Faculty Concert
Saturday June 7, 2025
Ladner United Church – 7 pm
Join our faculty for a evening of classical chamber music. Featuring our faculty members Julia Lattimer – violin, John Littlejohn, violin, Suzanne Klukas – piano, and Stephen Robb – clarinet.
Works by Dvorak, Khatchaturian, Samuel Coleridge- Taylor, and Michael Lowenstern.
We are raising funds for repairs to our pianos at the school.
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Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.
One Week Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.
Monday July 28 to Friday August 1, 2025 – SOLD OUT
Tuition: $1699 CND plus $60 registration fee.
Cancellation Policy – ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS
Online Registration For New Students
We may add a second Week if there is interest, contact the office for waiting list.
Returning Students who have attended previous years – please contact the office (office@dcms.ca)
Registration
Here’s a Breakdown of what will be taught throughout the week:
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Mike has been playing drums for over 30 years and is a top graduate of the music program in 1994 at Grant MacEwan University. He currently resides in Vancouver, BC where he performs with groups such as Supernatural (A Santana Tribute) John Cameron Entertainment (Orchestra Drummer in Edmonton, Alberta), Strangiato (A Tribute to Rush) Flow (A Tribute To Sade), and various other projects. He is also very active in the Vancouver Recording Studio Scene recording 2-3 albums per month.
Mike is the Head Drum Instructor at LCMS (Langley Community Music School), An Adjudicator for the Canadian Drumline Association (CDA), and one of the resident instructors on the popular online lesson site Drumeo.
He hosts Drum and Percussion clinics in Canada and the USA sponsored by Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads, Kelly Cajons, and Pro Mark Drum Sticks.
Mike Michalkow has shared the stage with the likes of David Foster, Lionel Richie, Peter Cetera, Sarah MacLaughlan, Olivia Newton-John, Nathan East, Larry Carlton, Mike Stern, The Tenors, Steven Page and many more.
Mike is the author of the Modern Drummer Award Winning Educational Book “The Total Rock Drummer, as well as he is the creator of “The Drumming System, The Moeller Method Secrets, The Latin Drumming System, The Jazz Drumming System, and the Drum Tuning System”
To learn more about Mike visit www.mikemichalkow.com
Student Recital – March 9th – 2 pm
Ladner United Church
Open Mic at the Red Barn – Thursday March 13
Red Barn at Southlands – Set 1: 5:15 pm, Set 2 7:45 pm
Voice students of D’Arcy – Saturday April 12,
Ladner United Church
Student Recital – Sunday May 4th
All Saints Anglican Parish
DCMS Students at May Days – Saturday May 25
TBA
Voice Scholarship Recitals – June 1
Kinsroom, DCMS
Instrumental Scholarship Recitals- June 8
Kinsroom, DCMS
Year end Recital- Sunday June 15
Ladner United Church
Come to our March Break Jazz Improv
Introductory Camp
Thursday March 27, 1 – 3 pm
Friday March 28, 1 – 3 pm maybe be offered if interest.
Sign up for either afternoon to come and. learn about jazz improv, We will begin with looking at a brief overview of what Jazz improv is, then dive into a couple of tunes for the students to play together in a combo setting, learning about form and structure, and how to explore rhe roots of jazz improv.
All instrumentalists welcome reguardless of expereince, ages 12 and up
Fee – $50 including registration for each day.
PAYMENT DUE MARCH 25 by 4 pm
A reminder that there are no lessons or events at Delta Community Music School on Monday, November 11, 2024. The office and school are closed.
