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    • Home
    • About
      • Mission
      • History
      • VMS Board of Directors
      • Contact
      • Donate
    • Village Voices
      • Voices Overview
      • Board & Members
      • Concert May 2022
      • Photos & Videos
      • Music Learning Aids
      • Voices Music Director
      • Past Music Directors
    • Villages Concert Band
      • Villages Concert Band
      • Concert Band Director
      • Past Music Director
    • Handbell Ensemble
    • Village Dancers
    • Piano Open Studio
    • Opera Lovers
    • Harp Connection
The Villages Music Society
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • VMS Board of Directors
    • Contact
    • Donate
  • Village Voices
    • Voices Overview
    • Board & Members
    • Concert May 2022
    • Photos & Videos
    • Music Learning Aids
    • Voices Music Director
    • Past Music Directors
  • Villages Concert Band
    • Villages Concert Band
    • Concert Band Director
    • Past Music Director
  • Handbell Ensemble
  • Village Dancers
  • Piano Open Studio
  • Opera Lovers
  • Harp Connection

Welcome

The Villages Music Society, Inc. (VMS)

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 The Villages Golf and Country Club, San Jose California

Our Audience

The Villages Music Society (VMS) presents concerts and musical activities for residents and their guests of The Villages Golf and Country Club of San Jose California. 

Our Members

All residents are welcome and encouraged to participate in our music groups.

2023 VMS Events

 

March 12: Concert Band "Flights of Fancy"

April 1-2: Villages Talent Show

May 7: Piano Open Studio Recital

May 5 & 7: Village Voices "Seasons of Love"

May 21: Concert Band Concert

June 11: The Saint Michael Trio


Visit thevillagesgcc.com, check the Villager newspaper, or sign up for the Fast Lane email newsletters for schedule details. 

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Music Groups

Village Voices

Villages Concert Band

Villages Concert Band

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Villages Concert Band

Villages Concert Band

Villages Concert Band

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Handbell Ensemble

Villages Concert Band

Handbell Ensemble

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Piano Open Studio

Piano Open Studio

Handbell Ensemble

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Opera Lovers

Piano Open Studio

Harp Connection

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Harp Connection

Piano Open Studio

Harp Connection

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Village Dancers

Village Dancers

Village Dancers

Angela Cadile, Barbara Moore, Betty Garcia, Bernice Toy, Carol Barikmo, Marilyn Rodman, Linda McKinn
Find out more

Other Sources of Music in The Villages

  • The Villages Amateur Theatre. Visit the-vat.org.
  • The Villages Folksters
  • The Ukulele Club

Concert Photo Gallery

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association concert March 13, 2022
Photo by Ciel Duke

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association concert March 13, 2022 . See www.fiddlers.org.

Photo by Ciel Duke.

Daddios Concert June 15, 2022

Daddios Concert June 15, 2022

Photo by Eric Pierson

Dave Coldren Concert July 16, 2022

Photo by Eric Pierson

Video

The Villages Music Society 2020 Holiday Concert

Special thanks to Dawan Muhammad from LifeForce Jazz  (lifeforcejazz.com) and the City of San Jose.  We could not have done this without their support of time and funding. A 2020 City of San Jose Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant allowed for this collaboration.    


Members of The Villages Concert Band performed under the direction of director Jacque Leonard.     


Concert Band Participants:  

 Flutes:  Karen Kolber and Jacque Leonard 

Clarinets:  Juliette Bettencourt, Yessica Gallagher**, Rachel Park* 

Bass Clarinet:  Victor Clifford 

Oboe:  Madison Lee* 

Alto Sax:  Christy Reid 

Tenor Sax:  Dawan Muhammad 

Trumpet:  Bill Langdell**, Stephan Koons** 

French Horn:  Megan Ou*, Bill Langdell** 

Trombone:  Bob Stagnaro, Tim Schartz***, Kevin Ong* 

Euphonium:  John Olson 

Tuba:  Chuck Spencer 

Percussion:  Wally Shnalle**, Andrew Moore*** 

Vocalists:  Erin Leonard*, Lili Marcoida* 


*Fellowship participants 

**Members of Woodside Village Band 

***Family of Villages Band Member Harpists: Tamara Mead Debbi Ricks Krista Stephens   

The Villages Music Society 2022 Concerts


Here is a video slideshow from some of the concerts in Cribari Auditorium.


  • Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association
  • Daddios Big Band
  • Dave Coldren
  • Dear Darling Band   

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Veterans Day Concerts

The Village Voices, Concert Band, and Handbell Ensemble have been presenting this annual concert since 1986. 


The Covid-19 pandemic forced cancellation for 2020. The Veterans Club sponsored the 2021 program.

Donations Through Amazon Shopping

Support the Villages Music Society

The Villages Music Society provides opportunities to participate in concerts and enjoy music events of the highest quality by guest artists. We depend on ticket sales and donations to sustain these opportunities. In appreciation for you shopping with Amazon, they have established AmazonSmile as a mean to simply and automatically have a donation made by them to the Villages Music Society each time you shop.


Here's how it works:

Go to www.smile.amazon.com.

On your first visit select "Villages Music Society, Inc" as your charity


After that AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from you eligible AmazonSmile purchases.


More info at https://smile.amazon.com/go/chpf/about/ref=smi_aas_redirect?ie=UTF8&2AVersion%2A=1&2Aentries%2A=0


  • Thank you from the Villages Music Society for your continued support.


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