Events

Join the YMTA for a summer lunch and a brainstorming session about how to relaunch community music activities in a post-COVID landscape. RSVP to Gretchen Dekker (gretchenedekker@gmail.com) before 8 AM […]

YMTA Members and Community! Come join us for the PMTA Workshop led by Marvin Blickenstaff! It will consist of three sessions: 1) 9:30 – 10:45 2) 11:00 – 12:15   Lunch) […]

Watch this space for updates about the YMTA's annual SUSAN MILLER PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, which will take place in early October 2022. Students receive valuable feedback on their prepared solo pieces, […]

Drop-in for 5-minute interviews (may need to wait depending on how busy it is) Based on Kirstin Myers’ and Morgann Davis’ podcast “Life Between the Notes”, student musicians are invited […]

Students who are auditioning at Trinity UCC will be given a 10-minute warm-up slot in the foyer prior to their performance. String players MUST use a mute to warm up, […]

Stop in and pick up your Festival “passport” and map and find out where all of the day’s activities are happening! Learn how you can get your passport stamped and […]

Individually packaged FREE snacks and pony bottles of water will help keep you going so you can visit ALL the venues and stations and get that passport filled with stamps… […]

By Appointment (pre-registration required) Students who have pre-registered will play a closed (elementary) or public (advanced) audition for an adjudicator who will rate their performances. Beginners/early intermediate piano at ST […]

MAKE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG – drop in and play the keyboard or pull out your guitar or flute and share the spirit of the festival through performance! Students, teachers, […]

Drop-in (pre-registration required) All YMTA auditioning students take a level-specific PMTA theory test. These are graded and, if the student is applying for the “honors” track, count toward their eligibility […]

This “top of the festival” Episcopal worship service will get everyone in the spirit by celebrating the season of journeying and light. Featuring the Community Festival Choir, Multi-Gen Brass, and […]

Sessions beginning on the hour (lasting approx. 20-30 minutes) Young music lovers can step right up to engage with sound and have FUN with music through this accessible, entertaining experience […]

Sessions beginning on the half-hour (lasting 15-20 minutes) Get (back) in the holiday spirit with Holiday Cup Rhythms! Tap, slap, and count your way into some fun – and funny […]

Rhythm grooves for all with “junk” instruments (buckets, chopsticks, pie pans, etc.) - Jeff will run 30 minute sessions that are drop-in, no-experience-required and participants will learn several rhythmic patterns […]

Pick up (or feel free to drop off!) donated music books, both repertoire and pedagogical volumes – if it’s on the table, it’s free to a good home (and you […]

Students can experiment with electronic music production tools: vocoders, looping pedals, sound boards & mics, electric cellos, etc. Come find out what music + electronics has to offer!

An interactive, hands-on opportunity to see, touch, hold, play, and hear advanced performers play the instruments of the orchestra. Periodic pop-up ensemble performances by the YJSO Octet as well as […]

Drop-in Any Time A drop-in opportunity to learn the Blues scale, play a simple progression, and do a 12-bar blues improv experiment – encourage auditioning students to do this to […]

Come play with us DOWNTOWN on January 6th, 2024! FESTIVAL WEATHER UPDATE as of Friday Morning:Due to the impending snow for Saturday, January 6th, the Miller Music Festival will be […]

15-minute sets performed by local talent – all genres, all styles! Come and check it out to see who is MAKING (their own) MUSIC at Creative York today… The MacCloskey […]

Join Rodney Barnett and Dick Frey to discover the King of Instruments from the inside out! Look, see, touch, play, and get inside a pipe organ – there are two […]

Session on the hour at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm. Take 30 minutes with ethnomusicologist Jan Protopapas to “go deep” in a mini-workshop on Indian classical […]

Drop in to view art; music ongoing Experience immersive music all day with rolling rotations for solo cello with Baltimore Symphony Solo music provided by BSO cellist Lukasz Szyrner and […]

Join Peter Botros at this exciting step-in opportunity to SHINE with music! This is your chance to be “part of the band” after just a few minutes of learning some […]

See, touch, learn about, and play a clavichord and a (digital) harpsichord. Learn why a harpsichord isn’t a piano, and try a short piece on YOUR instrument – with harpsichord […]

Drop-in fun as well as guided learning sessions on the hour (not between 1-2 pm) Two octaves of BOOM WHACKERS and Malmark hand chimes will be set up for anyone […]

Drop-in all day, guided sessions at :15 and :45 (decorating is ongoing at will) Come learn about flutes and whistles at the flute factory with Alicia Kosack and friends! Participants […]

11:00 am – 12:45 pm and 2:00 – 3:15 pm, ongoing demonstrations all day long Did you ever wonder how the piano makes sound? What are all those PARTS you […]

11:00 am – 12:30pm and 2:00 – 3:30 pm on the hour and on the half-hour (approx.. 15-minute session) Embark on a whimsical journey with Mozart's "The Magic Flute"! This […]

