CALENDAR
SPRING CALENDAR UPDATE
April 13, Tuesday
3:45 – 5:45 pm Regular Group Classes, at Centenary
April 20, Tuesday
3:45 – 5:45 pm Regular Group Classes, at Centenary 5:45 – 6:30 pm Rehearsal for Seniors in Brown Chapel 6:30 pm Solo Recital Online Sign-up lists will be available through the email newsletter. If you have a busy schedule or more than one child in our program, we recommend that you sign up as soon as the sign-up opens. To sign up, you will need:
- Solo Recital piece: complete title and composer’s name
- Your child/family schedule.
- Any recent musical honor and orchestra participation.
- Summer Suzuki Institute or other Summer Music Camps planned.
April 27, Tuesday
3:45 – 5:45 pm Regular Group Classes, at Centenary (In-person ONLY) 5:45 – 6:30 pm Rehearsal for Seniors in Brown Chapel
May 4th, Tuesday
Last day to sign up for Solo Recital and to submit Returning Student Form. Dress Rehearsal for Annual Spring Concerts – no regular groups, no zoom! All the rehearsals will happen at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SHREVEPORT!
- Violins: 3:45 – 4:25 pm Violin Book 1-2 in Sanctuary
- Violins: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Violin Book 3 and up in Sanctuary
- Violas: 3:45 – 4:20 pm Viola Book 1-3 in Frost Chapel
- Violas: 4:25 – 5:15 pm Viola Book 4 and Viola Choir in Frost Chapel
- Cellos: 3:45 – 4:20 pm Cello Book 4 and up in Choir Room (FBC)
- Cellos: 4:25 – 5:15 pm Cello Book 1-4 in Choir Room (FBC)
- Seniors: 5:30 – 6:15 pm Graduating Senior (Room TBA)
May 8, Saturday
ANNUAL SPRING CONCERTS
at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SHREVEPORT
2:00 pm and 4:00 pm More information on the Parents Page
May 11, Tuesday
No group classes
May 14, Friday
Last day of 16-week Spring Semester lessons
May Solo REHEARSALS
In Brown Chapel (Centenary Campus)
- May 12, Wed. 3:30 – 4:45 – Cellos
- May 12, Wed. 4:45 – 6:30 – Violins (Books 1-4)
- May 13, Thur. 3:30 – 4:30 – Violins (Books 1-4)
- May 13, Thur. 4:30 – 5:45 – Cellos
- May 13, Thur. 5:45 – 6:45 – Violas
- May 14, Fri. 3:30 – 4:45 – Violas
- May 14, Fri. 4:45 – 5:45 – Violins (Books 5+)
- May 14, Fri. 5:45 – 6:45 – Violins (Books 1-4)
- May 17, Mon. 3:30 – 5:00 – Violins (Books 5+)
- May 19, Wed. 3:30 – 4:30 – Violins (Books 1-4)
- May 19, Wed. 4:30 – 6:45 – Violins (Books 5+)
Dan Ley will be the pianist for Violas, Cellos, and Violin Book 5+ Rene Todaro will be the pianist for Violin Book 1-4
May Solo RECITALS
In Brown Chapel (Centenary Campus)
- May 15, Sat. 10:00 am Cello Recital I
- May 15, Sat. 11:30 am Cello Recital II
- May 15, Sat. 1:00 pm Violin Recital I Books 1-4
- May 18, Tue. 4:30 pm Violin Recital II Books 1-4
- May 18, Tue. 6:15 pm Viola Recital I
- May 20, Thu. 4:30 pm Viola Recital II
- May 20, Thu. 6:15 pm Adv. Violin Recital I Bk 5+
- May 21, Fri. 4:30 pm Violin Recital II Books 1-4
- May 21, Fri. 6:15 pm Adv. Violin Recital II Bk 5+
May 17, Monday
Summer Lessons Begin
June 4th, Friday
Last day to submit your Summer Lesson Form
Sep. 7, Tuesday
Fall 2021 Classes Begin
SPRING 2021
- Jan. 7, Thurs. 4:30 – 6:30 pm Concerto Winners & STRAD Class Dress Rehearsal
- Jan. 9, Sat. 11:00 am Concerto Winners, STRAD Class Solo Recital & Pizza Party, in Brown Chapel
- Jan. 18, Mon. Spring Semester Begins (16 weeks); Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: There are private lessons!
- Jan. 19, Tue. Regular Group Classes Resume
- Jan. 26, Tue. Regular Group Classes and 4:20-4:55 pm Parents Meeting (TBC)
- Feb. 2, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Feb. 9, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Feb. 13, Sat. Parents Workshop with Christine Goodner— 9:00 am and 1:00 pm (two repeated sessions)
- Feb. 15 – 17 Private Lessons DO take place on President’s Day and Caddo Parish Winter Break
- Feb. 16, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Feb. 23, Tue. Regular Group Classes and due Graduation forms and trophy money; 5:45-6:20 pm Mid Semester Solo Recital
- Mar. 2, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Mar. 9, Tue. 4:00 pm and 5:15 pm – Graduation Celebrations
- Mar. 15 – 19 Spring Break: No private or group lessons.
- Mar. 23, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Mar. 30, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- April 6, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- April 13, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- April 20, Tue. Regular Group Classes; 6:30 pm Solo Recital Sign up will be available in the Email Newsletter
- April 27, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- May 3, Tue. Rehearsals for Annual Spring Concerts. No Regular Groups: Check the Newsletter for specific rehearsal times; Last day to sign up for Solo Recital and to submit Returning Student Form.
- May 8, SAT. ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT: 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
- May 14, Fri. Spring Semester Ends
- May 17, Mon. Summer Lessons Begin
FALL 2020
- Sep. 7, Mon. Labor Day: No private lessons
- Sep. 8, Tue. Fall Semester Begins (14 weeks): All Group Classes & Private Lessons Begin
- Sep. 15, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Sep. 22, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Sep. 29, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Oct. 6, Tue. Regular Group Classes; Due for Graduation forms and trophy money; and 6:30 pm Online Mid Semester Solo Recital,
- Oct. 12 – 14. Private lessons DO take place during Caddo Parish Fall break
- Oct. 13, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Oct. 20, Tue. 4:15 pm Graduation Ceremony I – VIOLAS and CELLOS
- Oct. 27, Tue. 4:15 pm Graduation Ceremony II – VIOLINS (Twinkles to Book 4)
- Oct. 27, Tue. 5:45 pm Graduation Ceremony III – VIOLINS (Book 5 and up)
- Oct. 31, Sat. CANCELLED Spooky Suzuki Play Down (Books 1-5) in Amphitheater
- Nov. 3, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Nov. 10, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Nov. 17, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Nov. 23 – 28 Thanksgiving Break: NO private or group lessons.
- Dec. 1, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Dec. 8, Tue. Regular Group Classes
- Dec. 15, Tue. Group Classes (Holiday performances recording)
- Dec. 21, Mon. Last Teaching Day of Fall semester (This Monday is a make-up for Labor Day)