New Horizons Band
The New Horizons music program was introduced in Rochester, New York in 1991, the brainchild of Roy Ernst of Eastman Conservatory. Today there are about 150 New Horizons bands, choruses and orchestras in the United States and Canada, with thousands of participants. These organizations provide an entry point for adults who have either never studied music or who have been away from it for many years, allowing them to share the joyful experience of recreational music making. As it was first developed, members had to be at least 50 years old, but we have opened our program to any adults who are available between 10 and 12 on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings for group lessons and band rehearsals. 
New Horizons bands are always nurturing, non-competitive and supportive in style. There are no auditions or chair tryouts. Everyone is welcome! As long as the band exists, there will always be space for new beginners to join the ranks and discover the joy of making music together.
The national New Horizons organization even sponsors several adult band camps each year, where participants come from all over the country to meet each other and make music together. The groups often perform in a variety of community venues, sometimes joining forces with other community bands or orchestras.
We invite you to join the recreational music movement — you’ll be glad you did! Be a part of Connecticut’s first New Horizons Band, beginning in the fall of 2009.
band SCHEDULE
The first 10-week session will begin on Tuesday, October 6 and finish on Thursday, December 17. We’ll pick up again after the holidays for another 10-week session that ends in Mid-March, and a third session that will end in June. Each week during the session, you should arrive at Community Music School on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in time for your 10:00 group lesson. At 10:45, we’ll break for coffee and light refreshments. The band will rehearse from 11:00-12:00 noon. The cost will be only $140 for each 10-week session.
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