Welcome to Wynnefield: A new era in West Philadelphia

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FALL 2014
Welcome to Wynnefield: A new era in West Philadelphia
T
he “Welcome to
Wynnefield” sign
had been just
outside the
building’s gate for
decades, but finally in fall of
2012, the West Philadelphia
Branch was renamed the
Wynnefield Branch, solidifying
its standing in this residential neighborhood just off of
City Line Avenue and a mile
from St. Joseph’s University.
While neighbors and newcomers alike have been getting
Building on connections with schools in Philadelphia and outside the city, the Wynnefield Branch, led by Branch
to know the branch by its new Director Dr. Karin Orenstein, has undergone tremendous growth over the past two years.
name, expanded programming
and facility improvements make it a better place than
this fall and the introduction of an Adult Jazz Ensemble,
ever to play and learn.
has coincided with growth in other programs. The branch
piloted Children’s Music Playshop in fall 2013, and has
The revitalization of the jazz ensemble program has led
grown both its string orchestra program and chamber
the way. As recently as two years ago the branch had
music program over the past year.
just one jazz ensemble, where today six groups rehearse
each week under the direction of skilled jazz faculty who
teach jazz standards, improvisation, musicianship, and
performance.
Amy Hughart has seen tremendous growth, both in the
jazz program and at the branch in general, firsthand
as a parent, then as a member and now President of
the Wynnefield Branch Board. “This has become a
really vibrant community for budding musicians from
Philadelphia, the Main Line, Upper Darby and other
schools,” she says. “It’s exciting to see the growth in
interest in jazz, and also in the many other programs
offered here.”
The rise of jazz, including the move of the Helen K.
Schwartz Advanced Study Jazz Ensemble to Wynnefield
Dr. Karin Orenstein, who came to Wynnefield as Branch
Director after previously serving as a piano faculty
member at the Camden and Germantown Branches,
has worked to develop many of these programs through
connections with music teachers and principals at local
schools. “I try to find out what their needs are, what kind
of students they have, and what their students want,”
she says.
Orenstein has observed numerous friendships and a
feeling of community developing among the influx
of middle school-aged students. “There’s no sense of
competition among them,” she says. “They want to play
their instruments for one another and help each other
with their homework.”
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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
There’s never a dull
moment at Settlement
Music School. This
is certainly a familiar
phrase to our staff and
faculty. While the bustle
is apparent during the
busiest parts of the year
when the branches are
filled with students,
teachers, and families,
even during the “quiet”
times, there is a constant
buzz of activity behind
the scenes.
This year, in particular, the traditionally
quiet summer months marked a time
of significant growth and change for
Settlement. The Wynnefield Branch
underwent a series of renovations, which
are described in the cover story. As
aesthetic improvements continue to take
place alongside growth in programming
at all of our branches, we will continue
to highlight each of them in our print
and online media. An exciting new
project that has been years in the
making is about to get underway at the
Germantown Branch. Be sure to follow
us on our social media sites (Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram) to see the latest
changes as they are happening!
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Starting in June and extending into
the new school year, we also brought
the Kardon Institute, a valued partner
for several decades in providing arts
therapy, into the Settlement family.
Now operating as the Kardon Center
for Arts Therapy, we are excited to work
with program director Mark Bottos and
the Center’s therapists in continuing and
expanding their vital work.
With the arrival of the fall and the start
of the 2014-15 school year, the branches
once again enjoy a flurry of motion
throughout the hallways and in the
studios. This year, we will present more
than 250 free performances across our
branches. At recitals, performance hours,
and master classes, students of all ages
will further their musical development
by taking the stage in front of friends,
family and community members.
Whether you attend one of these events
in person, or enjoy the pictures and
videos that we share online, I encourage
you to engage in the life of this
institution and be an active member of
the Settlement community that means
so much to all of us.
Warmly,
Helen S. Eaton
Executive Director
Settlement Music School Opens
Kardon Center for Arts Therapy
Launch of arts therapy center on July 1 builds on legacy
of creating access to music and the related arts for all
Visionary philanthropist Emanuel “Manny” Kardon
made generous gifts to name both the Kardon Institute
and Settlement’s Kardon-Northeast Branch. On July 1,
2014, Kardon’s contributions became indelibly linked
as Settlement Music School opened the Kardon Center
for Arts Therapy. Operating from the Kardon-Northeast
Branch, the Center offers music, art, and dance/
movement therapy services to individuals with various
special needs across each of Settlement Music School
Branches and at other locations in our community.
The Kardon Center’s creation follows the decision of
the Kardon Institute’s Board to dissolve the institution.
