Merit School of Music is thrilled to be the featured non-profit of Wintercamp Music Festival 2019. Wintercamp is an annual music festival held each winter in the legendary Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago. This year, the festival takes place February 15th – 16th. 10% of all ticket proceeds go back to Merit and our Conservatory … Continued
CMPI Steering Team – Merit School of Music, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago Sinfonietta, The Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, DePaul University School of Music, and Ravinia Festival – seek to discover and nurture promising young musicians from traditionally underrepresented communities Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative … Continued
Merit School of Music, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago Sinfonietta, The Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, DePaul University School of Music and The Ravinia Festival seek to Discover and Nurture Promising Young Musicians from Traditionally Underrepresented Communities Together An extraordinary $3.5 million grant over … Continued
Merit School of Music will be honored as the 2018 recipient of the Ruth D. and Ken M. Davee Award in the Arts Award by the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Charles Grode, president and executive director of Merit School of Music, will receive the award on behalf of the school during … Continued
The Bone Rangers, a chamber ensemble comprised of high school-aged trombonists from the acclaimed trombone studio of the Merit School of Music in Chicago, Illinois, will appear on an upcoming episode of From the Top, the hit NPR radio program featuring performances and interviews with America’s best young classical musicians. The episode will air by … Continued
Merit School of Music, a nationally accredited music school helping young people of all backgrounds achieve their full potential in and through music, raised more than $1.1 million at its annual gala that honored world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago-based philanthropist Howard Gottlieb. A member of Merit’s National Advisory Board for many years, Yo-Yo … Continued
Earlier this month, five Merit chamber ensembles were named semi-finalists of the M-PRIZE international chamber arts competition at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, & Dance. Four of the ensembles–Precipice Saxophone Quartet, Purple Hippopotami Flute Quartet, The Bone Rangers, and Visceral Brass Quintet–are participating in the Junior Winds division and competing for … Continued
Merit School of Music, a nationally accredited music school helping young people of all backgrounds achieve their full potential in and through music, will honor renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago-based philanthropist Howard Gottlieb at its annual gala on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton,160 E Pearson. Dedicated to helping young people … Continued
Merit School of Music, a nationally accredited music school, will honor renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago-based philanthropist Howard Gottlieb at its annual gala on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton (160 E Pearson). The evening will include a reception at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner and performances at 7:00 pm. Merit School of … Continued
Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator and leading donor advocate, has named Merit School of Music one of the top ten music charities in the country! Listed alongside like-minded organizations Third Street Music School Settlement (New York), McPhail Center for Music (Minnesota), and Pasadena Conservatory of Music (California), Charity Navigator hailed Merit … Continued