ISM Scheduled Events:
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JANUARY
January 4, 2025 - ISM Spring Ensemble Auditions
January 6, 2025- ISM Spring Term begins
January 18, 2025 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
January 20, 2025 - MLK Day - ISM Closed
January 25, 2025 - JB Concerto Auditions
January 25, 2025 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
January 26, 2025 - JB Concerto Auditions
FEBRUARY
February 1, 2025 - 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
February 8, 2025 - 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
February 9, 2025 - JB Concerto Concert - Memorial Hall, 2pm
February 22, 2025 - Queen City Music Festival - (Strings & Piano Event). ISM hosts event at Immanuel Lakeside Campus.
February 22, 2025 - Adult Recital & Potluck Event - 5:30 pm. Enjoy and evening of Casual performances and Potluck dinner. Lakeside Campus.
February 24 - March 1, 2025 - Make-up week #3 for ISM Private Lesson students
MARCH
March 1 (yearly) - Summer Registration Opens
March 2, 2025 - Southbank Quartet - ISM Sanctuary, 2pm
March 9, 2025 - Southbank Quartet - Weston Art Gallery, 2pm
March 15, 2025 - (Community Concert) - Features Bartel Ensemble (3:30pm), Concert Strings (2:30pm), Youth Orchestra (1:00pm) and Sinfonia (11:30am). Location: Cincinnati Art Museum - 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45202
March 16, 2025 (Community Concert) - Features Mozart Strings and Beethoven Strings. Mozart Concert Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Newport on the Levee - One Levee Wy, Newport, KY 41017. Times and assignments to follow.
March 19-23, 2025 - NYC Orchestra Competition with Youth Sinfonia (level 6) and Youth String Orchestra (level 5)
APRIL
April 7 - 12, 2025 - Make-up week #3 for ISM Private Lesson students
April 12, 2025 - Messiah Performance, ISM Sanctuary 4pm
April 26, 2025 - 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Strings Workshop, Lakeside Campus
April 26, 2025 - Queen City Music Festival - (Piano Event). ISM hosts event at Immanuel Lakeside Campus.
MAY
May 3, 2025 - (Spring Semester Concert) - Features Mozart Strings, Beethoven Strings, BSE, Concert Strings, Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia.
Concert 1 (Time: 11:00 am - call time: 10:00 am) Mozart (Caywood, Goodridge, Longbranch, Mann, Sacred Heart, St. Joe Crescent Spring) + Beethoven
Concert 2 (Time: 1:30 pm - call time: 12:30 pm) Mozart (Crossroads, Erpenbeck, Hinsdale, Lakeside, North Pointe, St. Joe Cold Spring, Yealey) + BSE + ISM Quartet
Concert 3 (Time: 4:00 pm - 3:00 pm) Mozart (Beechgrove, Blessed Sacrament, Burlington, Cline, Florence, Ft. Wright, Steeplechase, Thornwilde) + Concert Strings + ISM Quartet
Concert 4 (Time: 6:00 pm - 5:00 pm) Sinfonia & Youth Orchestra
May 9,10 & 16,17 - 2025 - ISM Studio Recital Dates: More details to come
May 18 - 2025 - ISM Encore Recital: More details to come
May 19, 2025 - Chamber Players 2025 Auditions 6-9 pm at ISM. Summer Flex Scheduling. (Final Concert August 2, 2025 at 4pm). Contact ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org for more information.
May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day - ISM Closed
May 27-31, 2025 - Make-up week #4 for ISM Private Lesson students
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JUNE
June 2, 2025 - Summer Term Begins
JULY
July 1 (yearly) - Fall Registration Opens
Friday, July 26, 2024- 7:30 pm - Summer String Orchestras Concert Location: Devou Park Bandshell - 1700 Montague Rd., Covington, KY 41011
AUGUST
Saturday, August 3, 2024 @ 4:00 pm Chamber Players Concert Location: Weston Art Gallery-Aronoff Center / 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
August 18, 2024 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 19-23, 2024 - Educational School Performance Tour Week featuring Southbank Quartet (Mozart Program Kick-Off)
August 24, 2024 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 25, 2024 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 27, 28, 29-2024: Mozart parent Meetings
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SEPTEMBER
September 3, 2024 - Fall Semester Begins for all Classes and Private Lessons (after Labor Day)
September 6, 2024 - 6:30-8:30pm (Mozart Jumpstart Workshop Class)
September 7, 2024 - 9:00-11:00 am (Mozart Jumpstart Workshop Class)
September 14, 2024 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
September 29, 2024 - ISM Faculty Concert, ISM Sanctuary, 2 pm
OCTOBER
October 5, 2024 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
October 12, 2024 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
October 16, 2024 @ 12 pm (Wednesday) Southbank Quartet - Mid-day Musicale - Trinity Episcopal Church // Location: 326 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011
October 19, 2024 8:45-10:15 am - Mozart Flex Clinic - Location: 2551 Dixie Highway
October 28-Nov 2 - Make-up week #1 for ISM Private Lesson students
NOVEMBER
November 1 (yearly) - Spring Term Registration Opens
November 1, 2024 - ONLINE Ticket Sales open for December Concert.
