Jul 04, 2009


In the News
Pocahontas Music to Offer Appalachia Music Workshop
   to Hillsboro 3rd, 4th, 5th Graders
April 2009
Pocahontas Music - established two years ago and operated by two volunteers, founder Lucinda Tyler and teacher Lois Airgood - was awarded a $16,885 grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council along with Pocahontas County Drama, Fairs and Festivals, Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Pocahontas County Arts Council, in support of "Teaching the Origin of Appalachia Music through a four-month Workshop."
- Read Article Reprinted from the Mountain Messenger

Press Release April 2009
Pocahontas Music sponsors Appalachian Music Workshop for Hillsboro Elementary's 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, featuring Kate Long, Robin Kessinger and Kirk Judd and culminating with a May 8th Performance on the Great Lawn at Pearl S. Buck Birthplace.
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Allegheny Mountain Radio Report March 2009
Heather Niday reports on the Appalachian Music Workshop at Hillsboro Elementary School.
- Listen to Audio

BOE Receives Report on Hillsboro School January 2008
In this article from the Pocahontas Times, Hillsboro Elementary School Principal Leonard Paranac praises Pocahontas Music.

Do You Hear What I Hear? December 2007
Pocahontas Music makes the front page of the Pocahontas Times once again, featuring a picture from the Pocahontas Music Winter Performance at Hillsboro Elementary School.

Hillsboro Students at the Symphony October 2007
The Pocahontas Times reports on Hillsboro students attending the Wheeling Symphony performance in Elkins, WV.

A Musical Gift June 2007
The Pocahontas Times front page features the Pocahontas County Arts Council contributing keyboards to Pocahontas Music.

Allegheny Mountain Radio Report May 2007
Heather Niday reports on the recital given by Hillsboro Elementary's third grade class - "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Variations on a Theme." They were accompanied by many of the guest musicians who participated in the Pilot Program.
- Listen to Audio

Press Release Re: Pocahontas County Third Graders
May 2007
Pocahontas County's Hillsboro Elementary school third graders are completing a pilot program in music. They will celebrate what they have learned with a recital at the school Thursday 17 May at 2PM.
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Hillsboro Students Learning to a New Tune
March 2007
Walking down the halls of the county’s elementary schools, Lucinda Tyler found herself struck by the silence.
- Read Article Reprinted from The Pocahontas Times

Allegheny Mountain Radio Interview January 2007
A group of musicians and music enthusiasts are bringing classical music training to 3rd graders at Hillsboro Elementary School. It's a pilot program; classes begin February 2nd. David Holtzman reports.
- Listen to Audio - Read Transcript