Integral to Settlement’s history, the Kardon Institute was
founded in 1976 out of a partnership between Settlement
Music School and the Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. The
Institute formed its own independent 501(c)3 in 1985
with a mission that evolved from offering adapted music
lessons to individuals with physical disabilities to using
the creative arts as a means of achieving personal growth
for children and adults living with physical disabilities,
autism, intellectual disabilities, and other challenges.
Settlement’s Kardon Center is led by Program Director
Mark Bottos, who was with the Kardon Institute for 25
years. “Settlement Music School has provided the most
seamless transition and continuity for the programs,
families and therapists of the Kardon Institute that
Mark Bottos now leads the Kardon Center for Arts
Therapy, after 25 years with the Kardon Institute.
could not be found with any other organization in the
community. It was only natural for the programs to
return to their familiar home since the inception of the
program started with Settlement Music School,” says
Bottos.
The addition of the Kardon Center effectively makes
Settlement the primary provider of arts therapy for
Philadelphia. Executive Director Helen Eaton says,
“We feel privileged to have this opportunity to serve the
families of Kardon and to work with their outstanding
therapists and staff. We are enormously grateful to
Kardon Institute’s Board and staff for all their help and
guidance during the transition.”
“With the reunification of the Kardon Institute programs
under the Settlement Music School umbrella, there are
mutual benefits and opportunities for meeting a wide
continuum of educational and therapeutic needs of the
communities Settlement serves,” says Bottos. “Not only
does Settlement provide the Kardon Center a larger
infrastructure and network to develop its programs, but
the Kardon Center will now be able to provide a more
closely and integrated resource for teachers and families
to determine the best approach to arts experiences for
children and adults.”
www.smsmusic.org/kardoncenter
Welcome to Wynnefield (continued from page 1)
Branch facilities are keeping pace with growth. A variety of
renovations, funded through the 25th Century Foundation, took
place over the summer, transforming the lobby and other public
spaces into brighter, more welcoming spaces hearkening back to
the mansion the Branch once was.
All told, the Wynnefield Branch is now home to a greater number
of students and families from the adjoining neighborhoods as well
as from the Montgomery County communities on the other side
of City Line Avenue. “You can see the possibility for this school
— and for music — in children’s lives, starting from when they’re
toddlers,” Hughart says. “We want to make this a warm place
where just being here makes people happy.”
Piano faculty member Scott Coulter rehearses with
trumpeter Noah Bender and percussionist Naveen
Gooneratne, students in a high-school-age jazz
ensemble at the Wynnefield Branch.
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TECH SUPPORT:
A salute to our IT volunteers
A hearty “thank you” goes out to two individuals who have
each dedicated hundreds of volunteer hours over the last year
to help support our technology infrastructure.
A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR FOR
MUSIC EDUCATION PATHWAYS
The first year of Settlement Music School’s Music
Education Pathways program (MEP), our city-wide school
partnership program funded through generous support
from the William Penn Foundation, wrapped up on June
9 with an event that will become a yearly tradition. The
PECO Pathways to Performance concert brought together
MEP students to perform side-by-side with members
of the band, orchestra, and choir programs from all of
Settlement's branches. On the professional-quality stage
of Temple University's Performing Arts Center, all students
were able showcase what they learned throughout the
year through guidance from both new and long-time
faculty.
Amid the performances, the principals from Settlement’s
first two MEP partner schools — Dr. Sonya Harrison from
Henry C. Lea Elementary School, and Sarah Elder from
Hardy Williams Elementary, a Mastery Charter School
— joined together with Executive Director Helen Eaton
and MEP Manager Sally Weiss in acknowledging the
accomplishments of the students and the support they
received from their families.
Growing in Year Two
MEP is operating at both Lea and Hardy Williams once
again this year, with two new partner schools added to
the lineup. Choir and orchestra instruction are underway
at Thomas Holme Elementary, which has been paired
with the Kardon-Northeast Branch, and Pastorius
Elementary, a Mastery Charter School, which has been
paired with the Germantown Branch.
For more information on MEP and the potential for new
off-site partnerships, visit www.smsmusic.org/mep or
contact MEP Program Manager Sally Weiss at
215.320.2686 or sally.weiss@smsmusic.org.
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Allan Hasbrouck, a resident of Queen
Village and alumni parent who retired
from the Philadelphia Inquirer as
technical manager, reached out to the
School in summer 2013, wondering
whether there were ways that he could
help out the School. When we found
out his technology background, it was
a no-brainer: Patrick Leiter, Director
of Information Services, needed help maintaining and
upgrading more than 65 workstations across the School’s
six branches. Allan stepped in, and has been hard at work
one day a week since then, keeping systems going and
allowing Patrick to focus on more strategic elements of his
job. In Patrick’s words, “Allan keeps my sanity intact – I
can rely on him, and he works harder than some people
who get paid.” Allan is all smiles, brightens the day of any
staff member he sees, and his paycheck, as the School’s
Accounting department notes, is the easiest to cut: it’s all
zeroes.
