Plus: Coachella Valley’s Only Music School Announces Fall Concert Series
Now entering its third year as the only music school in the Coachella Valley, Marquee Academy of Performing Arts announces its fall schedule for after-school music and dance classes.
Music classes range from beginner to more advanced levels in piano, drums and percussion, guitar, violin and ukulele. The Academy’s newest addition – a dance floor – has given the school the opportunity to expand and offer dance classes which include a ballet/tap combo class as well as a class that focuses on hip-hop/jazz. There’s even a singing chorus which rehearses on Saturdays. Classes are held weekly from Tuesdays-Saturdays.
“Exposure to music and the arts for kids is slowly dwindling, so we are proud to be able to offer a number of ways youth can explore music and dance,” said Matthew Naylor, founder of Marquee Academy of Performing Arts. “Lives have been changed here since our inception – kids who found music to be like therapy to them after being bullied or needing ADHD medications. We will continue to offer programs that allow these kids to blossom in music and arts.”
To help fund these classes, Marquee Academy of Performing Arts has teamed up with OperaArts to announce its Fall Concert Series. Upcoming events – all happening at Marquee’s performance space – include:
An Evening of Cabaret
Saturday, September 17
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
An evening of Cabaret with Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman, of KUSC.
Power Couples: The Battle of the Sexes in Opera and Musical Theater
Saturday, October 15
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Join Long Beach Opera’s powerhouse duo, soprano Suzan Hanson (Lady Macbeth, Pat Nixon, Medea, Lillian Disney) and baritone Robin Buck (Sweeney Todd, Phantom, Dr. Pangloss, Leon Klinghoffer, Papageno), along with pianist Victoria Kirsch – OperaArts’ dynamic Music Director/Raconteur – for an evening of favorite opera and musical theater duets that paint the full range of human emotions. Meet the Artists Reception with sweets and wine following performance. $30 donation is suggested.
Jeanie Cunningham
Saturday, November 19
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
A one-woman show with well-known composer, musician and singer Jeanie Cunningham.
To register for classes and review the entire class roster, or learn more about all the happenings at Marquee Academy of Performing Arts, go to www.marqueearts.org. Marquee is located at 441 S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, and can be reached by calling (760) 778-8000 or by emailing info@marqueearts.org.
