Dear WMS Musicians and Families,

I hope you are all surviving these frigid temperatures and that you all had a “chocolately” Valentine’s Day!

We had 5 splendid concerts in December!. We heard so many magnificent performances of pianists, violinists, violists, cellists, singers, and flutists. Congratulations to everyone! We hope those that were unable to participate will do so at our spring concerts on June 13th and 14th.

We will also have another senior home concert on May 26th for those that would like to participate. It’s shortly before our recitals, so it’s a great opportunity to practice your piece. The residents absolutely love when you guys come and perform for them.

Our students have also performed in performances outside of WMS – read on for all the details in our KUDOS section.

We are transitioning to My Music Staff to help centralize communication, track lessons, make ups, and billing. Thank you to those that have signed up! For those that have not yet signed up, please do! If anyone has any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Bonnee, who has set this all up for us.

And finally, if you are so inclined, we’d love your vote for Best of Gold this year. The deadline is March 1st. Thanks very much!

Stay warm everyone!
Lisa

Coming Up…

Norwalk Youth Symphony Concert
March 1, 2026 3PM
Norwalk Concert Hall

Middle School Western Regional Concert
March 7, 2026 3 PM
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Ave, Fairfield CT

Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra
Sunday March 8, 2026 4 PM
Clune Auditorium at Wilton High School

Schubert Club Awards Competition
March 21, 2026
Greenwich Arts Council
299 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830

All-State Concert
March 28, 2026 – Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd. Hartford CT

Senior Center Performance, Brightview Senior Living
May 26, 2026 4 PM
162 New Canaan Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06850

Spring Break
Saturday, April 11 – Friday, April 17, 2026
CLOSED

Monday, May 25, 2026 – MEMORIAL DAY
CLOSED

Wilton Music Studios Spring Recitals
Saturday June 13 at 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM
Sunday June 14 at 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM 5:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church New Canaan

Songs are catchy, but so are germs!

If you’re not feeling well, please do not come to your lesson in person
in order to help keep our staff, teachers, students, and families healthy.
We have many options available so you don’t miss out on your lesson!
You can always have a virtual lesson and have your lesson from home, request a pre-recorded video lesson in advance of your lesson, or send a friend or family member in your place!

Social Media

For up-to-date activities please follow us on Instagram and Facebook

Dear WMS Musicians and Families,

We’re off to a rip-roaring musical year!

Our students have already performed in school theater productions on the stage, in the orchestra pit, and in youth symphony orchestra concerts. They’ve taken auditions for HS Western Regional, performed at the Schubert Club Juniors Concert, and played in two senior concerts, one at Brightview in Norwalk, and another at Waveny in New Canaan.

Our Winter Recitals are coming up. You should have already received your concert day and time. You are welcome to come to recitals you’re not performing in too! Please note that for the Dec. 14th concerts we are at a different church than usual.

Our concert days/times are:

Sunday, Dec. 7th @ 1:30 PM – First Presbyterian Church New Canaan
Saturday, Dec. 13th @ 1 PM, 5 PM – First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan
Sunday Dec. 14 @ 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Wilton

Please take note that not all of our recitals are at First Presbyterian this winter!

I look forward to seeing and hearing everyone play soon! Keep practicing!

Here’s to a musical holiday season!
Lisa

One of our teachers has been lucky enough to be the subject of artwork! Who could this be?

Yujin, our artist, got the fuzzy eyebrows, the chin, the hair, and the love of pizza right!

Coming Up…

December 13th – Middle School Western Regional –
Knock ‘em Dead everyone!

WINTER RECITALS

Sunday December 7, 2025 1:30 PM
Saturday December 13, 2025 1 PM, 5 PM
First Presbyterian Church
178 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan

December 14, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
36 New Canaan Road, Wilton 06897

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 – Monday, January 1, 2026
Christmas Break- Have a wonderful holiday!

Songs are catchy, but so are germs!

If you’re not feeling well, please do not come to your lesson in person
in order to help keep our staff, teachers, students, and families healthy.
We have many options available so you don’t miss out on your lesson!
You can always have a virtual lesson and have your lesson from home, request a pre-recorded video lesson in advance of your lesson, or send a friend or family member in your place!

Social Media

For up-to-date activities please follow us on Instagram and Facebook

Dear WMS Musicians and Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are having a great start to the school year!

Thank you to those who voted for us for “Best of Gold” last spring – we won! We couldn’t have done it without our incredible students, families, and teachers. You are the heart of everything we do, and your support means the world to us.

Last month many of our WMS students successfully auditioned for area youth orchestras. The results are posted in the KUDOS! section below.

WMS is launching a software platform that will make everyone’s lives – ours and yours – easier. Details below!

Our calendar is up on the website. This winter the church where we have our recitals doesn’t have 2 days available on the same weekend. We’ll have one day of recitals Sunday, December 7 and then one day on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

We are also going to have students perform at senior centers throughout the year. First up is Brightview in Norwalk on November 5th at 4PM. Let us know if you’d like to perform!

Here’s to a great musical year!
Lisa

During the summer some of our
talented students were busy musicians!

Flutists Alma and Kian participated in the Charles Ives Music Festival. They performed in orchestra as well as chamber music concerts.

Kian also participated in the Manhattan School of Music Summer
program where he played chamber music and in orchestra.

Flutist Emma participated in a BackCountry Jazz Summer Music Camp in Bridgeport. She also performed in the Wilton Children’s Theater
production of Beetlejuice and Wire Mill’s production of Mean Girls.

Congratulations you guys on your very musical and artsy summer!

In late August students auditioned for area youth ensembles.
Wilton Music Studio students ROCKED IT!

Norwalk Youth Symphony

PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA
Flute
Alma, Chloe, Olivia
Cello
Achintya

PHIL STRINGS
Cello
Nate

PHILHARMONIA WINDS
Flute
Raghav, Josephine, Leah, Pratap

CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Flute
Kian, Elisa
Cello
Valerie

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA
Viola
Jessica
Cello
Daniel, Hannah, Yumi

Welcome our newest students!

Exciting News

We’re thrilled to announce that Wilton Music Studios is now using My Music Staff —
a fantastic new platform to keep everything organized, updated, and “in tune!”
Through our new Student Portal, you’ll be able to:

• View your lesson schedule on the calendar

• Stay up to date with the latest studio news

• Easily access and manage your invoices

• Contact staff and administration directly

Please keep an eye out for an email that will have your personal link for the
My Music Staff Student Portal to stay connected with everything happening at the studio.

Origami Mystery Solved!

It is pianist Abigail who is the secret origami artist!
She confessed under intense scrutiny.

Songs are catchy, but so are germs!

If you’re not feeling well, please do not come to your lesson in person
in order to help keep our staff, teachers, students, and families healthy.
We have many options available so you don’t miss out on your lesson!
You can always have a virtual lesson and have your lesson from home, request a pre-recorded video lesson in advance of your lesson, or send a friend or family member in your place!

Coming Up…

Saturday October 25 -Friday, October 31, 2025
HALLOWEEN WEEK – wear your costume to your lesson!
Wednesday November 5, 4 PM – Brightview Senior Center concert
Please let us know if you’d like to perform!

Saturday November 15, 2025 – Schubert Club Junior’s Recital

Wednesday November 26 – Sunday, November 30, 2025
THANKSGIVING BREAK

WINTER RECITALS

Sunday December 7, 2025 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:30pm
Saturday December 13, 2025 1pm, 3pm, 5pm
First Presbyterian Church
178 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan

If not enough people sign up for a particular recital time, we will have to
close that time and fold people into another time slot.

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For up-to-date activities please follow us on Instagram and Facebook