Merit School of Music is a proud partner of The Foundation for Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation’s (FHSR) Music to My Ears program. Launched in 2019, the Music to My Ears

  JUNE 16, 2020 Merit School of Music mourns the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, David McAtee, and the many precious lives lost

Year(s) Attended Merit: Emily: 1991 to 2001 Samuel: 1991 to 1996 Program(s): Emily: Private Lessons Program and Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory Class of 2001 Samuel: Merit Music in Communities (formerly

Year(s) Attended Merit: 1980 to 1982 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory Class of 1982 Instrument(s): French Horn Hometown: Chicago, IL Education: Residency in Emergency Medicine at University of Florida (Jacksonville);

Year(s) Attended Merit: 2004 – 2007 Program(s): Merit Music in Communities and Instrumental & Vocal Music Program (group classes) Instrument: Flute Hometown: Chicago – Hermosa Neighborhood Education: Bachelors in Human Resources with

Year(s) Attended Merit: 2007 – 2013 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory (Class of 2013). Jacob received Merit’s 2013 Mary Herron Replogle College Scholarship. Instrument: Trombone Hometown: Tinley Park, Illinois Education: