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CONCERT HALL SERIES - FALL 2024
The Fourth Wall
at The Goodyear Theatre
Grades 4-8
Performances are Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:45 am and 12:30 pm
and Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 9:45 am
The Fourth Wall blends music, theatre, dance, and acrobatics into a new hybrid art form. This trio of musicians creates new interdisciplinary works and reinterprets classic repertoire to make music that leaps off the stage.
For more information, please visit: The Fourth Wall | G.L. Berg Entertainment (glberg.com)
Cost: $5 per student
Scholarships are available for students who cannot pay the entire admission fee.
Please call our office at 330-972-2504 for more information.
Offering Free In-School Performances in a Variety of Disciplines
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News
CHILDREN’S CONCERT SOCIETY ANNOUNCES SCHOLASTIC COMPOSERS CONTEST WINNERS
On Wednesday April 24, 2024, first-place winners of the 71st Scholastic Composers Contest performed their winning compositions in front of family, friends, and piano teachers at Akron Woman’s City Club (732 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH). The 13 winning compositions were judged by the Composition and Theory Department at The University of Akron. The contest was created seventy-one years ago at the suggestion of the late Mr. Ralph Gillman, former Director of Music Education for Akron Public Schools. Under the sponsorship of Children’s Concert Society, the contest encourages all students, K-12 in Summit County and the surrounding area, to participate in musical composition. There is no cost to enter. Scholarships are awarded to all first-place compositions. This year, 10th grader, Evan Dan was selected as the overall winner and received “The Ralph Gillman” Award.
WINNERS:
Victor Feng, Kindergarten, Arrowhead Primary School, Copley
Niko Moeller, 1st grade, Home School
Charlotte Forcella, 2nd grade, Dorothy Lewis Elementary School, Solon
Simone Sauriol, 2nd grade, Echo Hills Elementary School, Stow
Ryan Luo, 3rd grade, Richfield Elementary School, Revere
Huckleberry Henderson, 4th grade, Home School
Grayson Peters, 5th grade, The Lippman School, Akron
Patricia Sands, 6th grade, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron
Lillian Johnson, 7th grade, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, Copley-Fairlawn
Emma Rambler, 8th grade, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron
Benjamin Shannon, 8th grade, Holy Family School, Stow
Evan Dan, 10th grade, Solon High School, Solon
Varun Rodrigues, 10th grade, Medina High School, Medina
On Wednesday April 24, 2024, first-place winners of the 71st Scholastic Composers Contest performed their winning compositions in front of family, friends, and piano teachers at Akron Woman’s City Club (732 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH). The 13 winning compositions were judged by the Composition and Theory Department at The University of Akron. The contest was created seventy-one years ago at the suggestion of the late Mr. Ralph Gillman, former Director of Music Education for Akron Public Schools. Under the sponsorship of Children’s Concert Society, the contest encourages all students, K-12 in Summit County and the surrounding area, to participate in musical composition. There is no cost to enter. Scholarships are awarded to all first-place compositions. This year, 10th grader, Evan Dan was selected as the overall winner and received “The Ralph Gillman” Award.
WINNERS:
Victor Feng, Kindergarten, Arrowhead Primary School, Copley
Niko Moeller, 1st grade, Home School
Charlotte Forcella, 2nd grade, Dorothy Lewis Elementary School, Solon
Simone Sauriol, 2nd grade, Echo Hills Elementary School, Stow
Ryan Luo, 3rd grade, Richfield Elementary School, Revere
Huckleberry Henderson, 4th grade, Home School
Grayson Peters, 5th grade, The Lippman School, Akron
Patricia Sands, 6th grade, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron
Lillian Johnson, 7th grade, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, Copley-Fairlawn
Emma Rambler, 8th grade, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron
Benjamin Shannon, 8th grade, Holy Family School, Stow
Evan Dan, 10th grade, Solon High School, Solon
Varun Rodrigues, 10th grade, Medina High School, Medina
Live Stream Wednesday April 26, 2023
COME JOIN US!! Children’s Concert Society is excited to present the 2023 Premiere Performance of the winners of the Scholastic Composers Contest....
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COME JOIN US!! Children’s Concert Society is excited to present the 2023 Premiere Performance of the winners of the Scholastic Composers Contest....
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2020/2021 Scholastic Composers Contest First-Place Winners
Mar 29, 2021
GIANNA LURTZ—Heritage Classical Academy—Grade 4 LILLIAN JOHNSON—Herberich Primary—Grade 4 COLIN BROHOLM—Old Trail—Grade 7 VARUN RODRIGUES—Claggett...
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Mar 29, 2021
GIANNA LURTZ—Heritage Classical Academy—Grade 4 LILLIAN JOHNSON—Herberich Primary—Grade 4 COLIN BROHOLM—Old Trail—Grade 7 VARUN RODRIGUES—Claggett...
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Scholastic Composers Contest Deadline Extended to Feb. 19
Jan 27, 2021
Children's Concert Society will still be holding their annual Scholastic Composers Contest this year and would like to encourage your composers to...
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Jan 27, 2021
Children's Concert Society will still be holding their annual Scholastic Composers Contest this year and would like to encourage your composers to...
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Virtual In-School Concert Series
Jul 22, 2020
IN-SCHOOL CONCERT SERIES Due to the on-going pandemic, this school year Children’s Concert Society is offering our programs online. Our...
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Jul 22, 2020
IN-SCHOOL CONCERT SERIES Due to the on-going pandemic, this school year Children’s Concert Society is offering our programs online. Our...
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Generous Support Include
This project was supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from
the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
