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Meet the Heart of Kendall School’s Morning Music

May 23, 2026
Each morning at The Kendall School, passing cars and pedestrians can hear the sounds of joyful piano and a chorus of young voices pouring from the small schoolhouse on Belmont Street. Inside, preschoolers and kindergarteners gather around a piano, singing, clapping, and…

Young Belmont Musician Melds Music, Culture and Identity

June 24, 2025
When Andrew Sue Wing was around two years old, he was given a red ukulele. About two years or so later, he received a guitar. It was sunburst-patterned with a light center and darker vignette edges. These early instruments were what ultimately…

Payson Park Music Festival Returns for 35th Year

June 23, 2025
Hosted and organized by volunteers, the Payson Park Music Festival will continue its 35-year summer tradition of free, kid-friendly music. The festival began on June 18 and will run through Sept. 3. Weather permitting, the performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. each…
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When Winslow Homer Called Belmont ‘Home’

May 30, 2025
Although the skyline is different now, renowned American painter Winslow Homer may have looked out at sweeping views of Belmont from the cupola of his uncle’s home, which still stands today, more than 160 years later. It was at the 1853 William…
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Celebrating 60 Years of Harmony At Powers Music School

May 21, 2025
Sixty years ago, a group of five women, concerned there weren’t enough opportunities to create and enjoy music in Belmont, decided to start a music school. They began by welcoming a dozen students into their living rooms to learn the recorder. As…
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Community Chorus Finds Magic in Connections

May 6, 2025
“Why can’t we keep singing all year long?” That was the question posed by Kathy Ryan at the conclusion of a six-week parent-teacher chorus at Belmont High School in 2012. A group of similarly minded singers gathered in the high school chorus…
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Demand for Fun Fuels Reemergence of a Community Band

April 29, 2025
When Lisa Brookins joined the board of Parents of Music Students (POMS) at Belmont Public Schools, she asked a lot of questions about bringing more music to the Belmont community. At the top of her list: What happened to the now-defunct Parent…
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‘Rock of Ages’ Continues This Weekend

March 13, 2025
Tease up your perm, straighten your shoulder pads and slide into your acid-wash jeans – the 1980s are back. “Rock of Ages,” the jukebox musical that celebrates the decade that spawned a hundred big-haired bands, is coming to Belmont High School. A…
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