Welcome to the Music Center of Norwich

The Music Center of Norwich has played a role in the music of Eastern Connecticut since 1934. Originally named Four Star Music and located in the famous Flat Iron building in downtown Norwich, the Music Center has evolved with the ever changing music scene.

Art Wallace and Steve Marquardt purchased the Music Center in March of 2005. Art is a lifelong local musician with a strong background in business and a love and passion for all types of music. He has sung as a featured tenor in several area choirs as well as played guitar and sang in a number of bands in the past.

Steve comes to the Music Center with a background in marketing and has played professionally in several contemporary Country/Rock bands in the 90’s including the Sweetheart Records band “Wildcard” where he played bass, sang background vocals, and was one of the primary songwriters for their original material.

Steve and Art’s goal for the Music Center of Norwich is to offer contemporary musicians internet competitive pricing and selection in an atmosphere that is more relaxed and comfortable than the chain stores that have come to dominate the market. They are continuing the Music Center’s legacy into the 21st century by providing a place where all musicians, from beginner to professional, can find the support and service to help them realize their musical dreams.

We are an authorized dealer for all Fender products including guitars, basses, amplifiers, Fender Pro Audio, and Fender Custom Shop instruments, Washburn guitars, basses, and fretted instruments, Takamine guitars, Hamer USA and HamerXT guitars and basses, Parker guitars and basses, Deering, Vega, and Deering Goodtime banjos, Gretsch drums, Latin Percussion, and Genz-Benz amplifiers. Click on a Manufacturers link to the left to view the full line of their products.

We also carry one of the largest sheet music selections in Southern New England as well as offering a complete lesson program for all ages and levels of musician! Click the lessons link in the top menu bar, to meet our teachers.