Settlement News

Children's Music Workshop online
Settlement News April 1, 2020
Music tells the story of our ‘shared connection’: Why arts education is crucial in times of crisis

Settlement Music School CEO Helen Eaton recently wrote an Op-ed for WHYY on the importance of continuing arts education online during times of crisis.

Settlement News February 18, 2020
Settlement student wins Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Student Composition and Arranging Contest

Leo Steinriede was selected as the winner of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 8th Annual Essentially Ellington Dr. J. Douglas White Student Composition and Arranging Contest.

Settlement Faculty Member Martha Glaze Zook
Settlement News February 12, 2020
Faculty member to present special webinar through Hearing First

Faculty member Martha Glaze-Zook will present a new webinar, “Discovering and Exploring Musical Play” on March 5 on the Hearing First platform.

Settlement student Gabby Greene
Settlement News February 10, 2020
From Settlement, to Broadway, and back to Settlement

Settlement student Gabby Greene returns to our Willow Grove Branch for voice instruction after performing in the Broadway cast of School of Rock.

Marian Anderson Young Artist Study-Grant Winners Josif Collazo, Blue Shelton, and Obataiye Lyles
Settlement News February 10, 2020
Settlement students among Marian Anderson Young Artist Study-Grant winners

Obataiye Lyles, Josif Collazo, and Blue Shelton were named among the winners of this year’s Study-Grant, which supports high school artists.