Merit School of Music in the Community with Bridges: Partners in Music

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Katherine Lucena’s Big College News

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Continuum

Congratulations to senior Katherine Lucena who has been awarded a full scholarship to the School of Music at DePaul University!!!  Katherine began her musical studies in the Bridges band program at Nixon Elementary School in the Hermosa community (Herman Escobar, Principal).  Although her first instrument was percussion, she soon switched over to French horn.  Katherine’s [...]

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Books, Brushes & Bands for Education Visits Merit’s Tuition-free Conservatory

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Continuum

by Betsy Ko, Bridges Director At 9 AM sharp on March 28th, a bus from Hammond, IN pulled up to the front of Merit.  Its passengers were 19 band students and 8 parents from Books, Brushes & Bands for Education, a Northwest IN organization devoted to providing a variety of arts opportunities for children in [...]

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