Meanwhile, Dave Elderkin of
Wynnewood, who has volunteered
extensively with the Chester County
Community Foundation, Kennett
Symphony, KIPP Charter Schools, and
other organizations, was looking for
his next volunteering gig, and a friend
turned his attention to Settlement. When
he reached out to us, and we learned
of his expertise in database technology, a long-desired
project became a possibility. Over the last year, Dave
has helped the School identify and implement a software
system to improve communications with alumni, parents,
students and donors, and which needed to be aligned
with the School’s current enrollment database. Working
countless hours alongside Patrick Leiter and meeting with
administrators across the School, Dave has helped formalize
business practices, whipped raw data into shape, and lifted
the spirits of the implementation team along when the
going gets tough. His impact will be felt for many years,
well after he moves on to his next cause—which we hope
will be a long time from now.
If you would like to volunteer and make a lasting impact
at Settlement Music School, please let us know. We have
a particular need for volunteers to help with staffing and
maintaining the libraries at our branches. Please contact
your nearest branch if you are interested.
Settlement Music School 2013-2014 Donors
Settlement Music School gratefully acknowledges our
individual donors for gifts made to the School between
July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Contributions make possible
the nearly $2 million in financial aid awards made annually
to students in need, and assist with the development and
expansion of programs.
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TRUSTEE’S CIRCLE
$100,000 OR MORE
$2,500 TO $4,999
Estate of Shirley DeBose
Braverman
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BENEFACTOR’S
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$500 TO $999
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David Eskin
Gillian G. Facher
Dr. Julian & Sunny Feldman†
John Felton & Marty Gottron
Ilda Ficher
Phoebe Figland
Sylvia G. Flinker*†
Paula Sassano-Flynn
Janet Fox
The Foxx Family†
John & Elaine Frank†
Barbara F. Freed &
Alan J. Mittelman*†
Hellmut Gottschild
Deborah Friedell
Ellen Friedman
Elizabeth A. Fuller†
Anne Gardner
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Garza
Jean Gaston
Josepha Gayer
Frank Giorgilli
Lorraine Glass-Harris†
Albert & Sylvia Glassman
Ira Goldstein and Linda Samost
Adele & Bertram Greenspun†
CONTRIBUTORS
UP TO $100
Anonymous (22)
Eva Abrams
Gabriella Abrams*†
Ron Abrams
Cynthia Addison
Toby & Martin Adler
Henry & Eunice Alexander†
* Board Member/Advisory Committee †(current/former) Parent/Student/Alumni ^ Staff/Faculty Deceased
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Sara Allen
Wilton Andrews†
Anthony Angelaccio
R. Austin†
Chelsea Badeau
Elaine W. Baer
Christiane Hertel &
John M. Baker†
Linda G. Baldwin†
Mr. & Mrs. Christy M. Ball
Dr. Joy N. Bank
Carmela Baratta
Francis Baratta
Lucy Baratta
Ellen B. Barrett
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Basalik†
Lew Baum
David Musto and Kathrine Beals†
Janice Bellace
Jennifer Bellot†
Roy Bernat†
Dene K. Bernstein
Ayishah Berry†
Laura Betancourt†
Kathleen Betz
William & Helene Blacker†
Elizabeth R. Bodine†
Paul G. Bogosian
Anne Bonn
Barry Boone†
Ann & Scott Botel-Barnard†
Jennifer Bouch†
Glenville Bowen†
James & Carolyn Boxmeyer†
Addie Bracy†
Rachel Brandt†
Ray & Bonnie Brebach†
Robert & Carol Briselli†
Shirley Brown
Stan & Glenda Buckman
Steve Bulack†
Nancy Carolyn Bullett†
Mardella E. Burdine
Denise Burgess
Callard Household†
Ola F. Cannon, III†
Teresa Cappello & Dennis Szabo
Dolores Cascarino
Francis X. Chapman†
Gail Chavis
Judith Chomsky
Marilyn & Robert Clark
Rhonda A. Clinton†
William & Rose Cochran
Julie Cohen
Stanley & Marion Cohen
David F. Connor
Daniel Coren & Gretta Leopold
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Corson
Janet Costa
Jess Cresswell
Harrington E. Crissey, Jr.
