PMAC News

Introducing PMAC’s Newest Teaching Artists – Fall 2022!
The Fall 2022 semester at PMAC is in full swing! I'm thrilled to introduce these professionally trained and experienced teaching artists who have recently joined our faculty or started partway through last year. It's been wonderful to see all our students in the...

Music Provides Comfort for Preteens and Teens on the Seacoast
Pictured: Sophie Cosgrove, 13, PMAC Student (photo credit: Dave Cosgrove) This story first appeared in the Union Leader on Feb 2, 2021 Read the Full Story HERE Students on the Seacoast are participating in music lessons using different formats this year but say...

Introducing PMAC’s Newest Teaching Artists!
Welcome back to the Fall 2020 semester at PMAC! We’re thrilled to introduce these professionally trained and experienced teaching artists from across the United States. When we are able to safely resume all in-person teaching at our building on Islington Street, our...

PMAC Selected to Participate In Catalyzing Creative Aging Program
20 Arts Organizations Selected to Participate In Catalyzing Creative Aging Program Arts education programs designed to engage the vitality of older adults Portsmouth Music and Arts Center has been selected as one of twenty nonprofit arts education organizations...

Sandpipers celebrate 25 years of making music together
The children of PMAC Sandpipers - Seacoast Youth Chorus, now in its 25th year, meet weekly to rehearse, develop their vocal and music reading skills and prepare to entertain with public performances. What they all share with their director is a love of singing. Read...

PMAC’s 15th Annual Concert of Thanksgiving and End 68 Hours of Hunger Partnership
PMAC Board Member Chase Hagaman wrote a very thoughtful piece in the Portsmouth Press Herald about the importance of addressing children's food insecurity here on the seacoast. PMAC is once again partnering with Kittery's End 68 Hours of Hunger for their Concert of...

Sam Robbins, former PMAC student, performs on NBC’s The Voice
Yet another PMAC (former) student has hit the big time and appeared on an NBC talent show! Sam Robbins, from Portsmouth, NH, had his blind audition on the Voice last week in front of millions of viewers. While his performance didn't turn any chairs, he was chosen for...

The Graziers are the force behind PMAC’s success
For the full story, visit Seacoast Online here: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180722/graziers-are-force-behind-pmacs-success By Chase Hagaman My hope is not that everyone grows up to be a musician or artist, but everyone grows up with music and art in their...

PMAC’s Got Talent!
PMAC student Maddoc Johnson was featured on NBC's primetime show "America's Got Talent" for the past two weeks. Check out the wonderful coverage he received in The Portsmouth Herald:...