Nearly 700 Students & 30 Teachers Move to New Facility
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 22, 2020
WHAT: The Phoenix Conservatory of Music (PCM) will hold a free public open house to show off their new facilities and introduce current students, their families and prospective students and their families to their staff. There will be live music in small combo, ensemble and solo performance formats, a local food truck and a community drum circle at 1:30 p.m. Families can bring their lawn chairs or blankets. Tours will be provided, as well as an instrument “petting zoo”, coloring sheets, make-and-take activities and an art project.
WHEN: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2020
WHERE: 1316 E. Cheery Lynn Road, Phoenix, AZ 84014 (just east of the Phoenix Country Club)
WHO: PCM Executive Director, Regina Nixon, as well as students, family and faculty, will be available for interview.
WHY: Nearly 700 students and 30 teachers were displaced due to the permanent closing of Metrocenter Mall in late June 2020. PCM learned of the closure in June after using the space for its school and music studios since 2011.
EXTRA: PCM is currently offering both in-person lessons and online private lessons and classes. Masks are required and social distancing is practiced, as well as several other notable ways to keep students safe and secure.
For more information, please visit www.pcmrocks.org.
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About PCM
Phoenix Conservatory of Music’s local and nationally award-winning programs provide a pipeline of creative youth development training with critical skill sets in music performance for young people and educators. The pipeline has entry points in After School Programs, Group Music Classes, Private Music Lessons, School Music Program Capacity Building Support, Online and Distance Learning, and the College Prep Program. As students move through the pipeline, they continue to gain skill sets and have increased levels of commitment.
Our program models are based off industry best practices and are locally and nationally recognized for excellence. Locally, PCM won a Mayor’s and Governor’s Arts Award. Nationally, The Phoenix Conservatory of Music’s College Prep Program was a 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Recipient. Please visit www.pcmrocks.org.
