Recent Blog Posts

JESM Launches Chamber Strings Ensemble

Posted on: May 18th, 2017 by Jerry Evans
I was getting ready for my freshman year of high school when the first Pirates of the Caribbean film hit theaters. I must have gone to see that movie three times. There was something so nostalgic about the way that Disney transformed their iconic rid ... Read Full Article

JESM Launches Suzuki Violin Class

Posted on: May 8th, 2017 by Jerry Evans
I still remember the day that my parents signed me up for my first music lesson. It was the summer right after Kindergarten. I had been involved with sports from an early age, and my parents really didn't have the time to start anything new. Summer b ... Read Full Article

JESM Instructor Set for Local Performance

Posted on: November 19th, 2016 by Jerry Evans
We love to see our instructors get involved with local performance opportunities. We especially love it when those opportunities involve Christmas music! Next month, Karene Lo Galbo, will join the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale for their annual winter ... Read Full Article

JESM Faculty Member Set for Local Performance

Posted on: November 19th, 2016 by Jerry Evans
We love to see our instructors get involved with local performance opportunities. We especially love it when those opportunities involve Christmas music! Next month, Karene Lo Galbo, will join the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale for their annual winter ... Read Full Article

Riley Tomes the Jazz Trumpeter

Posted on: September 22nd, 2015 by Jerry Evans
Riley Tomes is a seventh grader at Edison Middle School who takes trumpet lessons here at the JESM with Jon Samuel. We are highlighting her today because she has achieved something incredible - with her talent and confidence, and after only two lesso ... Read Full Article