Swallow Hill Student Ensemble Showcase

Join us for an evening of music performed by Swallow Hill Music students at our upcoming Student Ensemble Showcase. Our ensembles are a great way to enjoy and practice playing with other musicians, with guidance from our instructors. Many genres, artists, and styles are covered, including bluegrass, jazz, rock, folk, soul, country, and more! Click here to see all of our upcoming ensemble classes. Lineup details coming soon.

Susan Cox and the Minding + Friends

Join Barry Brown and LaDamion Massey as they lead current students and alum through a series of gospel and pop tunes featuring vocal harmonies and a ripping band !

Ukulele and Percussion Ensemble

The Ukulele and Percussion Ensemble was formed in 2018 by the coming together of two separate Swallow Hill classes. Hearing one another practice on a weekly basis, ukulelist Claudia Clopton had the idea of initiating a jam with those drummers across the hall. Uke teacher Casey Cormier reached out to percussion leader Ed Contreras, and the two groups became one, digging the combined sounds of strum and drum more than their individual parts.

Each session, the UPE democratically chooses a theme of study, be it genre, band, or era of music. Past favorites include U2, Santana, Motown, and Early Rock and Roll, and our current focus is the great Fleetwood Mac. The Ukulele and Percussion Ensemble brings the party to the stage and is sure to have you dancing in your seat or on your feet, singing and clapping along, and sharing in the love of making music not apart, but together!

Pastor of Muppets

We are a group of students who have been playing together with Chad Johnson’s Adult House of Rock on and off for several years.

The Pastor of Muppets include:

Chad Johnson

Mikey Hardin              

Sherry Forbes

Tracey Pierce

Pattie Kettle

Ken Bingenheimer