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MacPhail Student Charles Foster Wins Minnesota State Fair Talent Contest
MacPhail Community Youth Choir student takes first place in the Preteen Division.
Solving the Puzzle of Songwriting with Barbara Cohen
Barbara Cohen’s connection to MacPhail started when she was 9 years old, taking flute lessons. Since then, Cohen has become a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and composer. She has scored films, performed...
Minneapolis Building Update
MacPhail Center for Music’s Minneapolis building will remain temporarily closed due to construction. Fall programming is moving forward, with temporary adjustments for programs based in Minneapolis.
Online Lesson Guide
Online lessons make it possible to stay connected with your MacPhail teacher and keep learning and making progress when you can’t meet in the same room. Your faculty member will...
Community & Choral Music with Jerry Rubino
For Jerry Rubino, singing is about building community and sharing your voice with others. Rubino has been teaching voice and piano through the MacPhail Music for Life Program™ for 15...
What Students Say About MacPhail | 2026 Survey Results
Each year, MacPhail Center for Music asks students and families to tell us about their experience—what’s working, what matters most and where we can continue to improve.
MacPhail Center for Music Welcomes Chris Tomshine as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MacPhail Center for Music has named Chris Tomshine as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 25 years of nonprofit finance leadership and a passion for...
KARE 11: ‘Am I Doing Enough?’: Minneapolis teen’s original song heads to Broadway – August 5, 2026
James Pumphrey, a young artist, won the National Endowment for the Arts’ Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, earning a $2,500 scholarship and a trip to NYC.
FOX 9: Minneapolis teen’s song earns national honor and Broadway debut – August 2, 2026
Pumphrey submitted his song to the National Alliance for Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge and was named one of eight winners. As part of this honor, his song was professionally orchestrated...