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New Music Center Completes the Academic Quad Director of Music Kevin Franco is big on greeting his students as they enter his classroom. This year has been no exception, but what is different is the location of his classroom.
Director of Music Kevin Franco greeting students on the first day of classes outside the new Music Center
Standing just outside the garden-level
is the rehearsal room with plenty of room
door into the Chapel, Mr. Franco has a
for ensembles, bands, and orchestras—and
view across the new academic quad, out
with a floor-to-ceiling bay of windows that
across the lake, all the way to Mount
looks over the quad. When students pre-
Cardigan.
pared for the fall concert, this space was
“It’s an incredible view and it’s so great to see everyone congregating on the
“The new Music Center has allowed us
quad,” he shares. “On the first day of class-
to centralize the music program and not
es we had a lot of fun just waving to
worry about finding space for rehearsals,”
everyone.”
Mr. Franco says. “School groups, private
Over the summer, the School made some quick but important renovations, moving the Development Offices to the
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put to use on a daily basis.
lessons, and student-organized bands can now easily meet in one place.” In addition to the large rehearsal room,
Marrion Athletic Center (now the
the Music Center also includes individual
Kenerson Center) and developing the
practice rooms, a classroom for introducto-
Music Center on the lower level of the
ry music courses, and a digital media room.
Chapel. The crown jewel, says Mr. Franco,
The four practice rooms are furnished with
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Cardigan Mountain School Winter 2022 Cardigan Chronicle magazine.