Patricia Cromartie†
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Colleen Crowley†
Robert Cunningham
Peter Curry
Deborah Curtiss
Richard & Rosemary Czajkowski
Sadio Damu
Maurice Daniels†
Barbara Davidson
Louise Davis
Sara K. Davis
Spencer H. Davis*
Davy Household†
Peter Day
Dana Dean
Luca Del Negro†
Sandra Depew
F. Devine & F. El-Gabalawi†
Robert H. Devoe
Karen Diamond
Leland C. &
Marie-Christine Dickey†
Carmina J. Diggs†
Stanley Dizengoff†
Jay Donner
Susan J. Doyle
Mary B. Dratman
Christopher Drimak
Andrew Duncan
Janet Dwyer
Natalie Dyen
Staff of the W. Cary Edwards
School of Nursing at Thomas
Edison State College
Dr. & Mrs. George E. Ehrlich†
Molly Eigen & Sarah Elder
Janet Ruth Einhorn
Ken Weilerstein &
Robin Eisman, PhD†
Thomas D. &
Eleanor M. Elkinton
Lars B. Eller
Carolyn Ellman†
Christi English
Herbert & Jean Epstein†
David & Eileen Eskin†
Diana E. Fainberg
James Falcone
Paul M. Farber
Beth Farcut†
Marco V. Farnese
Lynne Farrington
Michael Faucher
Ashley Federer
Esta & Jay Feinsod
Adam Engle & Ellen Feinstein
Harriet Feinstein*
Mary Felley†^
Isaac Finkelstein
Judith Finkelstein†
Frances Fish
Fred Fisher†
Lee & Renee Fleisher†
Ernest & Barbara Florio
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Margaret Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frampton†
Amie Abeloff Frankel†
Dorothy C. Freeman
Lawrence H. Friedman
Joseph M. Fucci†
Eric Galloway
Kimberly Garrison*†
Marceda Garrison
Sally Gever
Louise Gilbert
Evelyn Goldhammer†
Morton Gollub†
Aida Gonzalez†
Jim Graham†
Jean Gray
Susan Greco
Sara Greenspan
Harry C. Gross
Michael A. Gross†
Marlea Gruver
Julie Hagen†
Henry G. Haliburton
Bernard & Edis Hall†
Nancy S. Halpern
Brock Hamilton†
Brenda K. Harder
Alan Harler
Barbara C. Harris
Drs. David & Marcia Harwitz
Carol Hauptfuhrer
Fred & Margaret Hauptman
Lynette Hazelton†
Patrick Dhuique & Carola Hein†
Chris Hemsley
Allen Henry†
Ann Herrmann-Sauer
M. Herskowitz†
Ken & Eleanor Hiebert†
Mr. Philip N. &
Catherine A. Hineline
Cecil S. Hojnowski
Carl & Doris Hollins
Robert D. Holmes†
Judie Horowitz
Ruth Horwitz
Karen & Benjamin Hoyle
Barbara & Michel Huber
Karen Humbert
Jaimie L. Hunter
David Hyman
John Imredy†
Oleksandra Ivakhiv
Blanche & Hesh Jacobs
Gardner Jacobs†
Liza Jaipaul
Paul A. Jargowsky
Estate of Jef Lee Johnson
Marci Jordan
Anthony Joyce†
Dr. Rochelle Kainer
Doris L. Kalan†
Paul Karosas†
Leslie Kase & R. Andrew Swinney
Bridget Kasinskas†
Joan D. Katz†
Lauren Kee
Patricia M. Kehoe
Mildred K. Keil
Drs. Edwin & Wilma Kellerman†
Deborah Kelly†
Suzanne Kelly†^
Jeannette Bakalian Keshishian†
Toni & Herb Kestenbaum†
Susan Kiefner
Vasiliy & Larisa Kifyak†^
Hyun-hee Kim†
Lois Kimmelman
Matthew & Jennifer Klenk†
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Klinefelter, III†
Marie Knouff
Rick & Eileen Knox
Harold Kobb†
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kornblatt
Joyce & Sam Krain†
Yetta Kramer
Allen Krantz
Enid F. Krasner
Daniel Kropp
Dawn Krown†
Martin Kugler
Brenda Kukuia†
Mary Ann Kull
K. E. Kunkel
Ellen Rae Kushner
Nettie Kuitkoff
Dolores L. Kuykendall*
Barbara Laboski†
Esther Lafair†
John C. Lai†
Paula G. Lamb
Laura Lane & David R. DeVoe†
Kevin D. Lawrence
Rudolph Lea
Mary C. Lefever
Judd Levingston &
Hillary A. Kruger†
Cary Levinson
Sandra Levinson
Miriam Levy
Ted & Mary Lou Lewandowski
David J. Lidle
Katharine G. Lidz†
Alan & Sarah Lipkin†
Margaret Lockwood†
Carol Lorentz-Burnett†
Nina & Norman Lotstein
