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American River College Music Department

The ARC Music Department is one of the finest in the greater Sacramento area. We have state-of-the-art facilities, world-renowned faculty, top-notch students, and dedicated staff. We offer a wide variety of live concert events every spring and fall. Explore our events by subscribing!

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Upcoming Events: April 2026

Upcoming Events: April 2026 Welcome to April! We are gearing up with 7 weeks left of the Spring Semester. This month we have a couple of exciting events to keep an eye out for. To stay up to date, feel free to follow our Instagram page for the quickest updates. Open Coaching Session #3 On April 17th, Applied music students have a third opportunity to showcase a piece from their repertoire in preparations for their Final Juries coming in May. Submissions close this Friday, April 10th. Tatiana...

Springing Into Action: Coming Up Next Happy Spring! After ARC's Spring Break, we are heading into the second half of the semester. Our first concert series has successfully passed and our students are getting ready for their jury recitals, finals, and our second series concerts. To stay up to date with upcoming events, feel free to follow our Instagram page for the quickest updates. Open Coaching Session #2 Tomorrow, Friday, March 27th, our Applied Music Program is hosting the semester's...

Fall 2023 Concert season Tickets are exclusively sold on Ticketleap or at the Box Office Welcome to the Fall 2023 Concert Season! We are thrilled to announce that we're ushering in an exciting season of music at American River College this fall. Our diverse program includes performances by our talented choir, orchestra, and wind bands. Jazz lovers can look forward to captivating performances from our vocal jazz group, jazz band, and jazz combos. This season is extra special as we welcome two...

April 2023 Newsletter We are excited to announce the upcoming Spring 2023 Applied Music Recital! Our recitalists this semester are Madison Moulton, Reagan Lorentzen, Paul Stamas, and Binh Nguyen. This semester's recital will be held in person on Friday, April 21st, at 12 pm in room 547. We encourage everyone to come and support these great performers as they share their work. As always, we would greatly appreciate your support. This event is free admission and parking is free. Spring 2023...

Come join us for the department's concluding round of concerts in the Spring 2023 semester! Concert Line Up *all concerts include free parking* Wednesday, May 3, 7:30 PM, ARC Theatre Orchestra Masterworks directed by Dr. Steven Thompson Featuring Audience Command Performance Winners Anne Plescia, violin and Chloe Jaffe, piano $15 General Admission, $10 Students Thursday, May 4, 7:30 PM, ARC Theatre The Many Muses directed by Professor Anthony Marvelli with special guests, Woodcreek High...