Interactive readings at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:30 pm. Local author M.J. McCluskey will read some sneak preview passages from her young reader book “The Mystery of the Naked […]

This midafternoon recital will feature adult members and friends of the Matinee Musical Club of York, a 100+ year-old organization that encourages local musicians to keep performing in the community. […]

Two programs featuring students who achieved HONORS level at their Miller MAKE MUSIC Festival auditions on January 6th (Violin, Cello, Piano, and Voice) DeMeester Recital HallYork College of Pennsylvania

Come and enjoy an afternoon of musical delights for piano, strings, and voice in the beautiful sanctuary of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in York! This dual program will feature both […]

Join members of the York Chamber Players Jeni Herrera-Mullar, Sara Male, and Gretchen Dekker for an evening of music composed by women from the 17th to the 21st centuries. This […]

Friday evening, April 12, the incredible Jupiter String Quartet will be performing at York College of Pennsylvania. The concert begins at 7:30 pm in Waldner Performing Arts Center, and it is free […]

Join the adult and student members of the Matinee Music Club of York for a recital and the RESCHEDULED Wolf Piano Competition (it was snowed out in January!) Beginning at […]

Come and hear two iconic masterworks for solo piano performed in one evening by Dr. Hyesung Hwang, piano faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania. On Wednesday evening April 17th […]

Join York Youth Symphony student members and their professional teaching artist coaches for an afternoon of music for CHAMBER ENSEMBLES! Winds, strings, brass, and piano will all be featured playing […]

Join our students for a final, festive recital event for this program year at the beautiful Unitarian Universalist Congregation of York! Students of all ages - but especially our youngest […]

Join students and friends of the YMTA as we bring the JOY of music to our senior residents where they live! A light and fun-filled educational program will be offered […]

...but wait, there's more... join YMTA students and friends as we offer a SECOND Salon recital in June - this one at Spiritrust Lutheran Kelly Drive on their beautiful Steinway […]

Join all of your musical friends to MAKE MUSIC all day - it's INTERNATIONAL MAKE MUSIC DAY on Friday, June 21st, and the YMTA will be part of the excitement […]

Welcome back from your summer of studying, practicing, and being inspired through vacation and restorative time with friends and family! Come share "how I spent my (musical) summer vacation" piece […]

Come play with us as we bring the music to the seniors at the Residence at Fitz Farm at the first SALON RECITAL of the 2024-25 season. All ages and […]

Welcome back to another season of "Salon" recitals held on the THIRD Saturday of every month at the Spiritrust Village at Kelly Drive! Come play the beautiful Steinway (or any […]

The Salon Recital series continues at The Residence at Fitz Farm on the SECOND SATURDAY of every month at 1 pm - come, share your music with the senior residents […]

Join us on the THIRD Saturday of every month at the Spiritrust Village at Kelly Drive! Come play the beautiful Steinway (or any instrument, or sing) and share the joy […]

Are you RECITAL READY? The YCPrep Community Music School hosts 4 formal recitals each season that present polished and prepared students with the opportunity to perform on stage in the […]

The historic Matinee Music Club of York and the YMTA invite advancing students and accomplished adults, both amateur and professional, to bring a bountiful AUTUMN HARVEST of musical delights to […]

Bring your SPOOKIEST and SWEETEST pieces...students (and teachers!) are all welcome to share the spirit of the Halloween season and perform IN COSTUME at the Unitarian Church in York for […]

The Salon Recital series continues throughout the program year at The Residence at Fitz Farm on the SECOND SATURDAY of every month at 1 pm - come, share your music […]

Come join us on the THIRD Saturday of every month at the Spiritrust Village at Kelly Drive! Play the beautiful Steinway (or any instrument, or sing) and share the joy […]

The Salon Recital series continues throughout the program year at The Residence at Fitz Farm on the SECOND SATURDAY of every month at 1 pm - come, share your music […]

Come join us on the THIRD Saturday of every month at the Spiritrust Village at Kelly Drive! Play the beautiful Steinway (or any instrument, or sing) and share the joy […]

Join YMTA member Laine Knaub at Zion Lutheran Brandywine Church to celebrate the spirit of the season as we raise money for Olivia's House https://www.oliviashouse.org/, a grief and loss center […]

Are you RECITAL READY? The YCPrep Community Music School hosts 4 formal recitals each season that present polished and prepared students with the opportunity to perform on stage in the […]

NEW this year, students who wish to be considered for the HONORS RECITAL at the Miller MAKE MUSIC Festival on Saturday, January 4th, 2025 at 2 pm at the Appell […]

SAVE THE DATE! The Miller MAKE MUSIC Festival is returning on SATURDAY, January 4th, 2025 with another fun-filled day of all things music! New this year: ONLINE REGISTRATION FORMS will […]

Join the YMTA, Matinee Music Club and other community partners to celebrate all things MUSIC! Start your new year off on a high note by saving SATURDAY, JANUARY 4th 2025 […]

Stop in and pick up your building map and events listing and find out where and when all of the day’s activities are happening! Check-in for your audition (pre-registration is […]

