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2017 Resolution: More Arts in Your Life

WRITTEN BY CLAIRE ALLEN

We are committed to bringing you new and exciting arts experiences and opportunities for the  new year! Here are just a few of the new things we have in store for 2017.

  1. New Music Performance Opportunities & Schedule
    This spring, we will be holding our first ever Music Competition, which will be open to music students of all ages and levels from the Academy and the surrounding community! Students will submit video auditions for review and feedback from a judging panel. Selected winners will perform on Sunday, June 11th in Harris Theater on the campus of George Mason University. More information will be coming soon!
    Our Spring Music Recitals, which historically have been held in May, will now be presented the first weekend of June! This will give our students more lessons and practice time before their performances.
  2. New Class Offerings
    We are excited about a new Creative Writing for Stage & Screen class for teens starting in February. We have also opened up more sections of Piano Level 1 for kids and Violin Beginnings Level 1 for young children. New Chamber Ensembles will also start in February, including a Guitar Ensemble.
  3. New Community Outreach Initiatives
    Instruments in the Attic is now accepting financial donations as well as instrument donations – many of the instruments we receive are in need of substantial repairs, and your monetary gift will go a long way toward restoring our inventory to playing condition and getting instruments into the hands of students in need! In May 2017, a team of George Mason faculty and students and Potomac Arts Academy staff and faculty will be traveling to Costa Rica to perform, teach, and bring instruments to students who study music in their SINEM program.
  4. New Music Faculty Performances
    In addition to the annual Spotlight on the Arts Faculty Showcase recital, another special faculty concert is in the works for the spring, with special support from our friends at the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts – the specific date and list of performers will be coming soon!

 

We invite you to participate in any and all of our activities, and get more arts in your life for 2017!

 

SEE FULL SPRING CLASS LIST

The Academy will be closed for Spring Break beginning Monday, March 25 and will re-open on Monday, April 1. We will be operating with limited hours. For any urgent requests, please call 703-993-9889.

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