Community Music School Partnership  

APS supports Community Music School by encouraging their young artists to perform with excellence and rewarding them with performance opportunities and cash awards. 

2024 Competition

The 2024 Community Music School Competition (CMS) sponsored by Artist Presentation Society will take place on Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the CMS Auditorium on the Webster University campus.  

2023 and 2020 Winners' Recital

A recital was held for the 2023 and 2020 CMS Winners on Sunday, June 4.

2023 winners: 
- John Bergman, piano and percussion  (Kirkwood High School) 
- Eric Chen, violin (Marquette High School) 

2020 winners (who were not able to present their recital due to COVID restrictions):
- Daniel Direnger, cello 
- Jerry Change, piano

Thanks you to the APS Board members who made it happen:
Daniel Shavers, John Bergman, Eric Chen, APS President Cindy Vantine