Building Community Through Music

The Northampton Community Music Center was founded in 1986 on the principle that music education is an essential part of every human being's growth and development. Our mission is to foster the love and pursuit of music through quality musical education, performances and activities that are accessible to all.

Our goals are to:
• foster an appreciation of music through active participation in music
• deepen the bonds between children and their caregivers by engaging them in shared musical experiences in a supportive setting
• expand each individual's sense of opportunity through music
• provide all individuals who qualify the financial aid needed to pursue the study of music
• inspire and unite people of all ages and backgrounds and thereby enrich the life of the greater Northampton community through the shared experience of music

The Northampton Community Music Center is located in the historic South Street School Building. Built in 1891, this served as one of Northampton's primary elementary schools until closing its doors in 1990. After launching a capital campaign that raised more than $600,000 for the building's restoration, NCMC moved into its new home in 1998 and was presented with a Historic Preservation Award from the Northampton Historical Commission.

Registration forms for the 2010-11 academic year are now online!

You can download these (as well as financial aid applications) from our "How To Register" page located here. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call Lindsay, our Registrar, at (413) 585-0001.

Staff:
Jason Trotta, Executive Director
Lindsay Hobbs, Registrar
Sabra Aquadro, Bookkeeper

Board of Directors:
Deborah Sherr (President)
Richard Moulding (1st Vice President)
Michael Ford (2nd Vice President)
Joe Blumenthal (Treasurer)
Pat McDonagh (Clerk)
John Anz, Elizabeth Chang, Nancy Cheevers, Sandy Dennis, Nick Kachulis,
Lindsay Preftakes, Virginia Rohan,
Eleanor Rothman, Margot Thomas,
Greg White, Missy Wick

To contact NCMC by email, click here.

NCMC is a not-for-profit organization under IRS code 501(c)(3). It is a certified member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and the Suzuki Association of the Americas. NCMC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual preference, religious affiliation or ethnic origin. NCMC is grateful to receive generous support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.