Athens Community Music School

10/01/2026

Check out this exciting opportunity from the Ohio University MTNA Collegiate Chapter!

🐾🎶 Calling all young music lovers in the Athens area! 🎶🐾

Introducing CONCERT CATS! 🐱🎵

The Ohio University MTNA Collegiate Chapter invites pre-collegiate students to join us for a FREE, interactive musical experience designed to help young people discover the joy, creativity, and transformative power of great music.

🎼 What is Concert Cats?
Students will attend concerts featuring world-class guest artists and Ohio University faculty and student ensembles while learning about the composers and music they hear—and getting to meet the musicians themselves!

And there’s more…
👕 FREE Concert Cats T-shirt
🐾 Meet Rufus, the Ohio University mascot!
🎹 Meet internationally acclaimed pianist Maxim Lando
🎶 Explore the music before the concert
👫 Make new friends and connect with other young people
✨ Experience live music in an engaging, welcoming environment

🎹 Our First Concert: Maxim Lando, pianist
Sunday, October 25 | 8:00 PM
Glidden Recital Hall | Ohio University Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts

Students arrive at 7:00 PM for a special Concert Cats experience:
📸 7:00 PM — Meet Rufus and take a photo with Rufus and Maxim Lando
🌌 7:15 PM — Fun, interactive activities exploring Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Maxim Lando will perform his own arrangements of these spectacular masterworks!
🎟️ 7:45 PM — Meet your concert buddy and head into the concert hall
🎶 8:00 PM — Enjoy the concert!

Concert Cats is more than attending a concert. It’s an opportunity for young musicians to become part of a musical community, meet inspiring artists, and experience the excitement of live performance from the inside.

And best of all… it’s FREE!

🐾🎵 Bring your young musician and let’s make some musical memories!

👉 Register here:
https://www.projectinspirare.org/concert-cats.html

09/26/2026

Wow, The American Pops!! Thank you for sharing your afternoon with us! Thank you for the music and the laughs!

09/24/2026

9/24 - 4:15 p.m. - The power is back (yay!) and is expected to stay on. Be in touch with your instructor as to whether or not you plan to come for a lesson this evening. The Athens Youth Chorus WILL meet.

9/24 - 2:15 p.m. - The power on campus is predicted to be out until Friday morning. ALL ACMS LESSONS, CLASSES, and ENSEMBLES ARE CANCELED for the evening of 9/24.

9/24 1:45 p.m. - The power is out here, but ACMS lessons are on - for now! If the power is still out by 5:30, your teacher may be in contact to cancel/reschedule as daylight disappears. Watch here for updates!

09/23/2026

THIS SATURDAY, September 26th at 4:00 p.m. in Glidden Hall Recital Hall! The American Pops Orchestra makes its final stop in Athens on their educational tour of schools and communities across our region! Starring APO favorite Hilary Morrow, this madcap musical adventure brings Hilary’s killer comedy chops from The Second City straight to school gyms, cafeterias and auditoriums across Appalachia.
FREE!

09/18/2026

You can’t see it, but there are a lot of smiles behind all those instruments!! All students at our programs at The Plains Intermediate School (plus Athens Middle School and ArtsWest) have their instruments and are ready to continue learning. Happy practicing this weekend, Everyone!
🎶 🎻 ❤️

09/10/2026

We have so many students this fall in our community strings programs, we had to transport the instruments over several days this week! Watch for our favorite pic of the season soon when every student has an instrument in their hands ready to play! 🎻💚
(No bridges were harmed in the transport of the instruments! 😅)

09/09/2026

Is your 3rd-9th grader always singing? Come join the Athens Youth Chorus! Our first rehearsal is 9/10 at 6:30 p.m., and students are welcome to see if they love it (and we know they will!).
For more information, visit www.ohio.edu/acms

09/09/2026

Many of our ACMS strings teachers are members of the collegiate chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and they are hosting a day camp!
Make September 26th a day FULL of music by doing this in the morning and then coming back for The American Pops Childrens Concert that afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
To sign up for the ASTA camp, visit: https://forms.gle/UHDvyMAGh38ERdHw8

09/08/2026

08/29/2026

🎶 A huge thank you to Dr. Christopher Fisher for his inspiring presentation for our ACMS parents and teachers. Musical growth takes a lifetime, and our youngest musicians are off to a strong start! 🎶