March 28 Update

Good evening ROCmusic Families,

The return of the cooler weather will not slow down our young musicians' progress. There are more opportunities and performances coming very soon - all leading to the final concert on June 10th (in collaboration with the School 12 String program).

Items for this week:

1. Please continue to use info@rocmusic.org to communicate absences.

2. Please revisit the Gateways Music Festival schedule (https://iguana-hibiscus-cehn.squarespace.com/quickview-2022-schedule). Remember, our ROCmusic families get free tickets using the “GMFROCMUSIC” promo code.

The parent chat, master class, and Wednesday night concert will be specifically aimed at our young musicians and their families.

3. ROCmusic clothing and gear!! - We are excited to announce a partnership with Instant Monogramming, Inc (owned by ROCmusic Parent - Rebecca Hetherington). Check out all the very cool ROCmusic gear you can get to support your young musicians and help spread the word. A portion of all sales goes to ROCmusic. Enjoy! Help spread the word! https://rksboutique.net/roc-music

This past week your young musicians:

- received a concert at School 19 by AfroHorn, a fantastic jazz group from NYC

- participated in the 3 Annual ROCmusic Cello day on March 26th (Facebook photos coming soon). We had over 30 cellist from around the Greater ROchester participate in masterclasses, sessions, and our largest cello choir. Bravo to all the students and the ROCmusic Cello team (Rachel, Amanda, and Katie) for all your work to seeing this beautiful day happen.

This coming week your young musicians will:

- participate in amazing classes

- 5 students will represent ROCmusic at an East Coast event for young musicians. We pray for safe travels and a wonderful. experience for everyone in Connecticut and thank their families for traveling with them.

- 6 students will perform with ROCmusic teachers at the “If Food Be the Music” benefit concert on April 3rd. Please see the flyer attached.

Thank you for everything you do to keep your students involved in music!

Onward!