Amy & Tom Lubensky†
Shirley Luber
George Maalouf
Cirel & Howard Magen
Alberta C. Mahoney
Ammini Manicheril†
M. Michael Marian
Colleen Mahoney Martin
* Board Member/Advisory Committee †(current/former) Parent/Student/Alumni ^ Staff/Faculty
Mary Belle S. Rauch
William C. & Hilde P. Reichert†
Rhea Rhode
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Richardson†
Sunny Richman & John A. Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ries
Adam Rogers
Ellen Rondinaro†
Joan Rosenberg
Anna Rosenblatt
Dr. Joel & Mrs. Joan
Rosenbloom†
Mr. & Mrs. Harold S. Rosenbluth
Phil Rothberg
Philip Rothenberg
Alan Rowatti
Susan & Joel Rubin
Dr. Joseph M. Ruszkowski†
Mr. & Mrs. Stanton J. Salkin
Hillary Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Nenno
Mr. & Mrs. C. Edwin Neu†
Benjamin Ng†
Emily E. Nicholl†
Edward & Phyllis Stein Novack
Grant & Sarah Odhner†
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis O'Leary†
Paulette G. O’Neill†
Sue Oppenheim†
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Oslick
Karen & Stan Osman†
Emma E. Parsley
Tim & Justene Patton
Elaine F. Pector
Kevin & Constance Perry†
Jaclyn Piper
Franklin J. Platt*
Ms. Carole A. Plummer
Benjamin Present
Ms. Letitia O. Principato
Vincent Quarles†
Sarah Rabin
Jaya Ramji-Nogales†
Rhoda & Stephen Sand
Robert Sanders & Janet Filante
Abigail Sandler
Leah Saukkonen
Shirlee S. Schachtel†
Karyn L. Scher
Ruth Schick
John & Mary Ann Schmertz
Deena J. Schneider
Jean M. Schneider
Matthew Schultz
Salvatore Scicchitani
Jean D. Sedar†
Bluebond Seelig
Doris Seldin
Dan Seltzer
Janice Serro
Elmer & Deborah Setting
Joan & Si Share
Heather J. Sharkey &
Vijay Balasubramanian†
Grace Sheehan
Rosalie M. Sherman†
Bonnie Sherr
David Siegel
Dr. Harriet Sigel
Linda P. & Ralph W. Siskind†
Annabelle & Richard Sitler
Joan & Henry Skoczen†
Wendy Slavish
Ruth Anderson†
James E. Smith†
Nataly Snipelishsky^
Mark Sobolewski†
Matt Solin†
Gertrude Solkov
Paul Soltoff
Paula Spielberg
Elizabeth K. Sporer†
Wayne Stansfield
Eric Stein†
Lucille B. Stein
Rene Stein†
Marilyn L. Steinbright
Michael Stepnowski
Sandra Stieffenhofer†
Wayne E. Stokes
Enid W. Stone
Michelle Stranger
Chief Justice Leo G. Strine
Emily Stromberg†
Marvin D. Suer
Heather Hahn Sullivan
Marianna & Michael Sullivan
Kevin J. Swanson
Taub Household†
Kathryn Taylor &
Jonathan Sprogell
Alfred & Elayne Toizer
Seymour I. Toll†
Heather Tracey
Andrew C. Trackman†
Antho Tran†
Joseph R Troiano†
Walter Tsou & Jean Lee†
Janice Laganella Tucker†
James Turner
Kristiono Utama†
Bunny Van Adelsberg
Cameron Voss & Denis Murphy†
Kristin & Brian Vrabel
Lee & Barbara Wagner
Carol Ward†
Swanee V. Waters
Mel & Marty Waxman†
Timothy C. Weckesser
Lori K. Weidner
Donna Weinraub
Patty & Bill Weisberger
George H. Weiss, M.D.
Peg & Ralph Wellington†
Karen West
Andrew White
Heidi K. White
Richard M. White
Kelly Widman
Mark Wilhelm†
William A. Wilkins†
Burton Delano Williams†
Ellen Wise†
Nancy K. Wolff†
Ivan R. Wolfson
Karen L. Woll
Jan Foy Wright
Kathleen Wright†
Larisa Yanovitsky^
Phyllis D. Zebin†
Rebecca Zerkin & Ihsan K. Taylor
Cindy Ziesing
Michael Zuckerman†
Raymond & Joan Zumoff
GIFTS IN KIND
Jean Shaw Adelman
Iretta Albright
Walter Blake†
Linda Blakely
Addie Bracy†
William R. Brennen
Carol Campoli
Toni Carey
Judith Chomsky
Betty Cypres
Donna DiStefano†
Anthony DiValerio
David Elderkin
Roslyn & Charles Epstein
Alfred Finck
Toi Ford†
Diane Foster
Deirdre Gaskins
The Rev. & Mrs. Edward D.
Gehres, Jr.
