On Saturday, May 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, students from all the schools will perform a wide selection of music from jazz and blues to rock and pop at the Berklee City Music Faculty Outreach Concert. The concert is free for the public. The wheelchair-accessible venue is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Call 617-266-7455, or visit for berkleebpc.com for details.
Student performers represent educational institutions from all over Greater Boston: Blackstone, Mattahunt,William H. Ohrenberger, and Sumner elementary schools; Timilty, McCormack, and Young Achievers middle schools; Murphy and Orchard Gardens K – 8; English High School, the Boston Arts Academy, and Roland Hayes School of Music.
Through the Faculty Outreach Program, students get private lessons, directed ensembles, and performance opportunities. Those who feel that music is their calling have found the motivation to stay in school. Parents also benefit from sessions with Berklee City Music staff to learn how to prep their teens for college. For some of these creative kids, they didn’t imagine that college would be a choice for them until the outreach initiative.
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Berklee City Music is a nonprofit program that provides music education to 4th through 12th graders in underserved communities. With year-round instruction, expert faculty, individualized mentoring, and a comprehensive curriculum, Berklee City Music combines the breadth of Berklee resources, facilities, and available scholarships with an environment of attention and encouragement. Kids get the tools and support they need to flourish as students, musicians, and—perhaps most important—confident and well-rounded individuals ready to shape their world.
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