You can still sign up for classes for Term 1 2010.  Tuition will be pro-rated.  The Academy of Celtic Studies began the first term on January 11.  The cost for music and language classes is $100.00 for the 8 week term. Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call (602) 254-6094.

The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. Class days and times vary, and can usually be adjusted to suit your schedule.  If you are interested in participating in the Academy, it is not too late to begin.

Classes offered:
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer)
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style)
Accordion
Bagpipes
Banjo (Irish Tenor)
Bodhran
Ceili Dance
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
Highland Dance
Irish Language
Irish Step Dancing
Mandolin
Music Theory
Piano/Keyboard
Pipe Band Drumming
Slow Seisiun
Welsh Language
Whistle/Flute

Celtica! Founding Director, Coleen Hogan-VanSlyke, and the Irish Cultural Center, are very pleased to announce that the roster of singers for Celtica! has been released after several months of auditions. She and Accompanist Melody Perry are beginning rehearsals on Tuesday evening, January 12.

The Academy of Celtic Studies begin the first term on January 11.  The cost for music and language classes is $100.00 for the 8 week term. Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call (602) 254-6094.

The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. Class days and times vary, and can usually be adjusted to suit your schedule.  If you are interested in participating in the Academy, it is not too late to begin.

Classes offered:
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer)
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style)
Accordion
Bagpipes
Banjo (Irish Tenor)
Bodhran
Ceili Dance
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
Highland Dance
Irish Language
Irish Step Dancing
Mandolin
Music Theory
Piano/Keyboard
Pipe Band Drumming
Slow Seisiun
Welsh Language
Whistle/Flute



The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship has been established to acknowledge their significant contribution to the Valley Irish Music community. The mission of the Char and Jim Marquardt Scholarship is to continue Char and Jim’s tradition of nurturing local Irish music by assisting qualifying students of the art and tradition.  The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship will be awarded once per term and will pay half of the tuition for the selected students of the Phoenix Irish Cultural Center (ICC).

Interested candidates may apply for the scholarship by submitting the designated application for the upcoming term. A committee, consisting of the members listed below, will review the applications and select the recipients.  A scholarship will cover only the term for which it was awarded. A new application and selection process will occur before every term. The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship is funded by memorial contributions from members and friends of the Valley Irish Music community. The administration and committee membership is renewable every term. The initial beneficiaries of the Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship are the students of the Music Academy of the ICC. However, the scope of this scholarship may change at the discretion of the Committee Members.

The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship has been established to acknowledge their significant contribution to the Valley Irish Music community. The mission of the Char and Jim Marquardt Scholarship is to continue Char and Jim’s tradition of nurturing local Irish music by assisting qualifying students of the art and tradition.  The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship will be awarded once per term and will pay half of the tuition for the selected students of the Phoenix Irish Cultural Center (ICC).

Due to an enormous response, additional auditions have been added for January.  Contact Ms. Van Slyke for your opportunity to audition.

In partnership with The Irish Cultural Center, a new professional level 16 -20 voice Chorale known as “ Celtica! ’ will be holding auditions for experienced singers and/or instrumentalists (Celtic) with a love for the music of the Celts throughout history. Founding Director of Music and Conductor Coleen Van Slyke, announces auditions, held in the Center’s Cottage starting on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 7:00 - 9:30 PM. Interested singers and/or those who are proficient in the instruments of the Celts should email their interest, brief resume, and contact information to celticachorale@gmail.com. Replies will contain more information and the details of the audition process. Regular rehearsals will be held Tuesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:30PM.