Nicole Groff†
Steven N. Haas*†
Allan M. Hasbrouck†
Seymour Hermes
Denise Hoeksema
Jennifer Jaffi
Chris Jelepis†
Sandy & Alan Katz
William P. Kerrigan
Joan E. Kirk†
Koehler Household†
Clarence Legler
Patrick & Jennifer Leiter†^
Doris Loder
Judith Mallery
Robert A. Melikian &
Susan Hohnsbeen*
Josette Melman
Mardia Melory
Daniel Mines & Liza Somers†
Neomosha Nelson
Ida Newman
Irene Pelech & Nicholis Zwarych†
Barry and Elisa Pertuset
* Board Member/Advisory Committee †(current/former) Parent/Student/Alumni ^ Staff/Faculty Deceased
Thank You!
Dr. & Mrs. Robert F. Marvin†
Daniel Matsukawa
Robert J. McCurdy
McGinty Household†
Medhin Household
Robert Medlock
Josephine Meekins-Sawyer
Elizabeth Meister†
Michael Mellman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mellon†
Rada S. Merickel
Merlis Household†
Paul Molloy
Burnadette L. Morton-Johnson
Melvin Moses, M.D.
Barbara Moskow
Scott Mozlin
Tom Nardone†
Joseph Nebistinsky^
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Linda D. Portnoy
Kurt & Mary-Ann Reiss
Margaret Rhodes
Jerry S. Rosenbloom
Jeannette H. Russell
Ruthanne & Gary Schlarbaum*†
Anne S. Tobey &
Peter J. Schoenbach
Peter Seidel†
Lucy Sharp
Louise Speirs
Konnie & Paul Stark*
Symer Household†
Verena Taussig
Dr. Ira Thal
Candace Varty
Victor Vaughen†
Nan Wallace†
Sarah Whitman
Brian Widelitz
George Ed Wise
George M. Wohlreich, M.D.
Peter Yagura
Adele Zimmerman
INSTITUTIONAL
DONORS
Settlement Music School
gratefully acknowledges the
following corporations,
foundations, trusts and
government agencies whose
support between July 1, 2013
and June 30, 2014 made possible
vital support for Settlement
programs and financial aid.
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Caroline Alexander Buck
Foundation
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
William Penn Foundation
$25,000 TO $99,999
The 25th Century Foundation
Delaware Investments
Joseph and Marie Field Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith
Foundation
Keystone STARS
Knowlton Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
The Presser Foundation
TN Ward Company
United Way of Greater
Philadelphia and Southern
New Jersey
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The Daniel Veloric Foundation
Widener Memorial Foundation
Zausmer Family Foundation,
as recommended by Bruce
Rosenfield
$10,000 TO $24,999
Bank of New York Mellon
The Barra Foundation, Inc.
CHG Charitable Trust
CIBER
City Line Church
Comcast Corporation
Drumcliff Foundation
Edwin B. Garrigues Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Harmelin Media
Jacobson Strategic
Communications
JKG Florida Business Corp.
Market Resource Partners
Nararo Foundation
National Penn Bank
PECO, an Exelon Company
Republic Bank
Samuel and Rebecca Kardon
Foundations
Sheila Fortune Foundation
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Susquehanna Bank
The Schlarbaum Family
Foundation
Wells Fargo Regional Foundation
$5,000 TO $9,999
Anonymous
Ann and Gordon Getty
Foundation
Bryn Mawr Trust Company
Caroline J. Sanders Trust
Chicago Title Insurance Company
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback
Foundation
Citigroup
Clarence Rowell Memorial Fund
Cozen O’Connor
DDK Foundation
Dominic and Janet Genuardi
Family Foundation
Drexel University
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien &
Frankel
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Independence Foundation
Iron Stone Strategic Capital
Partners
Moore Brothers Wine Company
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
The Philadelphia Foundation
- JCM Direct Fund
- Loeb Performing Arts Fund
- May I. Young Fund
- Wardlaw Jaipaul Family Fund
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Samuel S. Fels Fund
Schnader Harrison Segal &
Lewis LLP
SEI Investments
Smart Devine
Stratton Foundation
Straus-Harris Foundation
Tompkins VIST Bank
$1,000 TO $4,999
Aetna Foundation
Alarcon & Marrone Demolition
The Allstate Foundation
BlackRock
Board of Directors of City Trusts
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
D'Addario Foundation
Dietz & Watson, Inc.
Eckert Seamans Cherin &
Mellott, LLC
The Edwin J. & Barbara R.
Berkowitz Family Foundation
EisnerAmper LLP
Esperanza Spalding
Productions LLC
HJ Wealth Management LLC
Independence Blue Cross
J. William and Helen D. Stuart
Foundation
Joel and Elaine Gershman
Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Jump, Scutellaro, LLP
Just Born, Inc.
The Lipstein Family Foundation
Louis N. Cassett Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Obermayer
Passionate About Landscaping LLC
Pepper Hamilton LLP
PNC Bank
Preferred Sands, LLC
Prudent Management Associates
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Foundation
Richards, Layton & Finger
Royal Bank of America
Seed the Dream Foundation
Transitions Optical, Inc.
