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Congratulations to CMC violist Soren Holbrook, student of Isabel Dammann, for your concerto performance of the Ichmouratov Viola Concerto with Metropolitan Youth Symphony last Sunday!

Soren Holbrook, 17, plays viola with MYS Symphony Orchestra, MYSfits, and their school orchestra. They have participated in All-State Orchestra and many summers of chamber camps. In recent years, Soren has scored highly at the OMEA state solo competition and won several awards at Portland’s Community Music Center. Currently taught by Isabel Dammann, Soren was also a student of Anthony Dyer and Kendra Law. As a junior at Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, Soren enjoys improvising with their friends, adding instrumentals to songs for their school choir, and arranging pieces for concerts.

Our long-time board member Kathy Schroeder was nominated for the PGE Parks Champion Award. The final awardee will be announced by Portland Parks Foundation on May 14. Good luck Kathy, and thank you for your years of volunteer service to CMC!

Our space use grant partner, Latinx Choral Project, is having their spring concert on May 23 in Northeast Portland. More info/reservations: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579615081381 or the QR code below.

Summer registration opens Thursday, May 14 at 9:30 am.
portland.gov/parks/register
Portland Parks & Recreation

Thanks to Christine E Goodner, writer, for giving a presentation to CMC parents last weekend about improving home practice! We are all excited to check out the book and podcasts for tips and advice. Great to have this CMC alum and former CMC instructor in our area as a resource!

Home Christine Goodner is a music educator, author, speaker and podcaster whose work focuses on improving home practice and the practice

Check out this concert with CMC alum Kenji Bunch's world premier music at 45th Parallel Universe:

Concert: Violin Squared Your official source for 45th Parallel Universe tickets. Our passion is great music and Portland is our stage. Join the collective!

Portland Center Stage is using a couple of our rental cellos for their production of Lizard Boy this month. Check it out! https://www.pcs.org/lizard-boy -details

Select CMC students are looking forward to performing at the March meeting of the Monday Musical Club of Portland. Those interested in seeing the program and maybe even getting involved in this organization that supports budding musicians, see their website for more details: https://www.pdxmmc.org/. Thank you to MMC for your support of CMC and its students!

Monday Musical Club of Portland The mission of the Monday Musical Club of Portland is to encourage & support musical understanding, appreciation and education in the city of Portland, Oregon.

CMC is accepting rental requests for Auditorium use in May and June 2026. Submit your request online now through March 6. https://www.portland.gov/parks/community-music-center -events-facility-reservations

See and hear CMC Coordinator Daniel Reyes Llinás, guitar, and former CMC instructor Valdine Ritchie Mishkin, cello, perform this month! Student, youth, senior discounts and Arts for All tickets available: https://www.thirdangle.org/counterpoints