Our 2026 annual student recitals will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, and Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Carolina Village, located at 600 Carolina Village Road, in Hendersonville. Please note these times may change slightly once student performances are finalized. Our recitals will be held in Village Hall and Bear Wallow Dining Room which are located in the Central Administrative Building. See the map below for recital venue locations and directions to Carolina Village. There will be signage in the building so students and their family members will know where each recital is held. Ample parking is in front and all around the building.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Village Hall (#15 on Map Below)
9:00 – 9:45 AM: Patricia Sands (Voice)
10:00 – 11:15 AM: Anita Robertson (Piano)
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Anita Robertson (Piano)
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Angela Hayes (Voice)
2:30 – 3:30 PM: Emily Songster (Piano)
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Richard Riccardi (Piano)
5:30 – 6:30 PM: Melanie Koebel (Piano)
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Andrew Thelston (Guitar)
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Bear Wallow Dining Room (#12 on Map Below)
3:30 – 4:30 PM: Jeff Lott (Drums)
4:45 – 5:45 PM: Jeff Lott (Drums)
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Jim Osterman (Drums)
Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Village Hall (#15 on Map Below)
10:00 – 11:15 AM: Sophia Kilpatrick (Piano/Voice)
11:30 – 12:45 PM: Sophia Kilpatrick (Piano/Voice)
1:00 – 2:15 PM: Emily Vaughn (Strings)
2:30 – 3:45 PM: Jan Daughtery, Carolyn Tackett, Amy Bouman, Eben Mann (Strings)
4:15 – 5:15 PM: Tinder Burris & Andy Preston (Cello)
6:30 – 7:30 PM: Leslie Zarnowski, Brianna Kraemer, & Emily Songster (Winds/Brass)
Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Bear Wallow Dining Room (#12 on Map Below)
3:30 – 4:45 PM: Collin Smith (Guitar)
5:00 – 6:15 PM: Andy Burns & Bob Songster (Guitar/Bass)
Directions To Carolina Village
From Four Season’s Blvd in Hendersonville, turn onto Carolina Village Road at The Plug Smoke Shop (the old Krispy Kreme building next to McDonald’s). Follow Carolina Village Road until it ends at the Carolina Village gate. Students should inform the gate guard that they are here for the Music Academy recitals. The guard will direct them to the central administrative building, where Village Hall (#15 on Map) and the Bear Wallow Dining Room (#12 on Map) are located. Signage in the main building will direct students to the correct recital location.
