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Our Commitment to Youth Education

The Lexington Symphony has a strong commitment to outreach of all kinds in the community, and has developed a number of programs for young people.  Its signature program, Orchestrating Kids Through Classics,™ has been a huge hit with its third grade audience, their teachers and administrators, has received continuing support from the Lexington Education Foundation, and was the recipient of a George Henschel Community Award from the Harvard Musical Association this year.

Since 2006, Lexington Symphony has produced the following programs within our community:

• Afternoon Patriots’ Day concert, with family-friendly program of light classical fare (2004-2010)

• Free open rehearsal for the greater community featuring violin sensation Stefan Jackiw, called one of the most significant artists of his generation, who has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony (2006)

• Workshop for all Lexington High School music students with former Chicago Symphony hornist Gail Williams, Symphony flutist Danielle Boudrot, Music Director Jonathan McPhee and students from the Lexington High School Wind Ensemble (2007)

• Biennial Kids’ Workshop & Concert (2006, 2008, 2010)

• Music Matters, a program about the instrument families of the orchestra, performed by a quartet of musicians in economically disadvantaged schools including Lawrence, Everett, East Boston and Lynn, in partnership with WCRB and the Massachusetts Teacher’s Association (2008-2010)

• Orchestrating Kids Through Classics™ for third-grade students in Lexington and beyond

• Afternoon and evening Holiday Pops! concert, part of Lexington Holiday Festival Night (established 2009).

In addition, the Symphony carries out the following activities:

• Coaches Lexington High School students in preparation for their Senior District auditions in a master class/mock audition setting;

• Performs side-by-side with string players from Lexington High School at the Symphony’s Patriots’ Day Concert;

• Features a Lexington High School senior regularly as soloist with the orchestra;

• Awards an annual scholarship to a deserving junior at Lexington High School for their work in orchestra; and

• Supports music educators in the area in various ways, including responding to a request from an elementary music teacher in Lawrence for recorders for her students – Lexington Symphony musicians donated over 100 recorders to jump-start her music program.