Hi all! Sadly we had to cancel our 2020 shows and shut down operations. We had hoped to open back up in the Summer of 2021 but the darn delta variant put a stop to that… so now we’re targeting January of 2022 to resume our ensembles. Meantime please hang tight and continue to rock on!
Kids Music Performance
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Several CROCK teams entertained their friends, family and more at the Volcanic Theatre for their Fall 2019 Season Finale. Extraordinary work by these fine young musicians! Here’s some highlights:
Crock drummer Steven George was invited to perform with Olivia Knox at the Bend Roots Festival in 2019. Check it out:
The CROCK team hit the stage at the Deschutes County Fair this year for some performance fun. Check it out:
Several CROCK teams jammed out at the Volcanic Theatre for their Summer 2019 Season Finale. These young, talented musicians featured some great vocals, drums, guitar, & bass playing. Here’s some highlights – and what a great crowd (thanks Jean & Rod):
For our Spring 2019 Season Finale we had several CROCK teams jam-out at the Volcanic Theatre. These young student musicians did an incredible job showcasing their performance skills in vocals, drums, guitar, bass, violin, & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Once again, several CROCK teams rocked out for us at the Volcanic Theatre for their Winter 2018 Season Finale. Fabulous show! Here’s some highlights:
Several CROCK teams entertained their friends and family at the Volcanic Theatre Sunday night for their Fall 2018 Season Finale. The kids put-on a great show! Here’s some highlights:
Once again two CROCK teams rocked the Volcanic Theatre Sunday night for their Early Summer Season Finale in June. For this session we were fortunate to have a professional videographer to capture and edit the entire event. So enjoy these longer videos. These young, talented musicians continue to showcase their schooling in vocals, drums, guitar, bass, & conga playing. Here’s the two reels:
For our Spring 2018 Season Finale we had three (yes 3!) different CROCK teams jam-out at the Volcanic Theatre. These young student musicians did an incredible job showcasing their performance skills in vocals, drums, guitar, bass, violin, & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Two CROCK teams rocked the Volcanic Theatre Sunday night for their Winter 2017 Season Finale. These student musicians could give us all lessons in vocals, drums, guitar, bass, & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Two CROCK teams rocked the Volcanic Theatre Sunday night for their Summer 2017 Season Finale. Set one featured Everybody Talks, The Middle, Beverly Hills, Follow you Down, Big Yellow Taxi, Black or White, and Perfect. Set two featured Some Nights, The Twist, People Get Ready, Wagon Wheel, Waiting on the World, I Lived, and Valerie. These young, talented musicians took us to music school with some great vocals, drums, guitar, bass, & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Come join us for the CROCK Summer 2017 season finale this Sunday (Sept 10th) a the Volcanic Theatre Pub in the Century Center.
Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 7pm.
Crock Bass guitarist Christian George is nearing graduation, so the Crock directors and friends got together to do some studio recording for his college applications. Special thanks to Georges Bouhey on Keys and Carl Lindgren on Drums!
Here’s some highlights from the Bend High Vocal Jazz Dynamics troupe during their Spring 2015 Performance concert. Several of the CROCK team playing in the ensemble – and once again, special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween.
Here’s a clip from the Bend High Vocal Jazz Dynamics troupe during their Winter 2014 Performance concert. Several of the CROCK team playing in the ensemble – and once again, special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween.
Here’s a clip from the Bend High Vocal Jazz Dynamics troupe during their Fall 2014 Performance concert. Several of the CROCK team playing in the ensemble – and Damon pulls a killer guitar solo. Special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween.
Members of CROCK and the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble tore-up the Black Butte Porter stage at the Bend Roots Festival with the Jazz Bros! Special thanks to Mark Ransom for the invitation and all his efforts in fostering the festival – and for joining the band on stage for some rippin blues! And thank you Deschutes Brewery for the venue and the beer!
