Langley Community Music School
Address
4899 207 Street

Langley
,
British Columbia
,
V3A 2E4

Canada
Coordinates49°05′32″N 122°38′58″W / 49.0921355°N 122.6495024°W / 49.0921355; -122.6495024
Information
School typeMusic school
Established1969
PrincipalCarolyn Granholm
Websitelangleymusic.com

Langley Community Music School is an educational institution located in Langley, British Columbia. Founded in 1969, it teaches the Orff, Suzuki, and Kodály methods, as well as giving private instruction in most instruments and theory. It is the third largest of the community music schools in the province, and is a member of the B.C. Association of Community Music Schools.[1]

History

Langley Community Music School first opened at the Langley Arts Centre in 1969 with just two dozen students.[1][2] Its founders were Marilyn Lamont, Linda Bickerton-Ross, Leonard Woods, Peter Ewart, and Keith Lamont.[3] Attendance grew rapidly and in 1972 the school achieved non-profit status. In 1979, cellist Ian Hamptom was appointed music director.[2] A new building at the present location was established in 2001. Susan Magnusson succeeded Hampton as principal in 2005.[2] By that year, there were over 800 students.[1] Carolyn Granholm became principal in 2018.[2]

Philosophy and Program

The school's aspiration is a high standard of musical instruction and also to promote community cultural objectives. It offers classes to the younger students in the Orff, Suzuki, and Kodály methods, while traditional methods lead more advanced students to the Royal Conservatory of Music exams.[1] There are lessons for piano, woodwind, brass, stringed instruments, harp, guitar, voice, theory, harmony, counterpoint, and analysis. Scholarships and bursaries are available.[1] The school sponsors recitals, master classes, workshops, and ensembles.[4] Langley Community Music School has commissioned dozens of contemporary works from local composers, spotlighted during Canadian Music Week.[2] Notable alumni include pianist Susan Tang,[5] jazz trumpeter Brad Turner,[6] and violinist and composer Brooklyn Wood.[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gooch, Bryan N.S.; Orford, Emily Jane (5 December 2013). "Langley Community Music School". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gordon, David Gordon (30 May 2019). "Just Warming Up 50 Years In". The Vancouver Sun. p. B4. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2013 – via Newspapers.com Free access icon.
  3. ↑ "LCMS founders to be granted honorary KPU degrees". Langley Advance Times. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cash Comes in Tough Times". Langley Advance. 13 March 2009. p. 18. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2013 – via Newspapers.com Free access icon.
  5. ↑ Hooper, Roxanne (20 July 2007). "Former Langley student plays New York City's Carnegie Hall". Langley Advance. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com Free access icon.
  6. ↑ "Bringing Brad home". Langley Advance. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com Free access icon.
  7. ↑ Duke, David Gordon (12 August 2021). "Young strings honour mentors". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com Free access icon.
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