The St. Johns High School and Middle School Orchestra Position will be open this coming fall.  (2009-2010 school year)  The orchestra position is a strings only position, FULL TIME, and involves the 6th through 12th grade students.  If you know of anyone interested in the position or are interested yourself please tell them to send a cover letter and resume to Scot Henry St. Johns Public Schools Administration 501 West Sickles St. Johns, Michigan 48879 If you have any questions about the position please contact Rodney Lamar Page (517.614.1382). Resume and Cover letters are due by March 9, 2009.

The information and application for our Outreach Program has been updated. Our Program and Professional Development Grants are available to assist MASTA members finance projects that promote string playing and teaching in Michigan.

Grant applications are available on our Downloads page.

If you play a string instrument, you are invited to join us for three days of intensive chamber music over Memorial Day weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan: May 22-24, 2009.

The eighth annual Phoenix Phest! offers high-quality instruction in a supportive atmosphere infused with the joy of making music. Amateur musicians of all ages have the opportunity to play in pre-formed or Phoenix-phormed ensembles and be coached by experienced professional musicians. A low instructor-to-student ratio ensures a thorough learning experience.

The Phest models peaceful, productive cooperation in the practice of art and in the encouragement of deepened human contacts and lifelong learning. Coaching is provided by members of the Phoenix Quartet and other performer/teachers who come from around the United States. Students will spend their time working intensively as part of a small ensemble to prepare a chamber music piece and perform it. The entire Phest community of students and faculty will also rehearse and perform a large-group piece at the final concert.  

PhoenixPhest is led by violinist Gabriel Bolkosky, executive director of the nonprofit Phoenix Ensemble. The organization is beginning its second decade as a resource to artists and the educational community in Ann Arbor.

PhoenixPhest! is held at Greenhills School in northeast Ann Arbor, and the faculty and student concerts take place in Greenhills’ Campbell Center for the Performing Arts.

More information and the application for Phoenix Phest! are available on the Downloads page of this website.

The Jeremy Kittel Band will be performing in Clarkston on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center, sponsored by the Clarkston Schools Instrumental Music Association. Read More...