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October 17, 2011 Crescendo Academy of Music announces a new guitar scholarship program:   The Ehrnstrom/Daniels Memorial Musician’s Fund. Eric Elsasser, who grew up in Kalamazoo, created the Fund in 2011 by making a lead gift in honor of his friends Robert Ehrnstrom and Gerry Daniels. Mr. Elsasser said “Robert Ehrnstom was a great friend…     Read More

October 7, 2011 The Kalamazoo Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra’s performed at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, MI on September 30th. The program once again featured Crescendo instructor Mark Portolese on violin and tenor Ron Cleveland. Reviewer Olga Bonfiglio writes: “How long I have lived in Kalamazoo and yet didn’t know about…     Read More

September 26, 2011 Fall Music Together held on Thursdays 5 and  6 pm at Crescendo Academy of Music, and on Tuesdays at 10 am at Excel Dance Centre (6675 W. Q Avenue). Regular Music Together classes begin the week of September 26th. Call/email now to arrange to attend a free demonstration class! More about Music…     Read More

July 26, 2011  Please join us in welcoming another new faculty member! Dan Adam Koshelnyk has been teaching piano, guitar, drums/percussion, music theory/composition and recording engineering for over 6 years. He is currently on the Crescendo piano staff. His degree is from WMU in Music Composition. He enjoys working with people in classical, church, pop…     Read More

July 18, 2011  Please welcome Brent Decker to the Crescendo faculty! Brent is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a degree in woodwinds performance. Brent will be teaching saxophone and piano for us, as well as accompanying students at recitals.