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
This summer, three Merit musicians were selected to participate in the Weill Institute of Music’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA) programs and experienced extraordinary performance opportunities, like the chance to play in Carnegie Hall, go on tour, and travel throughout Asia with their orchestra. Quincey Trojanowski, a senior bassoonist, performed with … Continued
On August 8, fifteen enthusiastic members of ComEd’s awesome Strategy and Technology team, directed by Merit Trustee Jennifer Montague, volunteered their time and muscle to organize the music room at Pilsen’s Whittier Elementary Dual Language School and put a fresh coat of paint on the cafeteria walls. Whittier is a long-standing member of … Continued
Meet Merit Alum Siblings Emily Alvelo & Samuel Alvelo Year(s) Attended Merit: EMILY: 1991 to 2001 SAMUEL: 1991 to 1996 Program(s): EMILY: Private Lessons Program and Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory Class of 2001 SAMUEL: Merit Music in Communities (formerly Bridges) and Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory Instrument(s): EMILY: Cello and Voice (I also … Continued
Meet Alumnus Dr. Neal Robert Abarbanell Year(s) Attended Merit: 1980 to 1982 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory Class of 1982 Instrument(s): French Horn Hometown: Chicago, IL Education: Residency in Emergency Medicine at University of Florida (Jacksonville); Medical Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by an Internship at University of Chicago; Bachelors … Continued
MEET ALUMNa Jasmin Preciado Year(s) Attended Merit: 2004 – 2007 Program(s): Merit Music in Communities and Instrumental & Vocal Music Program Instrument: Flute Hometown: Chicago — Hermosa Neighborhood Education: Bachelors in Human Resources with a minor in Economics, DePaul University & Society for Human Resources – Certified Professional Favorite Merit Memory: My favorite Merit memory is … Continued