We hope your summer has been fabulous and filled with music! We’re two weeks away from reopening and registration is in full swing. If you’re one of our wonderful students, we ask that you register now to avoid overwhelming Jody (our very hard working administrator) at the last minute. Lesson fees are due before your first lesson/class, and with approximately 300 students that’s a lot of payments to process! 

All of our previous programs are continuing, and we are particularly excited about a few new ones:

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Now that the craziness fun of the end of year recitals and concerts has passed, it’s time to reflect back on what a fantastic year it's been - all thanks to you!

We kicked off the year with a celebration on our brand new grand piano—the piano our community came together to help us purchase last summer. The concert was also the perfect opportunity to introduce our newest faculty member, Chiao-Rou Liu, and showcase the incredible talent she brings to our Conservatory. That same day, P.S. Pianos generously…

📅 Upcoming Events Calendar

• July 15th Deadline to register for the Beginner class in the Orchestra North Summer Program
• Aug. 3rd-7th Orchestra North Summer Program
• Aug. 5th-8th Festival North
• Aug. 8th Harp concert and workshop with Sunita Staneslow
• Aug. 15th Harp concert with Sharlene Wallace

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Although there’s snow in the forecast, Spring is coming, and with it wonderful concerts and opportunities to support the Conservatory (including a green thumb version)!

First the concerts:

April 18th @2:30pm in PG and 19th @2:30pm in Vanderhoof Our harp teacher, Shoshanna Godber, will be performing with the Two Rivers Orchestra “Songs without Words” concert  

April 19th @2pm is the PGSO’s family concert “String Bean” 

April 26th @3pm our very own Chiao-Rou Liu will be giving a solo piano concert. If you’ve been…

Although things are a bit quieter at the Conservatory as we approach Spring Break that doesn’t mean our teachers aren’t busy out in our community and planning for Spring programs!

You can catch four of our teachers playing with the PGSO this Sunday for the Musical Merriment concert, and it’s even more special as our voice teacher, Danielle Klaponski, is one of the soloists and our administrator, Jody Newham, will be singing with the Cantata Singers!

Also this weekend you can catch our saxophone teacher…

We want to start by thanking everyone who came out to the PG Symphony Youth Orchestra's Celtic Christmas concerts. It was so fabulous for the students to have the support of the community with two sold-out performances!  

We also want to thank Shiu Chu Wong and everyone who came out to his solo piano recital at the beginning of January. The concert raised $760 for the Conservatory's bursary and scholarship fund!

Upcoming Events with PGCM Faculty:

January 28th, 3:30-4:00pm Maggie Corbett will be at the Bob…

We hope you’ve had the chance to enjoy some of the wonderful music happening in our community these past few weeks! This past weekend we held two lovely recitals, including two “firsts” in our adult recital—a guitar group and a saxophone quintet! And with Celtic Christmas and The Nutcracker still ahead, it’s certainly a festive season.

As this will be our final newsletter of 2025, we’re also excited to look ahead to the new year and share news of an exceptional guest artist visiting the Conservatory in…

I know it hasn’t quite been a month since our last newsletter, but we wanted to make sure you were prepared for the onslaught of music coming your way in the next three weeks! We also wanted to let you know that now is the time to make all your chocolate dreams come true by joining our Purdy’s fundraiser!

First the music:

Nov. 22nd Our saxophone teacher, Kayleigh Francis will be performing as part of the Big Enuff Big Band's concert Things That Swing. 

Nov. 23rd at 3pm is our “Winter is Coming” faculty concert…

Thank-you to everyone who came out to our Grand Unveiling concert to help us celebrate the new grand piano! Our piano silent auction was also a success with 8 pianos going to new homes and $2000 raised for the Conservatory. We’re very grateful to P.S. Pianos for donating the pianos and getting them moved in and out!

If the last month wasn’t exciting enough for you, then check out what we’ve got coming up!

Lessons and programs galore…

It’s not too late to register for lessons! Many private teachers still have…

We’re thrilled to welcome Chiao-Rou Liu to our piano faculty! Chiao-Rou is a pianist and educator currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance at the University of Arizona. She brings rich teaching experience from private studios, universities, and summer programs, and is passionate about creating inclusive, engaging learning environments. Learn more about her here.

You can also hear Chiao-Rou in her PGCM debut at our Grand Unveiling Concert 3pm on Sept. 14, when we reveal our…