Two Free Holiday Concerts in December

[Editor's Note: The following information was received from Community School of Music and Arts]

The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountain View presents two concerts to celebrate the holiday season: Saxes for the Season on Thursday, December 5th at 7:00pm and the Merit Scholarship Students Holiday Concert on Friday, December 13th at 7:00pm. The performances will be held in Tateuchi Hall at the Community School of Music and Arts, located at 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. Both concerts are free and open to the public.

On December 5th, Saxes for the Season will get you in the holiday spirit with seasonal favorites in both traditional and jazz styles. The saxophone quartet highlights the four different types of saxophones – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. The group features longtime CSMA faculty Mark Russo on alto and soprano saxophones. Joining Mark are Jeff Meyer on alto sax, Paul Tarrentino on tenor sax and Doug Rowan on baritone sax.

On December 13th, the annual CSMA Merit Scholarship Students Holiday Concert will feature student ensembles performing holiday classics. Highlighted instruments will include flute, violin, trumpet, piano and voice, along with a percussion trio and a string quartet. CSMA Merit Scholars are awarded scholarships based on a high-level of commitment, talent and achievement in their music studies. Merit Scholars and their families are regarded as local ambassadors for the CSMA Music School and perform at high-profile events throughout the community.

“CSMA is excited to present these wonderful holiday events as part of our free Community Concert Series,” said Vickie Scott Grove, Executive Director of CSMA. “Audiences will enjoy the high level of talent and showmanship of CSMA’s faculty and student performers!”

Both performances are part of CSMA’s 2013-2014 Community Concert Series, which is supported by a generous grant from the Applied Materials Foundation. The official media sponsor for the series is Classical KDFC radio.

For a full Community Concert Series schedule, visit www.arts4all.org. For artist interviews and hi-res images, please contact Sharon Kenney, Director of Marketing & Communications, at 650-917-6800, ext 305 or skenney@arts4all.org.