November 3, 2024 - Southbank Quartet - Weston Art Gallery, 2pm
November 9, 2024 - ISM Fundraiser - Medieval Classes and Festival
November 10. 2024 - Southbank Quartet - ISM Sanctuary, 2pm
November 13, 2024 - ISM hosts Matinee Musicale Members Program - 11:00 am - Immanuel Church, 2551 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park KY 41017. Click to learn more about Matinee Musicale.
November 15, 16, 17- 2024 - ISM Studio Recitals: More Details to come
November 24, 2024 - Violin Masterclass with Dr. William Herzog - ISM host the Masterclass at Immanuel Lakeside Campus (2-4pm). Click to request more information.
November 23, 2024 - Queen City Music Festival - (Piano Event). ISM hosts event at Immanuel Lakeside Campus.
November 25 & 26, 2024 - ISM Make-up days for ISM Private Lesson students
November 27, 2024 - Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
December 7, 2024 - 12:30-2:00 pm -Mozart String Workshop
December 14, 2024 (Fall Term Concert) - Location: Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills, KY. Features Mozart Strings, Beethoven Strings, BSE, Concert Strings, Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia. Concert Dress - Black and White
11:00 am Concert (10:00 am Call time): Mozart Classes (Caywood, Crossroads, Goodridge, Sacred Heart, St. Joseph Crescent Spring) + Beethoven
1:30 pm Concert (12:30 pm Call time): Mozart Classes (Beechgrove, Cline, Ft. Wright, Lakeside, St. Joseph Cold Spring, Yealey) + Bartel & Concert String
4:00 pm Concert (3:00 pm Call Time): Mozart Classes (Blessed Sacrament, Burlington, Hinsdale, Longbranch, Mann, Steeplechase) + YSO
6:30 pm Concert (5:30 pm Call Time): Mozart Classes (Erpenbeck, Florence, North Pointe, Thornwilde) + Youth Sinfonia
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*Disclaimer: Dates subject to change as needed. Thank you.
JUNE 2025
June 2, 2025 - Summer Term Begins
June-July, 2025 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2025 - Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2025 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2025 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2025 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
JULY 2025
July 1 - FALL Registration - Opens
June-July, 2025 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2025 - Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2025 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2025 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2025 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
July 25, 2025 (7:00pm) Summer Strings Final Concert
AUGUST 2025
August 2, 2025 (Saturday) @ 4:00 pm. Chamber Players Final Concert. Location: Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center - 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
August 17, 2025 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 18-22, 2025 - Educational School Performance Tour Week featuring Southbank Quartet (Mozart Program Kick-Off)
August 23, 2025 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 24, 2025 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 26, 27, 28-2025: Mozart parent Meetings
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 1, 2025 - Labor Day
September 2, 2025 - Fall Semester Begins for all Classes and Private Lessons (after Labor Day)
NOVEMBER 2025
November 1 - SPRING Registration - Opens
November 27, 2025 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER 2025
December, 14, 2025 - Winter Concert
2026 tentative dates
JANUARY 2026
January 3, 2026 - ISM Spring Ensemble Auditions
January 5, 2026- ISM Spring Term begins
January 19, 2026 - MLK Day
FEBRUARY 2026
February 16, 2026 - President’s Day
MARCH 2026
March 1 - SUMMER Registration - Opens March 1
March 14th and/or 15th - Community Concerts
APRIL 2026
Saturday, April 25th or May 3rd- Spring Concert (tentative)
MAY 2026
Saturday, April 25th or May 3rd- Spring Concert (tentative)
May 8,9 & 15,16 - 2026 - ISM Studio Recital Dates: More details to come
May 17, 2026 - ISM Encore Recital: More details to come
May 18, 2026 - Chamber Players 2026 Auditions at ISM. Summer Flex Scheduling. (Final Concert August 1, 2026 at 4pm). Contact ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org for more information.
