Things We've Been Doing...

Windsor Music Centre, along with a few other locations in Windsor, celebrated Make Music Day on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Make Music Day is a worldwide celebration of music and creativity.

To mark the occasion, businesses, restaurants, and public spaces throughout Windsor hosted live music performances — and we were excited to be part of the celebration! Patrons were invited to stop by during our regular business hours to enjoy the festivities! They were also invited to check out the other participating locations around town.

A holiday that was made for us!

We took time to celebrate our hardworking staff and diligent students. Those talented people work year-round to improve their musical skills as well as guide others along their journeys. And during regular business hours, some of those amazing musicians take the stage.

Gene Donaldson played!

Let's Talk About Gene...

Gene Donaldson has played the blues since he picked up the guitar at the age of 12 and has played thousands of shows since then. As a Windsor, CT resident since age 2, he lives across from his childhood home. He continues to teach at the Windsor Music Centre, the very music shop where he learned guitar decades prior.

Gene Donaldson has been an active part of the Windsor Music Centre since he was 13 years old. He took lessons, he worked the store floor and still teaches lessons with us. Instruments Gene teaches include guitar, bass guitar, and mandolin.

Debbie Morse played!

Let's Talk About Debbie...

Deborah Morse is a Creative Instrumental Elementary and Middle School teacher who taught within the Hartford Archdiocese. She is a music teacher accomplished in designing and implementing diverse music lessons for students 3rd - 8th grade. Deborah is a dedicated and passionate professional with 34 years experience teaching instrument lessons and conducting band. She has in-depth knowledge of instructional theories and practices. She can teach and perform on all wind instruments and percussion.

She has been teaching at Windsor Music Centre for many years and still continues to teach there today.

Porcelain Rose DePino played!

Let's Talk About Porcelain...

Music has been a huge part of Porcelain's life since she was very young. She always dreamt of rocking the stage in her own band. She began her career in early elementary with chorus, clarinet in school band, church choir, and church bell and chime choirs. Her journey continued into high school adding new experiences like jazz band, pep band, UMASS Honors Band (Jr/Sr years of high school), UMASS Band Day, and learning bass clarinet. She was given the opportunity to compose and conduct her own composition as her farewell to her childhood years.

Nathan H. played!

Let's Talk About Nathan...

Avid 3-year-old who enjoys posing on the drums. Nathan not only plays the drums, but he often makes his own beats.

He is the youngest student at the Windsor Music Centre.

The day was awesome!

The weather was beautiful.

The performers were energized.

The people were swarming to see what was going on at Windsor Music Centre.

There are just so many people to thank...

Thank you Jim, Michelle, and Lily from the Windsor Art Center for inviting us to participate in this event.

Thank you Sal and Joe Raia for the prime location to play music.

Thank you Porcelain for putting together the stage at the Windsor Music Centre location, managing the performances, and finding time to perform yourself. Thank you to her fiancée, Pipa Jensen, and her daughter, Marceline, for helping set up for the event.

Thank you Gene Donaldson for playing guitar, singing, lending us your equipment and continuing to be a huge asset to the Windsor Music community.

Thank you Debbie Morse for playing your saxophone, encouraging your student to join us, and for your continued service to the Windsor Music Centre.

Thank you to our youngest performer, Nathan H, for sharing your drum skills and showing us that you are never too young to play music.

Thank you to our surprise guest, Andre D, for playing your trombone and showing us that you can come a long way in a year of learning.

Thank you to the neighbors of Poquonock Avenue near the music shop for letting us share our music with our Windsor community.

Thank you to the people who watched, honked, and turned around. You guys are the reason we do this.

Thank you all sincerely from the bottom of our hearts. This was an amazing experience that we were grateful to be a part of.

Until next time...