7th Annual Spring Fling: Party for the Arts!

June 5th, 2013

Rhapsody’s 7th Annual Spring Fling–Party for the Arts! will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3-6pm at Capital Brewery in Middleton.  School of Rock bands, student ensembles and soloists will provide the entertainment for this outdoor event which includes family carnival games, great food, cold Capital beer and more.  Take a spin through the bake walk to win tasty desserts or test your aim at the Pie-a-Teacher booth! Presale tickets are now available at Rhapsody Arts Center in Verona.  The Capital Brewery is located at 7734 Terrace Avenue in Middleton.

Proceeds from this year’s Spring Fling will benefit Rhapsody’s Pennies for Pianos initiative to finance quality acoustic pianos for student use. Your support of Rhapsody’s only annual fundraiser makes possible several high-impact programs that take place throughout the Verona area and Madison. Don’t miss this opportunity to show that you think the arts ROCK!

             Rhapsody Arts Center is a non-profit community school that offers all ages private and group instruction in music, music therapy, art and theater.  “We exist to support and protect arts-dedicated education in our community, through instruction of the highest quality and development of artistic resources while ensuring expressive access to all who desire it.” To learn more, please call (608) 848-2045.

Thank you to our sponsors for this year’s event:

Miller & Sons, Capitol Bank, Capital Brewery, Gymfinity, Happy Dogz Daycare, OK Heating, Orange Shoe, 5th Quarter, Kehl Dance, Krantz Electric, Leisure Threads, Baumgartner Legal, Billings Piano Gallery, Dentman, and Vital Signs.

12th Annual Sonatina Festival

October 4th, 2012

Saturday, November 17th, all day: Rhapsody Arts Center has announced the date for the Twelfth Annual Sonatina Festival. The event, to be held on Saturday, November 17, at Rhapsody Arts Center, raises awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the sonata and sonatina musical forms and promotes music education.  Entry forms and guidelines are available at www.sonatinafestival.org. The deadline for entries is October 15, 2012. The competition is open to students at all ages and levels of study from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Steinway Piano Gallery of Madison is the festival sponsor.

Parents Night

October 4th, 2012

Wednesday, October 24th, 6pm-8pm: Rhapsody Arts Center will host its second annual Parents Night with food, beverages, and free childcare. Hear from Rhapsody Board President Grant Billings about “The Three Legged Stool” and how to help your music student succeed in lessons and in life.  The event is free and open to the public, please RSVP.

Carnival of the Animals!

May 2nd, 2012

Rhapsody’s own Leo Van Asten, Sonya Clark, and Hanna Pieper will provide entertainment on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, for the Lakeside Kids series at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Sonya and Leo’s Abegg Duo will perform four-hand music from Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals while music therapist Hanna Pieper leads the children in movement activities. Click here for more information about the series.