Local News
Front Royal has a beautiful thing and one thing it seems to be missing is the arts
Not any more.
The Mountain View Music Association at 217 Main Street is changing that! “We want to be able to give music to anybody regardless of whether they can afford it or not,” said co-founder Larissa Fedoryka at the Spring Benefit Concert and Auction held last Saturday evening to benefit the scholarship fund. “But at the same time teachers have to make a living,” she noted, urging people to bid generously in the silent auction.
Mountain View opened in September 2020, and its growth has been phenomenal. The demand for affordable classical music lessons for children is strong and growing. In addition to individual studios for lessons, the open space has been used for lectures, swing dances, and even a senior prom.
The Mountain View Recital Room has almost perfect acoustics – it is almost a perfect mathematical “Golden Rectangle”. The ratio of width and length and height of the space was designed intentionally to be a “Shoebox Theatre”. There are no acoustical treatments on the wall, yet there is no deconstructive sound that would cause reverberations.
The room was packed, but the sound was perfect. Where else but here could you sit ten feet away from the performers and enjoy two hours of such delights as Clementi’s Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Carl Czerny’s Sonatina in C, and a solo flute Sonata by C.P.E. Bach?
Click the image to listen to portions of the concert from their Facebook page.
The performers were teachers at Mountain View, and they are professionals. Some of them are: Pianist Karena Tapsak, the co-founder of Mountain View, is a former adjunct professor at Bloomsburg University; Sheila DuMont is a Doctoral Candidate in the flute at Shenandoah University; Larissa Fedoryka has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of California Santa Barbara; violinist Eli Thomas was concertmaster of the Shenandoah Conservatory’s orchestra and won the 2014 Virginia Music Teachers Association concerto competition.
Is music important in a child’s life? In her closing remarks, Larissa noted “My mom gave us music and it was a way of life. It formed our souls and played an influential part in how we encountered life and how we encountered God.”
Classes are held six days a week; lessons are available in piano, flute, violin, and more. Contact Mountain View Music at 217 E. Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630 for more information.
Even though the concert is over, it’s not too late to make a donation to the Mountain View Music Association scholarship fund.
Town Talk: A conversation with Karena Tapsak and Larissa Fedoryka – Mountain View Music
Business Growth Series: Why Customers Call Your Competitor First
Local Governments Race to Attract Data Centers, Often In Spite of Concerns From Their Constituents
Mini Quiches with Ham and Swiss Cheese
April Showers Can Also Bring Roof Leaks
US Justice Department Downgrades Risk of State-Licensed Medicinal Marijuana
US Senate GOP Adopts Budget Blueprint Laying Path for Billions for ICE, Border Patrol
County Proceeds Toward FY-27 Budget Final Approval With 9-Cent Real Estate Tax Hike and Other Variables in Play
Virginia Lawmakers OK Governor’s Tweaks to Major Energy Bills, Reject Health and Labor Bill Amendments
Virginia Lawmakers Recess Special Session Without a Budget Deal
Warren County School Board Tackles Policy Changes, Budget Pressures at April 22 Meeting
Barbara Elaine Deale-Herrold (1949 – 2026)
John William “Johnny” Dehart (1956 – 2026)
GOP’s Hope to Undo Virginia’s New Redistricting Power Grows After Judge Halts Maps
Buying a Cemetery Plot: What You Need to Know
Study Links Coffee Consumption to Lower Dementia Risk
When Everyone Swims: Water Equality at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
State Bus Line Debuts New East-West Route That Connects 10 Cities Across Virginia
Virginia Voters Back Redistricting Amendment After Months of Legal and Political Battles
Hazel J. Brown Cornell (1929 – 2026)
James Henry “Radar” Ashby (1949 – 2026)
Trees Keep Time: What Growth Rings Reveal Each Arbor Day
Funeral Professions Play Vital Role In Helping Families Honor Loved Ones
Virginia’s Redistricting Amendment Trends Positive as Count Continues
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Mourning Dove
