As he goes on his way to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh in September with a major in engineering and a minor in music, Nate Appelson ended the Music Center’s program at the Weston Library on May 21 performing music by Brahms, Debussy and Rachmaninoff. It was also an opportunity for Genevieve Brings to announce that Nate had been awarded top honors at Bethel High School for the class of 2011 in both math and physics, two outstanding music awards in music, an award from the Society of Women Engineers and another from the Marines for Music.

All of us at the Weston Music Center would like to acknowledge the support and generosity of Mr. Donald Brewington of Montgomery, Texas, who passed away in May, 2011. He and his wife Eloise have been supporters of the Weston Music Center scholarships for several years, reflecting their love of music, teaching, and community outreach. Whenever they visited Connecticut, he wanted to see the teaching studios and was interested in what pieces students were learning and how he could help support their study of music. We are fortunate to have received contributions in his memory which will go to scholarships for music students.

A winter recital by students of Adam Grabois, Michael Nicholas, and Genevieve Brings will take place at the Gilbert and Bennett Community Cultural Center, 49 New Street, in Wilton on Sunday, January 29, at 6 pm. The music will include works by Debussy, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.

Three Airs on anonymous 17th century verses for a chorus of treble voices and piano by Allen Brings will be performed by the Adesso Choral Society, conducted by Margaret Collins Stoop, at Jesse Lee Church in Ridgefield on Saturday afternoon, January 28,. at 4 pm. Admission is free.