Kyle Langlois is a professional musician from Western MA, and a two-time graduate of Berklee College of Music, (BM: Performance in Boston, MA and MM: Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) in Valencia, Spain). Whether focusing on performing, production, songwriting, or education, Kyle lives and breathes music, as his passions pull him to explore all corners of the industry, and to spread his admiration of the arts with everyone and anyone. Personally, Kyle strives to spread positivity and peace, gaining new and invigorating experiences to shape his view of the world, while aiming to be a voice for all.

Currently, Kyle splits his time into different facets of music. He has been performing throughout New England for over a decade, and lately has been involved in the musical theater and pit orchestra scene as a guitarist, bassist and pianist across Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Kyle also enjoys writing music and sharing his stories with listeners across the globe; in 2022, his Masters’ Thesis Project at Berklee Valencia consisted of a self-produced album “Fly Now” and a live concert showcasing new arrangements of his original songs. Lastly, Kyle is entering the education field, teaching private guitar and music lessons remotely and in-studio, and getting into his own classrooms in schools and programs in his communities.

Kyle is enthusiastic to share his love for music and education at the Community Music School of Springfield, and he is eager to support you in reaching your musical ambitions! Offering technical skills and instrumental lessons, songwriting and production guidance, and insights into the professional music industry from his own experiences, Kyle aims to prove the Community Music School’s philosophy that “Music is for everyone” through exploration and open creativity!

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Chris Foe is an emerging composer whose work is performed and recorded widely throughout the New York, Boston, and Western Massachusetts areas. Originally from West Michigan, Chris graduated summa cum laude from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music where he studied guitar and composition under internationally renowned guitarist John Abercrombie. During his years there, he was designated a James Moody Scholar and saw his music performed at major venues like Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola and The Falcon.

Having recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master’s degree in jazz composition and arranging, Chris now works as a freelance arranger and engraver and is active on the national competition circuit. His successes in this arena include a second-place finish in the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) Pete Rugolo Big Band Arranging and Composing Competition where his piece, “The Western Shore”, was judged against a record number of entries by a panel of judges that included Bill Holman, Gordon Goodwin, and Nan Schwartz.

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Steve Moser studied at the Eastman School of Music and majored in music at the African American and Jazz Department at UMass Amherst. He has been teaching for more than 20 years, is the owner of New Traditions music publishing company, and performs throughout the Northeast. Steve also teaches music theory and composition.

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Jim Messbauer, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music with a degree in Music Performance, Trombone. Jim has toured extensively and is the co-founder of several Latin and brass groups, including Groupo Mambique, music and rhythms of the Caribbean, South America and the Lower Antilles done in a vibrant acoustic Chamber Mambo format of horns and drums.

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