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Darryl Harper
“I can count on one hand the number of organizations that provide the kind of quality and access to the arts that Settlement does. Schools like Settlement are rare.”

Kintan Embraces the PMAY Artist Experience
Kintan Silvany, a student at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch, is one of 25 Settlement students taking part in the inaugural cohort of Artists

Saaya Spearman
“Everything that I’ve learned here at Settlement is something I want to take with me throughout life.”

Libby Harwitz
“Settlement provides students with gifts that become increasingly meaningful with age and time…as a lifelong SMS beneficiary, I am eternally grateful.”

Settlement Music School Supported by $500,000 Advancement Grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Described by the Center as multiyear investments designed to support bold initiatives led by exemplary arts and culture organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region, the Advancement grant will allow Settlement to engage with 21st century music learners in visionary new ways.
![20170614_153701[1] The City of Philadelphia announces the launch of the Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth at City Hall.](https://settlementmusic.org/app/uploads/2018/10/20170614_1537011.jpg)
Philadelphia Music Alliance For Youth Names First Cohort of PMAY Artists
On Wednesday, June 14, partners in the Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY), along with Mayor Jim Kenney and Chief Cultural Officer Kelly Lee, gathered at City Hall to celebrate the 75 young musicians who have been named the first cohort of PMAY Artists.

Faculty Friday – Sue Liedke
Sue Liedke finds inspiration for her art teaching at museums.