12/11, 12/12, & 12/18 - 2021 Winter Recitals at Sunburst!

Alex Stanton • November 5, 2021

A Return to Performing on Stage at Sunburst!

Recitals are underway! Watch on Zoom

Program for Sat 12/11 • Program for Sun 12/12 • Program for Sun 12/18

We’re so excited to announce our 2021 Winter Recitals and the return to in-person performances at Sunburst! For students young and old, beginner to expert level, Performing for family, friends, and your peers is one of the best things you can do for your development as a musician, and it’s a ton of fun!

We’re holding our recitals this year in very small sessions to make sure that we keep things safe for our performers and families. Each session will be around 30 minutes long and feature 4-6 performers. Each performer will be able to invite a maximum of 3 guests to cheer them on, along with a few staff members, this will keep us under 50% of our usual capacity for concerts and recitals.

The dates and times for the recitals are:

Saturday 12/11 - 4-9:30pm
Sunday 12/12 - 3-8pm
Saturday 12/18 - 4-8:30pm

Our recitals are free for both performers and attendees, however, we will be collecting optional donations for the Sunburst Music Scholarship Fund at the door. The funds from the scholarship program go to providing free lessons for children from lower-income families, which can have a huge impact on their lives, so thank you for donating! Learn more about the scholarship program here.

Our recitals are a great way for students to showcase what they’re working on, build community, and level up as musicians, we hope to see you there!

-Signups are open until Wednesday 12/8

-If you'd like to submit a prerecorded video, these must be received by Thursday 12/9

-If your instructor's session is full and you'd still like to perform, get in touch with us, we will add sessions as necessary to make sure everyone get's a chance!

Saturday 12/11

3:15-3:45pm (Full)

Gabriel Lavelle

4-4:30pm

Aaron Thompson
Eli Alfieri
Mayim Stith
Gabriel Lavelle

4:45-5:15pm (FULL)

Mayim Stith

5:30-6pm (FULL)

Bank Limtham

6:15-7pm (FULL)

Bank Limtham
Ryan Hoffman
Fin Hagerty-Hammond

8-9pm

Adults Only Session!

Sunday 12/12

3-3:30pm

Casey Hanner
Bryan Persinger
Etienne Crepieux

3:45-4:15pm (FULL)

Casey Hanner

4:30-5pm

Bronwyn Doyle (FULL)

5:15-5:45pm

Sam Landers (FULL)

6-6:30pm

Adam MacDougall

6:45-7:15pm

Bronwyn Doyle
Charlie Scott

Saturday 12/18

3:15-3:45pm

Sam Landers

4-4:30pm (FULL)

Kevin Lynch

4:45-5:15pm

Fin Hagerty-Hammond
Heather DiCicco

5:30-6pm (FULL)

Kevin Lynch

6:15-6:45pm (Full - ZOOM ONLY)

Kevin Lynch

7-7:30pm

Matt Price

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