6/5-12 - Summer Recitals

Alex Stanton • March 9, 2022

We’re excited to announce this year’s Summer Recitals! We believe there’s no better way for music learners to move their craft forward than to perform for a supportive audience. Our recitals are all about making this as easy, fun, and rewarding as it can be! The first two weekends of June, we will be hosting a series of recital sessions here at Sunburst. Each session will have around ten performers and last between thirty minutes and one hour. We structure the recitals this way to make sure that each performer has a nice audience without it being over-crowded, and to be efficient with the time of our students, families, teachers, etc.

The recitals will be held on Sunday June 5th, Friday June 10th, Saturday June 11th, and Sunday June 12th.

We invite all students of all ages and experience levels to participate! Even if you’ve only been playing for a short while, you can still benefit greatly from the experience of getting on stage and performing the first thing you’ve learned. Students can also perform whatever they like and however they like including solo, with their teacher, with a band of teachers/sunburst staff, with a backing track, with their band/friends/family etc., anything goes! We’ve had so many fun and novel performances at these recitals, we really look forward to them every year!. Talk to your teacher about what kind of accompaniment would be exciting to you!

Adults are welcome to perform in any of the all ages sessions, especially if they want to make sure their teacher is there. We’ll also be holding a BYOB adults only session, which functions a little more like an open mic, not all teachers will be able to attend. We’ve been including these in our recital line up for a few years and they are a TON of fun!

Schedule

Sunday, June 5 - 1:00 PM-2:00 PM - Matt Price - FULL

Sunday, June 5 - 2:30 PM-3:30 PM - Bronwyn Doyle, Fin Hagerty-Hammond - FULL

Sunday, June 5 - 4:00 PM-5:00 PM - Heather DiCicco, Zack Leya, Bryan Persinger, Mayim Stith

Sunday, June 5 - 4:00 PM-4:45 PM - Mayim Stith, Heather DiCicco

Sunday, June 5 - 5:00 PM-5:45 PM - Heather DiCicco, Bryan Persinger

Friday, June 10 - 5:00 PM-5:45 PM - Denzel Chismar-Oliver, Gabriel Lavelle, Mayim Stith

Friday, June 10 - 6:00 PM-6:45 PM - Casey Hanner, Sam Landers

Friday, June 10 - 7:00 PM-9:00 PM - - ADULTS ONLY

Saturday, June 11 - 3:00 PM-3:45 PM - Jaime Cohen, Kevin Lynch

Saturday, June 11 - 4:00 PM-4:45 PM - Kevin Lynch

Saturday, June 11 - 5:00 PM-5:45 PM - Ryan Hoffman, Adam MacDougall

Saturday, June 11 - 6:00 PM-6:45 PM - Bank Limtham

Sunday, June 12 - 1:00 PM-1:45 PM - Eli Alfieri, Mila Shadel

Sunday, June 12 - 2:00 PM-2:45 PM - Tanner Farmen, Charlie Scott, Ben Sherman

Sunday, June 12 - 3:00 PM-3:45 PM - Fin Hagerty-Hammond

Sunday, June 12 - 4:00 PM-4:45 PM - Jon Di Giulian, Gabriel Lavelle

Sunday, June 12 - 5:00 PM-5:45 PM - Casey Hanner, Sam Landers

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5 Reasons to Start Playing in a Band

July 30, 2025

As summer break comes to a close, we’re gearing up for the next term of the Sunburst Band Program and would love to see some new faces this fall. Playing in a band is one of the best ways to progress as a musician, so we put together a list of five reasons why we encourage our students to seek out opportunities to play in groups—whether it's starting a band or jamming with a couple of friends. Progress Your rhythm, timing, and listening skills improve quickly when you start playing in a band or group setting. While private lessons and solo practice are essential pieces of the puzzle, playing with others introduces new variables—like tempo changes, dynamics, and coordination—that challenge you to stay in sync with your bandmates and adapt to each other. We’ve seen so many students level up after just a couple months in the Sunburst Band Program–the progress happens fast! Friends and Connections We love watching our students and their families become friends and our band program has been a natural starting point for many of those relationships. Some of our current bands have stayed together for years, and it's awesome to see them hang out outside of lessons and support each other at shows. Plus, one of the best ways to get gigs is through connections with other musicians! Motivation Playing in a band is super motivating because you're part of a group working toward an exciting shared goal. Whether you're learning a new song, building a set list, or getting ready for a show, the process becomes more exciting and rewarding when you're making music you love with people you enjoy being around. That shared energy turns practice into something much more fun and meaningful. Performing Performing can be nerve-wracking, but it gets easier the more you do it, and being on stage with your friends makes it less scary. We love seeing how our students' stage presence and confidence grow with each performance—it’s one of our favorite parts of being teachers! As we mentioned, shows are a great place to make connections with musicians who you’d like to collaborate with in the future. Simply put, playing more shows leads to playing more shows. Creative Outlet Music is a powerful tool for expression, and it’s important to have outlets for that at any age! Life is very fast paced for many of us, and it can be tough to pause and do the things you enjoy. Band practice can be a consistent anchor in your week—something you can rely on for connection, processing, and creating with your bandmates. As corny as it sounds, playing music is good for your spirit! If you’d like to know more about the Sunburst Band Program, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us for more information. We also recommend talking with your private lessons instructor so that they’re aware and can help you prepare.