Registration for Spring 2025 Community Guitar Orchestra is now open.
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The Community Guitar Orchestra has two sessions per year with ten meetings each. This ensemble is intended for beginning to intermediate guitarists, teen through adult.
If you are a new member, before paying please contact us at info@cleguitar.org to set up a free session with James Flood to determine placement in the ensemble. This orchestra is designed for those who have at least one year of lessons up to those who play at an advanced level.
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Spring 2025 Schedule
Registration ends
January 31 at midnight
Rehearsals (Saturdays 10:00-11:00 am)
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
April 5, 12, (off for Easter), 26
May 3
Performance
May 11- Performance
Rehearsal Location
Location: Church of the Covenant
11205 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Cost and Deadline
Cost is $150.
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Questions?
Please send us a message at info@cleguitar.org regarding any questions or concerns.
About Tom Ray
(Director of Community Guitar Orchestra)
Tom received his Bachelor’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Baldwin Wallace University, studying under Dr. Loris Chobanian and has his Master’s degree in classical guitar at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Jason Vieaux and Colin Davin. His musical influences and teaching styles cover a broad cross-section, including shred, classical, blues, jazz, rock, finger style, and more.
Tom has taught guitar, bass, ukulele, songwriting, and theory to students of all ages for more than 15 years in Cleveland at Aurora School of Music, in New York City at Encore Music Lessons and Music, Dance & Art School of Douglaston, and in New Jersey at Believe in Music Studio. While in Austin, he was hired to take over a well-established studio at Don’t Stop Rockin’ and helped the studio expand while participating in rock and roll camps designed to give young musicians real-world experience in the field of music performance.
Tom has performed in many different settings including performing Concerto for Electric Guitar, which was composed for him by Dr. Chobanian. He has also performed at the Lincoln Center in New York City, played the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, and has performed in over 50 pit orchestras. Since returning to Cleveland after a decade away, Tom has performed in the pit for “Kinky Boots” at BW, is performing as a jazz duo with his wife playing weekly brunch at District in Playhouse Square, and has performed at The Cleveland Museum of Art.