We welcome you to an inspiring place to discover great music!

In the mid-nineteenth century Reverend Nathaniel E. Thayer's wealthy sons constructed a palatial Victorian manse with the largest formal hall and staircase in New England. Today the Music Department at Atlantic Union College is housed in this historic mansion know as the Thayer Performing Arts Center. For over fifty years, hundreds of talented musicians, of all levels and ages, have been musically nurtured at this landmark community arts center. Our music faculty is comprised of some of the Greater Boston Area's finest performer-educators. They are dedicated to helping each student realize his or her musical dreams. Our students, faculty, and guest artists bring a wide array of outstanding programs that enrich our cultural community.

Dr. Karin Thompson
Music Department Chairman
Atlantic Union College

Thayer Performing Arts Center offers a wide choice of private music lessons, music classes, and ensembles for students varying in age from three years through adult and ranging in level from beginning to advanced. The faculty of Thayer Performing Arts Center is comprised of accomplished musicians from the Boston-Worcester area who are specialists in their applied field. Lessons are available to college students as well as community students on a non-credit basis.

2007-2008 Registration Form (pdf File)

TPAC Session Schedule, Special Events and Closures for 2007-2008

August 1, Wednesday – Registration begins for 2007-2008 sessions
Sept. 4, Tuesday – Fall session begins
Oct. 8, Monday –  Columbus Day, TPAC closed
Oct. 15, Monday – Drop date
Oct. 20 – 2nd payment due
Nov. 20 – 3rd (final) payment due for Fall Session
Nov. 21-25, Wed.-Sunday – Thanksgiving vacation, TPAC closed
Dec. 9, Sunday – Thayer Holiday Festival & TPAC recitals
Dec. 10-14 – Fall Session make-up lesson week
Dec. 16-January 6 – Christmas vacation, TPAC closed, office open for Spring Registration, limited hours
January 7, Monday – Spring Session begins
January 21, Monday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, TPAC closed
February 20 – 2nd payment due
March 9-16 – AUC Spring Break, TPAC closed
March 20 – 3rd payment due
April 13-19 – Patriots’ Day, Public School Spring Break, TPAC closed
April 20 – 4th (final) payment due for Spring Session
May 4, 11, 18, Sundays – TPAC recitals
May 19-23 – Spring Session make-up lesson week
May 25-June 29 – Summer Break I, TPAC closed
          office open for Summer Registration, limited hours
June 30, Monday – Summer Session begins
August 4, Monday – Registration begins for 2007-2008 sessions
August 11-15 – Summer Sesssion make-up lesson week
August 18-Sept. 7 – Summer Break II, TPAC closed
September 8, Monday – Fall Session begins