” (a reference to the Queen song by that title) in a message but it autocorrected to Lady Gaga. Gaga’s breakout came in 2008 when her album “The Fame” was released, with the first 2 singles “Poker Face” and “Just Dance” both reaching number 1 on the billboard list, the former earning Gaga her first Grammy in 2009. In addition to the 7 studio albums she has released in her career Gaga has also gone on to have a successful acting career, starring in 2018’s “A Star is Born” and 2020’s “House of Gucci”. Gaga has mentioned her musical style was influenced by the glam rock of David Bowie and pop idol Madonna. Other notable hit songs from her career include “Bad Romance”, “Born This Way”, and “Shallow”. Gaga has also used her fame to be a voice for the LGBTQ+ community, with her Born This Way foundation founded in 2012 to support youth empowerment. What else can you learn about Lady Gaga this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #LadyGaga

Composer of the Week: Toshiko Akiyoshi Japanese

Composer of the Week: Toshiko Akiyoshi Japanese American composer Toshiko Akiyoshi was born December 12, 1929 in Liaoyang, China to a Japanese family, who after losing their home during World War II moved back to Japan. During a 1953 tour of Japan, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson heard Akiyoshi performing in a club and was so impressed with her playing that he encouraged record producer Norman Granz to record her, with Peterson’s rhythm section performing with her on the recording. Akiyoshi went on to study at the Berklee School of Music in 1956, becoming the first Japanese student at the school. Akiyoshi has acknowledged she believed some amount of her early success came as a result of people being intrigued by a Japanese musician performing jazz, however the longevity of her career also supports that she was more than just an “oddity”. Throughout her career Akiyoshi has formed a number of different musical groups, with her 16-piece big band from 1972 featured on the 1974 album “Kogun” that gained the group attention and recognition in Japan. While many of her solo piano albums were successfully released in the US, the music of her big-band jazz groups has been exclusively released in Japan. In 2001 her work “Hiroshima: Rising for the Abyss” was premiered in Hiroshima, Japan to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the bombing. Akiyoshi is still actively writing music, with her most recent album released in 2019. What else can you learn about Toshiko Akiyoshi this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #ToshikoAkiyoshi

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Looking for something fun to do during the summer? We have summer camps for you to #MakeMoreMusic with us all summer long! Enrollment is currently open for both Band Camp and Singing Camp. Enroll before March 15th for Early Bird Discounts. #summercamp #summermusiccamp #music #musicschool

Composer of the Week: Nino Rota Italian film com

Composer of the Week: Nino Rota Italian film composer Giovanni “Nino” Rota Rinaldi was born December 3rd, 1911 in Milan, Italy. He was considered a child prodigy and wrote his first oratorio “L’infanzia di San Giovanni Battistai” by the age of 11. He studied composition at the Milan Conservatory with Giacomo Orefice and before moving to study with Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome. He briefly moved to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute after being encouraged by Arturo Toscanini, although he soon returned to Milan and earned a degree in literature. He then began teaching and gained the directorship at Liceo Musicale in Bari. Throughout his career Rota wrote over 150 film scores, most notably “The Glass Mountain”, “The Godfather” trilogy, and “War and Peace”. He also wrote a large amount of music for orchestra, piano, and chamber musical ensembles with pieces such as “La Strada” (for orchestra), “Castel de Monte”, and “Campane a Festa”. Rota died on April 10, 1979 from heart disease. What else can you learn about Nino Rota this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #NinoRota

Composer of the Week: John Rutter English choral

Composer of the Week: John Rutter English choral composer John Rutter was born September 24, 1945 in London, England. While he was a student at Highgate School he was part of the choir that sang on the first recording of Benjamin Britten “War Requiem”, which was conducted by Britten. Following his time at Highgate Rutter attended Clare College, Cambridge where he studied music and was a member of the choir. From 1975 - 1979 he served as the director of music for the college and led their choir. The Cambridge Singers were founded in 1981, and are a group of mixed voices lead by Rutter. The group frequently performs Rutter’s music in addition to singing sacred music. Rutter’s compositional output became severely limited starting in 1985 when he was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, and he stopped accepting commissions as he was unable to guarantee meeting the deadline, although he has continued to compose at his own pace. Notable pieces he has written during his career include “The Beatles Concerto”, “Requiem”, and “Mass of the Children”. In 2007 Rutter received an Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 2024 for his services to music. What else can you learn about John Rutter this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #JohnRutter