Here are three songs featured by these talented musicians:
CROCK member Christian joined musicians Georges Bouhey and Andy Armer in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. Yet another great night of jazz music with some of the best music teachers in Bend, Oregon.
The Bend High Vocal Jazz Dynamics troupe wrapped up their year with a pot-luck at the Bend Park and Rec pavillion. Several of the CROCK team playing in the ensemble – and once again, special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween. The first tune is called Out of The Woods by Nickel Creek featuring some superb work by guitarist Damon George. And the following is a highlight reel of the remainder of the songs they played for the audience.
Members of the CROCK team, the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble, and the Bend High Vocal Dynamics Troupe put together some simply fantastic performances to kick-off another great (AND FREE!) Jazz At The Oxford music teaching and music instruction workshop featuring internationally recognized jazz vocalist Mary Stallings. Special thanks to Ms Stallings for offering some great perspectives on her career in music, and to producer Marshall Glickman, director Georges Bouhey (filling-in for Max on drums who was out sick), the Oxford Hotel, and ALL the Jazz At The Oxford sponors!
Here are the four songs featured by these talented, young, student musicians:
CROCK players performing with the Bend High Vocal Dynamics troupe at their Christmas Concert. Nice solo by bassist Christian George – and once again, special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween.
The CROCK team hit Flatbread again with their director Georges Bouhey in the Old Mill performing with members of the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble. Great performance training and music teaching in jazz and funk.
Here’s a clip of some CROCKers performing with the Central Oregon Community College’s Jazz Combo at their semester finale. Check out guitarist Damon George hitting the drums! Special thanks to their music instructor Rich Hurdle.
Members of the Cascades Rock Ensemble joined their music teachers Georges Bouhey and Warren Zaiger at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. Yet another great night of jazz music with some of the best music teachers in Bend, Oregon.
Here’s a clip of some CROCKers performing with the Bend High Vocal Dynamics troupe at their October premier. Special thanks to their incredibly talented vocal instructor and music teacher Luke MacSween.
Several CROCKERS kept up the jam late-night at Flatbread this week. Some of the best playing by the kids ever! Check out their solos on keys, guitar, and then bass. Amazing talent! Yet another example of what the best piano teachers, guitar teachers, bass teachers, and drum teachers are able to offer for music instruction in Bend, Oregon.
Last week some of the CROCK team sat-in again with their music teacher Georges Bouhey at Flatbread in the Old Mill. Another nice rendition of the Barrett Strong classic Money (last played in April at flatbread if you want to compare it). A great example of how listening and practicing with your guitar teacher, bass teacher, and drum teacher pays off for music students in Bend, Oregon.
Members of the Cascades Rock Ensemble were invited to join their music teacher Georges Bouhey and the Band Director at Bend High (Steve Anderson) at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. The clip features a nice rendition of Solar by Miles Davis. Another great night of jazz music with some of the best music teachers in Bend, Oregon.
The CROCK team rocked the Volcanic Theatre Saturday night with two sets of music for their Spring 2013 Season Finale. Set one was 35 minutes of jams included Bluse in F, Funk#49, After Midnight, Evil Ways, and Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Set two was 40 minutes of primarily new songs from this spring including The Chicken, Solar, Blue on Black, I Feel Good, and Love Me Two Times.These young, talented musicians took us to music school this time with some great drums, guitar, bass, piano, uke & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Blue on Black
Christian on lead vocals & Damon rips it on Guitar!
Kudos to their Voice Lessons and Electric Guitar Lessons in Bend Oregon.
Love Me Two Times
Nice vocals Damon, sweet triplets Hunter, & awesome solo Thayer!
I Feel Good
It’s all in the timing baby!
After Midnight
Check out Steven’s drum chops & Hunter on Congas!
Kudos to their Drum Teacher in Bend Oregon.
The Chicken
Laz rips up the keys & Christian thumps the Bass!
Kudos to their Piano Lessons and Bass Guitar Lessons in Bend Oregon.
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