Universal Technical Resource
Services, Inc.
University City District
Vanguard Group Foundation
Virtua Health
Walter J. Miller Trust
White & Williams, LLP
Woodland Building Supply, LLC
UP TO $1,000
Aaron Weiner Construction Inc.
Automatic Brewers and Coffee
Devices, Inc.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Burke Family Foundation
Byerschool Foundation
Cameron (Alpin J. & Alpin W.)
Memorial Trust, as
recommended by Jonathan
Sprogell
Capstone Law LLC
Catherine F. Mitchell Family Trust
Conner Strong & Bucklew
David V.N. Taylor Foundation
DiBruno Brothers
Dunwoody Village
E.B. Mahoney Builders Inc.
East River Bank, Inc.
Edward B. O’Reilly and
Associates, Inc.
Eye Associates of Bucks County
FMC Corporation
General Electric Foundation
Holman Automotive Group, Inc.
Hyatt at the Bellevue
Jewish Communal Fund
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia as recommended by
Yarmak Memorial Fund
JustGive
The Kinser Group
Merck
Metcalfe Architecture and Design
Moody’s Foundation
Morrissey Design LLC
Music & Arts
Network for Good
O'Mara Meehan Piano
Moving, Inc.
One Source Office Refreshment
Service
Patriot Land Transfer
PCA Industrial & Paper
Supplies, Inc.
Penn City Elevator Co. Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Printink, LLC
Radian Group, Inc.
Renaissance Charitable
Foundation Inc.
Ruggiero Plante Land Design
Schulmerich Carillons, LLC
Schultz & Williams
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Southwark/Queen Village
Community Garden
Stepnowski Bros., Inc.
Steven G. Blum & Associates, LLC
Truist
United Way – Philadelphia Area
Combined Federal Campaign
United Way of Bucks County
* Board Member/Advisory Committee †(current/former) Parent/Student/Alumni ^ Staff/Faculty Deceased
MATCHING GIFTS
Many thanks to the following
companies that matched their
employees’ gifts to Settlement
Music School last year:
Aetna Foundation
Delaware Investments
FMC Corporation
General Electric
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Johnson & Johnson
Merck
Moody’s
Morgan Stanley
Pew Charitable Trusts
Pfizer, Inc.
Radian Group, Inc.
Vanguard Group
Wells Fargo Foundation
William Penn Foundation
WORKPLACE GIVING
Thanks to the following contributors who selected Settlement Music
School through their workplace
giving program. Gifts ranged
from $5 to $2,000. The Donor
Choice number for Settlement at
the United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania is 109. For all other
campaigns, please consult your
workplace coordinator.
Harry F. Bambrick
Kimberly Y. Bolden†
William C. Buck
Mardella E. Burdine
Elizabeth C. Burnett*
Adrienne P. Byrd*
Francesco Cerrai†
Gail C. Chavis
David Cheung†
Beatrix Daily†
Sadio Z. Damu
Diane Siegel Danoff†
Jonathan P. Davis
Dana D. Dean
Karen K. Diamond
Margaret Dowling
Susan J. Doyle
Bruce A. Eisenstein†
Eugenia Ellis
Christi English
Ellen A. Feinstein*
Isaac Finkelstein
Deirdre S. Gaskins
Jean M. Gaston
Susan L. Greco
Lisa Guercio†
David I. Haas Esq.
J. Kenneth Hawley Jr.
Lynette D. Hazelton†
Rhonda M. Hill†
David R. Hord Jr.
Robert P. Hurst
Susan O’Brien Ivey*
Jawaka M. Jackson Johnson
Bonnie E. Kapenstein†
Lynda Kim
Philip B. Korb
Anamarija R. Lakata†
Kenneth D. Lamb
Olga Leonova†
Lynne D. Manganaro
James J. Martin
Karl S. Martino†
Matthew F. Matekovic
Claire E. McCusker*†
McKean Defense Group
Elizabeth Anne Muirhead
Linda R. Munich*
Patrick U. O’Kane†
Gordon Olivar†
Michele R. Peterson
Daiquiri Y. Robinson†
Elizabeth S. Robinson
Laura C. Romano
Renee L. Rosenfeld
Bruce A. Rosenfield Esq.*†
Erin S. Rossello
Robert Sacunas
Sunil Satija†
Phyllis Drucker Sichel
Theresa Danie Smith
Lescine S. Stroman
Carroll L. Sydnor†
Jennifer J. Tharpe-Hall
Michael R. Vennera
Jeannine B. Webber*
Beth C. Weller
Amy S. Wilen-Buckman†
Dana S. Wilson*†
William A. Zeidner
TRIBUTE GIFTS
In Memory of:
David Anton
Rose F. Balka
Albert J. Bartosic
Robert Blazer, Jr.
