Singers 8 and up are invited to join the Young Singers Academy beginning the week of March 28.  The Young Singers Academy is a five-week program where participants will receive weekly video lessons and materials via email.  These lessons can be used at their convenience and repeated as often as desired.  In addition to the five lessons, participants will join in zoom sessions for a group sing.  Video lessons will explore vocal production, note reading, rhythm skills, and musicianship through songs and activities. This is a free program offered to all youth in Talbot County. Leading the program will be Amy Morgan, Artistic Director of Allegro Academy.  To register, please email [email protected].

Allegro Academy is funded by the Talbot County and Maryland State Arts Councils, and generous contributions from our community.  For more information its programs, please visit www.allegroacademyeaston.com or call 410-603-8361.

Allegro Academy will be celebrating the holiday season with performances and community singing opportunities the first weekend of December.  Thursday, December 2 at Thompson Park will be a performance with Allegra! women’s chorus, voices from the Young Singers Academy, Easton High School percussion ensemble, and community caroling at 6pm.  Attendees will be met with a program and accompanying book of carols to join in the performance and caroling to follow.  Friday, December 3 Allegra! and percussion will be performing at Talbot Interfaith Shelter’s Home for the Holidays event at the Hummingbird Inn, also at 6pm.  Ensembles will gather for caroling at the Talbot Optimists Club’s tree sale on Saturday, December 4 at 1pm.

Allegro Academy is grateful to the Talbot Optimist Club for their support of the Young Singers Academy and to the Talbot County and Maryland State Arts Councils who support all Allegro programs.  For more information on these programs and more, please visit www.allegroacademyeaston.com or call 410-603-8361.

Singers 8 and up are invited to join the Young Singers Academy beginning the week of September 20.  The Young Singers Academy is a four-week program where participants will receive weekly video lessons and materials via email.  These lessons can be used at their convenience and repeated as often as desired.  In addition to the four lessons, participants will join in weekly zoom sessions for a group sing.  Video lessons will explore vocal production, note reading, rhythm skills, and musicianship through songs and activities.  This is a free program offered to all youth in Talbot County.  Two sessions will take place this fall, September 20- October 15 and November 8- December 10.  Leading the program will be Amy Morgan, Artistic Director of Allegro Academy.  To register, please email [email protected].

Allegro Academy is funded by the Talbot County and Maryland State Arts Councils, and generous contributions from our community.  For more information its programs, please visit www.allegroacademyeaston.com or call 410-603-8361.

Allegro Academy begins a new season of music instruction this September, welcoming a new instructor and expanding offerings.  Lessons in beginning to advanced piano, voice, and violin will be taking place at Trinity Cathedral in Easton weekday afternoons and evenings.

New to the Academy is Carolyn Cutler, teaching voice and beginning piano.  As an accomplished vocal soloist, Carolyn Cutler has performed throughout the United States at churches, conferences and community events.  She studied music at Florida State University as a voice principal with a secondary in piano. Carolyn is also an experienced choral conductor and pianist, having recently retired from nearly 25 years as the Director of Music and Worship Arts at First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora, Florida.

Teaching violin will be Merideth Buxton, who has taught on the Eastern Shore since 1982. Merideth is the founder, director, and principal instructor of First Strings, a youth outreach program of Chesapeake Music, and also performs frequently as a viola soloist and orchestra member. Merideth’s background includes a Bachelors in Music Education from the SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music and a Masters in Suzuki Pedagogy from Ithaca College.

Ms. Cutler and Ms. Buxton will be joined by Academy Director, Amy Morgan, who serves as piano instructor.  Amy’s education includes a Bachelors degree in Piano Performance from Salisbury University and Masters in Choral Conducting from Messiah College. She has served as the Director of Music at Trinity Cathedral since 2014, is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, American Guild of Organists, and is an active musician the Easton community.

Allegro Academy is funded by the Talbot County and Maryland State Arts Councils, and generous contributions from our community.  For more information its lessons and programs, please visit www.allegroacademyeaston.com or call 410-603-8361.