Academy For The Arts at First Baptist Church Shreveport

The good news just keeps coming!!! We are honored and excited to welcome Arielle Bustin to the Academy Staff!

Arielle is a local singer and guitarist in the Shreveport and Bossier area. She has been playing guitar since she was in junior high, preparing to be the worship leader at her youth group in Colorado. She lead worship all throughout high school, accompanying herself on guitar and playing with different bands. She picked up the ukulele on the way and enjoyed having such a portable instrument to take on international missions with Youth With a Mission. Now, she teaches beginner guitar and ukulele locally and hosts her own broadcast called Music and Tea, a show that features different artists each week. She is excited to meet future guitar and ukulele students!

The good news just keeps coming!!! We are honored and excited to welcome Arielle Bustin to the Academy Staff!

Arielle is a local singer and guitarist in the Shreveport and Bossier area. She has been playing guitar since she was in junior high, preparing to be the worship leader at her youth group in Colorado. She lead worship all throughout high school, accompanying herself on guitar and playing with different bands. She picked up the ukulele on the way and enjoyed having such a portable instrument to take on international missions with Youth With a Mission. Now, she teaches beginner guitar and ukulele locally and hosts her own broadcast called Music and Tea, a show that features different artists each week. She is excited to meet future guitar and ukulele students!

[05/10/21]   Are you worried about your children being bored this summer? Don't be! We are offering summer lessons with violin, viola, drums, guitar, ukulele and voice! Message us today to schedule your lessons!

We are so proud of these voice students from the studio of Heather Vandiver. They did a wonderful job as did all the students involved with Frozen Jr put on by First Baptist Church School

[04/29/21]   Are you interested in summer lessons? We now have availability for Drum lessons throughout the summer and Violin, Viola lessons through the end of June. Contact us for more info!

We are so proud of our students that are in this cast! It’s going to be a great show!!!

Our production of Frozen Jr. is this week. Tickets are on sale at FBCS. There are premier and regular tickets available for all 5 performances. The sale of the tickets will be before school at 7:30 in the lobby of Dodd Hall and after school if tickets remain.

Are you ready for some more exciting news?!? We are excited to welcome Taron Church to our teaching staff.

Drummer/Percussionist Taron Church is a full time musician in the Shreveport Bossier area. Taron has had the opportunity to tour with artist Holly Starr and has performed at events such as NightVision, Creation Fest and Unity Fest. Before moving to Shreveport, he had the honor of working with High school and Middle school band directors Josiah St Peter and Shawn Lund. Taron has relocated to Shreveport and become the drummer for local band Waking Up To Love. He has taught over 100 drum students ages 6-50 and served at many churches in the Shreveport/Bossier.

Taron will be accepting students for summer lessons and will begin our regular fall semester in August. Call or message us today to begin your lessons with this fantastic musician!

Are you ready for some more exciting news?!? We are excited to welcome Taron Church to our teaching staff.

Drummer/Percussionist Taron Church is a full time musician in the Shreveport Bossier area. Taron has had the opportunity to tour with artist Holly Starr and has performed at events such as NightVision, Creation Fest and Unity Fest. Before moving to Shreveport, he had the honor of working with High school and Middle school band directors Josiah St Peter and Shawn Lund. Taron has relocated to Shreveport and become the drummer for local band Waking Up To Love. He has taught over 100 drum students ages 6-50 and served at many churches in the Shreveport/Bossier.

Taron will be accepting students for summer lessons and will begin our regular fall semester in August. Call or message us today to begin your lessons with this fantastic musician!

We are so excited to welcome Julia Clancy to our teaching staff!!!

Violist and Violinist Julia Clancy is a doctoral candidate at Yale University. Before attending Yale, she was a student at the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music. She comes to Shreveport after playing in Daniel Barenboim's Staatskapelle
Orchestra in Berlin, Germany as well as the West Eastern Divan Orchestra. She has been teaching violin, viola, music theory, and general music to students ages 4-70 for over 15 years.

Julia will begin accepting students for lessons now until the end of June and will begin our regular fall semester in August. Call or message us today to begin your lessons with this fantastic musician!

We are so excited to welcome Julia Clancy to our teaching staff!!!

Violist and Violinist Julia Clancy is a doctoral candidate at Yale University. Before attending Yale, she was a student at the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music. She comes to Shreveport after playing in Daniel Barenboim's Staatskapelle
Orchestra in Berlin, Germany as well as the West Eastern Divan Orchestra. She has been teaching violin, viola, music theory, and general music to students ages 4-70 for over 15 years.

Julia will begin accepting students for lessons now until the end of June and will begin our regular fall semester in August. Call or message us today to begin your lessons with this fantastic musician!

