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Students from the Gleeksman-Kohn Children's Choir rehearse at the Germantown Branch
News July 26, 2019
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, composition and theory student of Roberto Pace, Robert Capanna Musicianship Distinguished Faculty Chair.
News May 7, 2019
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, piano student at Settlement Music School's Wynnefield Branch.
News May 6, 2019
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.

Sandra Carlock, Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair at Settlement Music School.
News May 6, 2019
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.