May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day - ISM Closed
JUNE 2026
June 1, 2026 - Summer Term Begins
June-July, 2026 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2026 - Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2026 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2026 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2026 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
JULY 2026
July 1 - FALL Registration - Opens
June-July, 2026 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2026- Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2026 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2026 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2026 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
July 24, 2026 (7:00pm) Summer Strings Final Concert
AUGUST 2026
August 1, 2026 (Saturday) @ 4:00 pm. Chamber Players Final Concert. Location: Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center - 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
August 16, 2026 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 17-21, 2026 - Educational School Performance Tour Week featuring Southbank Quartet (Mozart Program Kick-Off)
August 22, 2026 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 23, 2026 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 25, 26, 27-2026: Mozart parent Meetings
SEPTEMBER 2026
September TBD, 2026 - Fall Semester Begins for all Classes and Private Lessons
September 7, 2026 - Labor Day
NOVEMBER 2026
November 1 - SPRING Registration - Opens
November 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER 2026
December 12, 2026
2027 tentative dates
JANUARY 2027
January 2, 2027 - ISM Spring Ensemble Auditions
January 4, 2027- ISM Spring Term begins
January 18, 2027 - MLK Day
FEBRUARY 2027
February 15, 2027 - President’s Day
MARCH 2027
March 1 - SUMMER Registration - Opens March 1
March 20th and/or 21th - Community Concerts
APRIL 2027
Saturday, April 24th or May 1st- Spring Concert (tentative)
MAY 2027
Saturday, April 24th or May 1st- Spring Concert (tentative)
May 7, 8 & 14,15 - 2027 - ISM Studio Recital Dates: More details to come
May 16, 2027 - ISM Encore Recital: More details to come
May 17, 2027 - Chamber Players 2026 Auditions at ISM. Summer Flex Scheduling. (Final Concert August 1, 2026 at 4pm). Contact ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org for more information.
May 31, 2027 - Memorial Day - ISM Closed
JUNE 2027
June 1, 2027 - Summer Term Begins
June-July, 2027 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2027 - Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2027 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2027 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2027 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
JULY 2027
July 1 - FALL Registration - Opens
June-July, 2027 - Summer Strings Club! (Thursdays 5:00-6:30 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2027- Chamber Players (Flexible Schedule)
June-July, 2027 - Summer Guitar & Fretted Strings (Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm) - Lakeside Campus
June-July 2027 - Summer Private Lessons (Flexible Schedule)
June-July 2027 - Summer Discover Music (Flexible Schedule)
July 23, 2027 (7:00pm) Summer Strings Final Concert
AUGUST 2027
August 7, 2027 (Saturday) @ 4:00 pm. Chamber Players Final Concert. Location: Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center - 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
August 15, 2026 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 16-20, 2027 - Educational School Performance Tour Week featuring Southbank Quartet (Mozart Program Kick-Off)
August 21, 2027 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 22, 2027 - ISM Orchestra Auditions (Levels 4,5,6)
August 24, 25, 26-2027: Mozart parent Meetings
SEPTEMBER 2027
September TBD, 2027 - Fall Semester Begins for all Classes and Private Lessons
September 6, 2027 - Labor Day
NOVEMBER 2027
November 1 - SPRING Registration - Opens
November 25, 2027 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER 2027
December 11, 2027
ISM Academic Year Calendar + Orchestra, Ensemble and Group Classes
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Mozart Strings is a unique music outreach program for local schools in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Co. which currently do not have active string programs.
The program is designed for grades 3, 4, & 5 as a Beginning Strings class (Violin/ Viola/ Cello/ Double Bass).
Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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Level 2 string class (violin/viola/cello/double bass)
for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.Requirement: The completion of Mozart Strings, or 1 year of private lessons, or the equivalent. No audition required.
Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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String Ensemble (Level 3) for approx. 5th and 6th-grade students, approximately 1-3 years experience. BSE is taught at both Immanuel Boone Campus and Lakeside Park Campus.
Requirements: The completion of Mozart Strings and Beethoven Strings, or 1-3 years of private lessons, or the equivalent. No audition required. Student must be able to read music and have a teacher recommendation. Minimum of 6 private lessons per semester required.
Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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Young, intermediate (Level 4) auditioned string orchestra.
No age restriction, approximately 5th-7th grade with 3-5 years experience.Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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Award-winning advanced intermediate (Level 5) auditioned string orchestra.
No age restriction, approximately 7th-10th grade with 4-6 years experience.Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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Award-winning advanced (Level 6) auditioned string orchestra.
High school students.Questions? ismoffice@immanuel-nky.org
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Guitar & Fretted Strings Classes
Jimmy Rinehart, instructorClasses meet weekly for 2 semesters: Fall (September-December) and Spring (January-May). Classes are taught on-site at Immanuel School of Music and local schools. Each weekly class is one (1) hour in length.
Summer Guitar and Fretted Strings Classes (June-July) are available & taught on-site at Lakeside Campus.
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Immanuel School of Music
2551 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, KY 41017
(859) 341-8555
www.immanuelschoolofmusic.org
ISM is a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, #92-3595764. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
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updated 2/15/25