[04/20/21]   We have some BIG news coming soon!!!😀💗🎵🎶

[04/13/21]   We want to thank you all for supporting us through this crazy time! We will hopefully have all of our programs opened back up for the fall semester including the SB Chorale as well as the Chinese Language Class. In addition to our old ones we will be offering some new class options as well as some new faces. We can't wait to see what 2021 brings!

[02/25/21]   A big thank you to all the workers who have worked tirelessly getting us back on track with our water and heating situation. We are back open for classes beginning today, February 25th.

Celebrating Sally!

We are honored to be a part of this! Thank you Sally for all you do and have done for the performing arts in our area!!

Celebrating Sally!

[02/21/21]   Due to lack of water and heat, all lessons will be cancelled this Monday, February 22nd and Tuesday, February 23rd. We will keep you updated concerning the rest of the week.

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We are still accepting students for our in person spring semester. COVID guidelines are in place to protect you and our teachers. Call us today or register online at www.aftafbcs.org!

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[01/10/21]   Snow day tomorrow!
The academy will be closed.

[01/04/21]   We are starting our spring semester and would love to have you as a student. All ages are welcome and we have lessons for every interest! Our instructors teach in a socially distanced atmosphere using precautions such as masks and sanitizer. Contact us today if you would to add some music into your life.
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[10/20/20]   Happy Fall! We may not be able to have mass choirs but we still offer all sorts of private lessons! Call us today!

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It is time to get registered for the fall!!! Be sure to go to www.aftafbcs.org in order to fill out your registration. This is for current and new students. Remember we teach ALL ages!!! You are never too old to learn something new!

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[07/24/20]   We welcome Eric Vandiver to our staff. Eric comes to us with an extensive career regarding the piano. He graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Church Music degree from Union University. Since graduation he has been the pianist/music minister for several churches in the Shreveport/East Texas area. During his career he has accompanied choirs across the United States and England. He has performed for notable people such as Gen. Colin Powell, Margaret Thatcher, and legendary coach Lou Holtz. He is currently the pianist at First Baptist Shreveport. We are excited to have him join us with his enthusiasm and love of teaching his art.

[07/24/20]   Welcome to the fall semester of the Academy for the Arts! Please see below for all the changes!

[07/23/20]   We are excited to announce that we WILL have classes/lessons this fall! We will follow the guidelines for social distancing that has been set by the Government. There are a lot of new changes in our teaching staff as well so stay tuned!!

[02/27/20]   It is not too late to join us in the Shreveport/Bossier Community Chorale! We had a fantastic rehearsal last Sunday with a talented group of singers and the ever amazing Gay Grosz on piano. Join us this Sunday from 4:00-5:30 at First Baptist Church Shreveport as we continue rehearsing Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" as well as songs from Les Miserables and the Three Madrigals plus more!

[01/28/20]   It's not too late to register for this season's SB Chorale! We are getting in some fantastic music! You can register at aftafbcs.org/community-chorale

[01/16/20]   It is almost time for the first rehearsal of the Shreveport/Bossier Community Choir!!! The first rehearsal is Sunday, February 23rd from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. The selections include Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass", Lauridsen's "Dirait-on", and much more. For a full listing of pieces and to register go to https://aftafbcs.org/community-chorale/

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Christmas Music Service FBC Shreveport December 15, 2019

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The Sanctuary Choir and orchestra of FBC Shreveport, Louisiana present the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah as a part of Sunday worship on December 15, 2019.

First Baptist Church Shreveport

Yesterday morning our Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra presented the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. It was a wonderful morning of worship! Check out a few of the pictures below. If you were unable to join us, a recording of the service will be posted soon. Merry Christmas!

First Baptist Church of Shreveport would love for you to join them for the Christmas portion of Handel's MESSIAH. The performance, complete with orchestra, will be this Sunday, December 15th at 10:30 AM.

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It's finally here! The weekend of fantastic music!! Join us at First Baptist Church of Shreveport on Saturday evening to hear the SSO perform with their guest violinist. Then join us again on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 pm for a FREE concert! The Shreveport/Bossier Community Chorale will be presenting John Rutter's "MAGNIFICAT". This is a great weekend for music lovers of all ages!!

Academy For The Arts at First Baptist Church Shreveport

We would like to invite you to a very special concert honoring our Veterans. This has proven to be a phenomenal evening in the past and we know it will be just as good this year. This concert is free to the public.

We would like to invite you to a very special concert honoring our Veterans. This has proven to be a phenomenal evening in the past and we know it will be just as good this year. This concert is free to the public.

[09/24/19]   Rehearsals for the SB Chorale's Winter performance started this week and the music is fantastic! It is not too late to join us. Rehearsals are on Sunday from 4:00 - 5:30 pm at First Baptist Church Shreveport Choir Room. You can register there or online at aftafbcs.org