Composer of the Week: Carla Bley Bay area Jazz c

Composer of the Week: Carla Bley Bay area Jazz composer Carla Bley was born Lovella May Borg on May 11, 1936 in Oakland, California. Bley was encouraged from a young age to sing and play piano by her father, who was a piano teacher and choirmaster for a church. At the age of 17 she moved to New York City where she found work at Birdland, a prominent jazz club in the city. It was there she met jazz pianist Paul Bley who encouraged her to start composing. She went on to marry Paul Bley in 1957 and changed her stage name to Carla Bley. As a young composer she was quite successful with songs such as “Bent Eagle” and “Ictus” being recorded by popular musicians of the time. In 1964 alongside Michael Mantler they formed the Jazz Composers Guild, which was a group that sought to perform orchestral avante-garde jazz. One of the group's most notable pieces was the jazz opera “Escalator over the Hill”. Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018 and passed away on October 17, 2023 in Willow, New York. What else can you learn about Carla Bley this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #CarlaBley

Composer of the Week: Antonio Salieri Italian co

Composer of the Week: Antonio Salieri Italian composer Antonia Salieri was born August 18th, 1750 in Legnago, Italy. He was first taught violin by his older brother, and later went on to organ with Giuseppe Simoni. His earliest known opera was written in 1770, “Le donne letterate” and while moderately successful launched Salieri’s opera career. Around this time Salieri also wrote some instrumental music, however it was not well received and critics wrote that they felt it lacked the inspiration found in his successful stage works. In 1785, while living and working in Vienna Salieri wrote what is considered one of his greatest works, “La Grotta di Trofonio”. While Salieri enjoyed a very affluent career while he was alive towards the end of his life a vicious rumor spread that he had a rivalry with Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart and many blamed him for the young composer’s death in 1791, however this was proven false. This fictional rivalry was even depicted in the 1979 play and 1984 film “Amadeus”. Towards the end of his life he suffered a breakdown in NOvember of 1823 and on May 7th, 1824 he passed away while living in Vienna. His Requiem in C minor, written in 1804, was performed for the first time at his funeral. What else can you learn about Antonio Salieri this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #AntonioSalieri

Happy New Year from LMS! Looking forward to a musi

Happy New Year from LMS! Looking forward to a music-filled 2025!

Happy Holidays from LMS! Wishing everyone a warm,

Happy Holidays from LMS! Wishing everyone a warm, joyous, & musical holiday season! #makemoremusic #holidays #musicschool

Some festive clarinet duets! Enjoy ‘Silent Night

Some festive clarinet duets! Enjoy ‘Silent Night’ performed by a clarinet student & Teacher Matt. Happy Holidays! #music #clarinet #duet #holidays #holidaymusic #makemoremusic

Composer of the Week: Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne A

Composer of the Week: Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born March 28, 1986 in New York City, New York. She began learning piano at the age of four, and often attended creative arts summer camps. As a teenager she would perform at open mics and was often cast as the lead role for her high school’s musical theatre productions. In 2003 she enrolled as a student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, but dropped out at the end of her second year. Around this time she began writing more pop music and began working with a number of producers. Germanotta adopted the stage name Lady Gaga around May 2006 after producer Rob Fusari referred to her as “Radio Ga Ga” (a reference to the Queen song by that title) in a message but it autocorrected to Lady Gaga. Gaga’s breakout came in 2008 when her album “The Fame” was released, with the first 2 singles “Poker Face” and “Just Dance” both reaching number 1 on the billboard list, the former earning Gaga her first Grammy in 2009. In addition to the 7 studio albums she has released in her career Gaga has also gone on to have a successful acting career, starring in 2018’s “A Star is Born” and 2020’s “House of Gucci”. Gaga has mentioned her musical style was influenced by the glam rock of David Bowie and pop idol Madonna. Other notable hit songs from her career include “Bad Romance”, “Born This Way”, and “Shallow”. Gaga has also used her fame to be a voice for the LGBTQ+ community, with her Born This Way foundation founded in 2012 to support youth empowerment. What else can you learn about Lady Gaga this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #LadyGaga

Composer of the Week: Toshiko Akiyoshi Japanese

Composer of the Week: Toshiko Akiyoshi Japanese American composer Toshiko Akiyoshi was born December 12, 1929 in Liaoyang, China to a Japanese family, who after losing their home during World War II moved back to Japan. During a 1953 tour of Japan, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson heard Akiyoshi performing in a club and was so impressed with her playing that he encouraged record producer Norman Granz to record her, with Peterson’s rhythm section performing with her on the recording. Akiyoshi went on to study at the Berklee School of Music in 1956, becoming the first Japanese student at the school. Akiyoshi has acknowledged she believed some amount of her early success came as a result of people being intrigued by a Japanese musician performing jazz, however the longevity of her career also supports that she was more than just an “oddity”. Throughout her career Akiyoshi has formed a number of different musical groups, with her 16-piece big band from 1972 featured on the 1974 album “Kogun” that gained the group attention and recognition in Japan. While many of her solo piano albums were successfully released in the US, the music of her big-band jazz groups has been exclusively released in Japan. In 2001 her work “Hiroshima: Rising for the Abyss” was premiered in Hiroshima, Japan to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the bombing. Akiyoshi is still actively writing music, with her most recent album released in 2019. What else can you learn about Toshiko Akiyoshi this week? #Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #ToshikoAkiyoshi

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