by Betsy Ko, Bridges Director Despite our worries about how the rain would affect the buses bringing students from 19 of our Bridges sites to Symphony Center this morning, everyone got there safely and with enough time to rehearse together to pull off a fabulous 90′ concert! Today’s program featured the performances of two large [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Band'
Books, Brushes & Bands for Education Visits Merit’s Tuition-free Conservatory
April 6, 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 [...]
Merit’s band at Talcott becomes a family affair!
March 21, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Over my years of teaching in Merit’s continuum, I have become convinced of how essential it is for the parents of our students to understand what their children do in music class and how it can make a difference in their lives, both now and for the future. So I was delighted when Tom Bracy, [...]
Not your typical Tuesday
January 21, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
by Alicia Poot, Bridges Program Associate and Merit flute faculty member It’s a Tuesday night, the night of the week I am most drained and exhausted. I have a 14-hour day on Tuesdays, and Tuesday is sandwiched between a 10-hour Monday day and an 11-hour Wednesday. It’s no wonder I rarely can finish my Italian [...]
Merit, CSO & Fidelity Invest in the Musical Talent at Hirsch HS!
January 5, 2009 · 3 Comments · Concerts
With generous support by the Fidelity FutureStage program, we are now entering our second year of partnership with Hirsch Metro High School in the Grand Crossing community. Through the FutureStage program, Fidelity invests in the potential of high school students who will someday take center stage in our society. Arts education is the vehicle for this [...]
Burley Holiday Hoopla
December 18, 2008 · No Comments · Concerts
burleyfrosty burleybells Merit has a very special partnership at Augustus Burley Elementary School in Lakeview because our various programs there reach students starting in pre-Kindergarten and build on this foundation to keep them involved in music-making, potentially throughout their entire career at Burley. Much praise goes to Principal Barbara Kent and the Friends of Burley [...]
Merit band students from Carson take their tunes to the mall!
December 12, 2008 · No Comments · Concerts
For the last few years, it has been an annual tradition for Carson’s band to give a December performance in the food court of the Ford City Shopping Mall. Alas, this year, meetings at the office kept me from going, but Bridges staff member Alicia Poot headed out to hear the concert and even caught [...]
