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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.

June 1, 2011  The second annual CrescendoFest:A Celebration of Locally Grown Music and Food will be held on Saturday, October 1st from 2-5pm. This signature event is to raise funds to support our needs-based scholarship program. The event will once again feature a progressive recital, a silent auction, a Music Together® demonstration, and the Kalamazoo…     Read More

May 25, 2011  Jeff Ross, of Jeff K. Ross Financial Services, recently donated his baby grand piano to Crescendo. The piano is being housed in the large ensemble room, and will one day allow us to use the room for small studio recitals. Several Crescendo instructors have already used the piano; and we are pleased…     Read More

May 22, 2011  The Kalamazoo Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra held a concert to benefit the Crescendo Academy of Music Scholarship Fund on May 21st at the Ladies Library Association in downtown Kalamazoo. Nearly $700 was raised for student scholarships. Director Miles Kusik organized the performance, which featured new works by composers John Goodin & James…     Read More