YMTA Student Audition and Theory Testing Information WHO: Students and contracted adjudicators and accompanists WHAT: Students who have pre-registered will play a closed (elementary) audition for an adjudicator who will […]

WHO: Students, members of the YMTA and music educator friends WHAT: all YMTA auditioning students should take a level-specific PMTA theory test. For HONORS candidates, the test must be Level […]

WHO: Sarah Heckert and friendsWHEN: 10 am – 1 pm, sessions beginning on the hour (last approx. 20-30 minutes)WHERE: classroom space at Wolf Hall, likely 3rd floorWHAT: Young music lovers […]

WHO: Jeff Stabley and friendsWHEN: 10 am- 2 pm, sessions start on the hour (approx. 20-30 mins)WHERE: in a classroom at Wolf HallWHAT: Rhythm grooves for all with “junk” instruments […]

WHO: Brass, Choir, Strings, Keyboard…and more! WHAT: MUSIC ALL DAY LONG – share the spirit of the festival through performance! Students, teachers, and community performers including the YJSO Octet, Dallastown […]

WHAT: Pick up (or feel free to drop off!) donated music books, both repertoire and pedagogical volumes – if it’s on the table, it’s free to a good home (and […]

WHO: Morgann Davis & Kirstin MyersWHEN: 10 am – 3 pm, drop-in for 5-minute interviews (may need to wait depending on how busy it is)WHERE: In the TV Production Studios […]

WHO: Max Halterman, Bill Druck, Myles Druck, Randy Yoder and friendsWHEN: All day 10 am - 3 pm, drop-in at willWHERE: Classroom space in Wolf Hall (likely basement or 3rd […]

WHO: Thomas Klimek and Menchey MusicWHEN: drop in all day to try instruments 10 am – 3 pmWHERE: Classroom space in Wolf Hall (likely 3rd floor)WHAT: An interactive, hands-on opportunity […]

WHO: Member of the YMG (York Music Group) and Peter Bottros & Friends (TBD)WHEN: 10 am – 3 pm (ongoing all day, with brief breaks for staff)WHERE: In the award-winning […]

Come and hear the NEXT GEN(eration) of rising young musical stars at the Miller MAKE MUSIC Festival! Advancing students from all disciplines will be showcased in this special HONORS recital […]

WHO: Jan Protopapas, John Protopapas and friendsWHEN: Sessions on the hour at 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm with Sitar Sampler mini-concerts in betweenWHERE: In a quiet classroom (TBD) […]

WHO: Leah Crowne and Keystone Opera and friendsWHEN: 11 am – 2:30 pm on the hour (approx.. 20-minute session)WHERE: TBD, likely the Piano Lab (Wolf 100)WHAT: Embark on a whimsical […]

WHO: Elizabeth Gawron, Painter and EducatorWHEN: 11 am – 3 pm – drop in to make art, music ongoingWHERE: an art classroom on 3 rd or 4 th floor in […]

WHO: Joan Peffer, Gretchen Dekker, and Mabel tangWHEN: Drop in all day between 11 am- 3 pm, informal performancesWHERE: Classroom in Wolf Hall at York CollegeWHAT: See, touch, learn about, […]

WHO: TBDWHEN: 11am – 3 pm, drop-in fun as well as guided learning sessions on the hour (not between 1-2 pm)WHERE: A hallway at York College’s Wolf Hall – come […]

WHO: Alicia Kosack TBDWHEN: 11 am-3 pm, drop-in all day, guided sessions at :15 and :45 (decorating is ongoing at will)WHERE: In an art studio at Wolf Hall TBDWHAT: Come […]

Join us for the Festival Orchestra LUNCH Concert on Saturday, January 4th at 12:15 pm! This showcase will be performed in the DeMeester Recital Hall (York College of PA, Wolf […]

Come and hear the NEXT GEN(eration) of rising young musical stars at the Miller MAKE MUSIC Festival! Advancing students from all disciplines will be showcased in this special HONORS recital […]

Come to downtown York for the Miller MAKE MUSIC festival - it's happening all day on Saturday, January 4th, 2025 - but be sure to stay for the FINALE at […]

Auditions will be held throughout Wolf Hall, including in the recital hall (advanced students)

At 12 PM on Festival Day (10/11), there will be a GALA GUEST ARTIST RECITAL sponsored by the Matinee Music Club of York in DeMeester featuring Dr. Emily Ilyes on […]

The HONORS recital will be on Sunday, October 12th in DeMeester Hall and will feature students who have earned HONORS level recognition as well as SHOWCASE students selected by our […]

Available faculty and volunteers will “set the stage” (arrange rooms, hang signs) for the festival day (Saturday, 2/14) while student groups and coaches are meeting to rehearse Select groups (especially […]

8 AM: Faculty and volunteers will arrive early to complete setup and prepare all rooms and the check-in desk 8:30-9:30 AM: FACULTY rehearsals (Bach Concerto and Mendelssohn Piano Trio) and […]