Founded in 1995, the Upper Valley Music Center (UVMC) is a nonprofit community music school located in Lebanon, NH, with a mission to provide and promote the best in music education and ensemble opportunities to residents of the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont. More than 1,500 students of all ages and ability levels enroll in lessons, group classes, ensembles, and workshops year round. Students and faculty give more than 70 concerts each year across the Upper Valley in concert halls, libraries, farmers markets, senior centers, and schools. Music education at UVMC is more than just notes and rhythms: programs emphasize community, collaboration, excellence, relationships, and character at all levels of learning.