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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.
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.
Germantown Student raises funds for Indiana University Piano Academy on GoFundMe
When faced with a large tuition bill for a summer piano academy, our Germantown student Obataiye Lyles decided to raise the funds himself on GoFundMe.
Settlement CEO writes op-ed about the impact of arts education on the local economy
In the Summer 2019 edition of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s InBusiness magazine, Settlement Music School CEO Helen Eaton explains how community arts schools are uniquely positioned to help advance Philadelphia’s economic future through what they teach.
Cole Griscom performs in Gold Award Recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall
Cole Griscom performed his own composition, Theme and Variations in E-flat Minor, at the Golden Key Music Festival in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall.
Jadon Heath wins gold in two local NAACP ACT-SO categories
Jadon Heath, piano student of Stephanie Ben-Salem at our Wynnefield Branch, took the Gold Medal prize in both the Contemporary and Classical categories of the NAACP’s Philadelphia region ACT-SO competition.
Five Questions with Sandra Carlock
We talked with pianist Sandra Carlock, Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair, who has been recognized as a Top Music Teacher by Steinway & Sons for the third year in a row.