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Supporting music teachers and performances in the Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford areas.
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About RMS
The purpose of the Rappahannock Music Society is "to promote and encourage an appreciation of music, to provide opportunities for musical study and performance and to aid and encourage musical education." In 1981 a group of ten teachers formed the "Fredericksburg Teachers Association" for an exchange of professional ideas and problems, to further musical interest in the community, and to provide occasions for student performance. As an outgrowth of this first organization, in the fall of 1984, the group became affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs and the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs, and changed the name to the Rappahannock Music Society with membership open to anyone with an interest in music.
At this same time the series of "Music at Noon" was inaugurated and since then there have been half-hour programs on the third Monday of every month from September through May, with admission free to the public. The RMS has sponsored recitals by musicians of note, has held workshops, has taken students and adults on trips to the Smithsonian Museum, and has offered a class in music appreciation. It presents four student recitals a year, student performances and music displays at the local library, and participation in the Federation of Music Clubs Festivals. Music scholarships and awards, through audition, are presented to several middle and high-school students each year.
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Copyright Oct. 2007 Rappahannock Music Society
Email: sbessette [at] rmusicsoc [dot] org
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RMS at a Glance
2008-09
September
15, Concert, Meet the Members
October
6, Meeting, NFMC Festival info
13, Concert, Homeschoolers
November
3, Meeting, Festival Selections
9, RMS Recital, For Boys Only
17, Concert, Parade of Am Music
22, RMS Jazz Festival
December
1, Meeting, Christmas Luncheon
7, RMS recital, More the Merrier
January
16, Festival paperwork turn-in,
19, Concert, Amy Shirk
February
2, Meeting, Pedagogy
20-21, NFMC Junior Festival
March
2, Meeting, Intro to Gospel Music
7, RMS Sonatina Festival
7, RMS Scholarship Competition
15, RMS Recital, Gold Cup
16, Concert, UMW Students
29, Concert, Scholarship Winners
April
6 Meeting, Am Woman Composer
May
2 Mary Smart Competition
3 RMS Recital, Nat. Music Wk
4 Meeting, installation luncheon
3-10 National Music Week
18 Concert, Crusade for Strings
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