the 2023 – 2024 UMC calendar
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news & events
At the Collective, we’re always up to something. Check out our upcoming events and most notable news!
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Back to School Blues
Join the Uptown Music Collective as we kick off our 23rd school year with the first-ever Back to School Blues fundraising event.
Past Events
ENROLLING for Fall '23
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! The Collective’s 2023 Fall Enrollment Week begins on Monday, Aug 7th, and runs until Aug 11th. Enrollment is open for both in-person and virtual private lessons on Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, and Drums. This is the BEST time to get involved at the Uptown Music Collective! Click here to Enroll!
UMC Mokoma Conservancy Event
Catch the UMC ’70s Classic Rock Band & acoustic acts at the Sullivan County High School auditorium on Friday, August 4th at 5 pm. Click here for tickets!
EITC UPDATE!
EITC UPDATE! The Collective recently received a $5,000 donation from C&N.
People's Choice Voting - ROUND 2 STARTS NOW: June 14th-June 28th
The Uptown Music Collective is currently planning performances for the upcoming 2023-2024 performance season, and we really want to hear from YOU! What should we perform?
UMC at the Billtown Blues Fest!
Catch the UMC Blues Band at the Billtown Blues Fest on Friday, June 9th. Click here for tickets!
Accepting Scholarship Applications!
For 2023 – 2024. The deadline to apply is June 8th, 2023. Click here to apply!
Rock the Block: A Tribute to Queen
On Saturday, May 20th at 6 pm, the Uptown Music Collective will rock the block again with an encore performance of, The Show Must Go On, The Music of Queen at the Walk In Art Center in Schuylkill Haven. Click here to buy tickets!
Adult Music Showcase at Trifecta Bar & Grill
The Collective isn’t just for kids…and we are gonna show ya on Thursday, May 18th at Trifecta Bar and Grill in Montoursville! Come check out our Adult Music Program (AMP) Performance Groups LIVE!! The UMC Adult Rock Band kicks things off at 7 pm and then the River City Blues Band at 8 pm! Hope to see you there!
Meet this year's SPG1 MEMBERS!
Each & every one of these students went through a competitive audition process to be involved in the Collective’s elite Special Performance Group 1 (SPG1).
Friends in Low Places: The Encore Concerts
On Friday & Saturday, May 12th & 13th, the Uptown Music Collective will present special encore concerts of their highly acclaimed performance, Friends in Low Places: The Music of Garth Brooks & The Women of ‘90s Country at the Millbrook Playhouse. Click here to buy tickets!
The Show Must Go On: The Music of Queen
There are very few bands in rock and roll history whose music is as unique, exciting, entertaining, and unforgettable as the music of Queen. In the last performance of the Uptown Music Collective’s performance season, the students will take on these rock legends and perform this immortal music complete with an epic stage and light show, and with all the skill, passion, and excitement that people have come to expect from the school’s students on April 28th & 29th, 2023 at the Community Arts Center!
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Enrolling for the summer semester!
Become part of the UMC family. Start your musical journey! Click here to enroll!
Morgan Myles: Live on Stage at the Community Arts Center
Fresh off of her incredible success as a finalist on NBC’s The Voice, UMC Alum & Nashville Recording Artist, Morgan Myles returns to Williamsport for an amazing one-night-only performance at the Community Arts Center on April 15th at 7:30 pm. Backed by her band of Nashville all-stars, and with an opening performance by special guests, the Uptown Music Collective, this show is sure to bring down the house.
Tickets on sale: February 3 at 10 a.m.
Winter/Spring 2023 Showcase
Our Winter/Spring Semester Showcase will be held on March 26th, 2023 in the Michael Ross Event Center. For more details click here!
Free Bird: A Tribute to Southern Rock
In Free Bird: A Tribute to Southern Rock, the Uptown Music Collective will let its stable of exciting young guitar players off the chain to entertain you with some of the hottest guitar music, and some of the most popular songs in rock and roll history. Including music from Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, The Allman Brothers, 38 Special, ZZ Top, Molly Hatchet, and more on March 10th & 11th at the Community Arts Center!
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Raise The Region: A 30-Hour Online Fundraising Event
Your support during Raise the Region makes a difference in the lives of over 150 young people learning and growing at the Collective each week. Your gifts support the school’s programs, including the UMC Free Class and Workshop Initiative, Tech Monkey Program, and iOn Uptown, as well as the school’s renowned Major Performance Program, Community Performance Program, and more.
Friends in Low Places: The Music of Garth Brooks & the Women of '90s Country
In Friends in Low Places, the Uptown Music Collective’s students will pay tribute to country artists and the music that made them famous during this special one-night-only fundraising concert for the non-profit school of music. Don’t forget your boots and cowboy hats on January 28th, 2023!
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Enrolling for Discovering Music
The Uptown Music Collective is currently enrolling for the Discovering Music program for the winter/spring semester.
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Enroll Now for the Winter/Spring Semester of 2023
The Collective’s Winter/Spring Enrollment Week begins on Monday, Dec 12th and runs until Dec 17th. Enrollment is open for both in-person and virtual private lessons on Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, and Drums. This is the BEST time to get involved at the Uptown Music Collective! Enroll Now!
The Collective's Annual Campaign!
“Donating to our annual campaign will help to ensure that we can continue to provide current and future generations with a powerful education and unparalleled onstage experiences.” – Executive Director, Dave Brumbaugh. Click here to support our Annual Campaign!
Giving Tuesday with the UMC!
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving! Support us by giving today on November 29th, 2022. Click here to support our Annual Campaign on Giving Tuesday!
Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Ladies of the '80s
The Uptown Music Collective’s 2022-2023 Performance Season kicked off this weekend with our massively fun presentation of Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Ladies of the ’80s at the Community Arts Center in Downtown Williamsport. We had over 1,300 friends and fans in the house and watching from home via live stream over the two-night presentation…THANK YOU to everyone who purchased tickets and joined in the fun this weekend!!!
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In this fun and highly entertaining pop-rock performance, the students of the Uptown Music Collective bring back to life the glitzy female-driven music of the 1980s on November 11th & 12th, 2022. Click Here to read more…