Margaret Jaskulek Boehner
Steven Briter
Joseph Burky
Anthony Campagna
Dorothy Chaplin
Larry Chatzkel
Eugene and Gertrud Clauson
Lilian Cinberg
Lilyan Cohen
Greta Menzel Csonka
Joseph Cvetan
Dr. Richard Dakin
Evelyn Danley
Charles Engel
Rosaline Feinstein
Paul Jay Fink, M.D.
Mary Louise Fleisher
Elsie Freeman
Milton B. Gellman
Miriam Glantz
Ernest L. Goldstein
Thelma Greenbaum
Bessie H. Greenfield
Dolores Haworth
Celestine Hill
Ruth Hoffman
Morton and Elizabeth Howard
Robert L. Jawer
Sarah Epps Jenkins
Howard P. Kauffman
Irvin Kershner
Mother of Elaine Kinder
David Kittner, Esq.
Blanche, Max and Ruth Kohn
Edward Kurzenberger
Albert Lister
Edna Maloney
Minnie Burnett-Morton
Milton Muldawer
Frank R. Myrick
Elma T. Nardone
Edgar Ortenberg
Alice Parisi
Rent C. Pauley
Maurie D. Pressman
James Roman
Albert Romm
Paula Ruffin
Carol Schanely-Cahn
Anthony Simmons
Lonnie Staton, Sr.
Eloise C-C. Sutton
Edward Wilf
Helen Wolfberg
Richard Zinn
In Honor of:
Eric and Rae Ann Anderson
James and Mozelle Butts
Rosina Carlino and Richard
Haverstick
Robert Capanna
Leo Cerrai
Elaine Charny
Sidney and Shirley Curtiss
Eliza Jane Dennis
Helen Eaton
Bea and Sylvan Eisman
Charles Engel
Joseph and Marie Field
Maryan Filar
Gordon B. Fink
Ethan and Joshua Fisher
Susan K. Gleeksman
Gleeksman-Kohn Children's Choir
Karen B. Gurmankin
Steven N. Haas
Edward Harwitz
Libby S. Harwitz
In the Pocket Project
Monique Johnson
George Jones
Eric Keebler
Jim and Jane Lueders Kessler
Toni Kestenbaum
Bruce G. Leto
Cirel Magen
Leonard Mellman’s 90th Birthday
Leah Middleberg
Bebe Miller
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Junior String Orchestra
Roberto Pace
Marisol Rampolla
Donald Rappaport
Ruth Reber
Alan Taylor
Barrie Trimingham &
David Pierson
Pearl Sand
Harue Sato
Settlement Faculty
Lee Snyder
Konnie Stark
Margaret Stefano
Marka G. Stepper
Jeffrey Uhlig
Ethel Warner
Sharlyn Mellman Weitz
Jonathan Wheeler
Roger Wood
Martha Glaze Zook
* Board Member/Advisory Committee †(current/former) Parent/Student/Alumni ^ Staff/Faculty Deceased
Thank You!
United Way of Greater Portland
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
and Merrimack Valley
United Way of Williamson County
Vanguard Group 11
CADENZA SOCIETY
The Cadenza Society recognizes the growing number
of individuals who have ensured that their support of
Settlement Music School continues through a bequest
or planned gift.
Anonymous (2)
Edward Angelaccio*
Ben & Carol Auger*†
Virginia D. Austin*†
Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D. &
William M. Hollis, Jr. *†
Peter A. Benoliel &
Willo Carey*†
Dorothy Binswanger*†
Luther W. Brady, M.D.*
Shirley deBobes Braverman
Bonnie Brier &
Bruce Rosenfield*†
Dr. Nancy D. Broz*
Mr. & Mrs. George Bruder
Blanche Burton-Lyles*
Cathryn Coate &
Robert Capanna†
Lillyan Cohen
Sidney & Shirley Curtiss*^
L. Daniel Dannenbaum*
Rebecca Davidson*
Albert & JoAnne DiSanto*
Steven & Ellen Friedell*†
Renee Ginsberg-Goldberg†^
Susan & Harvey Gleeksman*†
Michael Harrington &
Patricia Manley†^
Libby S. Harwitz &
Dr. Burton Blender*†
Robert Kendall*
Joseph K. & Bernice J. Koplin
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel
Lieberman*
William A. Loeb
Jeannette F. Maitin
Leonard Mellman*†
Joyce Michelfelder
Rosemary S. Nofer*
William & Carol
Klepka Peters^
Suzanne Schoch Rehl*
Richard Riegler*
Ruthanne &
Gary Schlarbaum*†
Helen K. Schwartz
Jean Louise Shook^
Murray Sklar
Angus Smith*
Amanda &
Richard Smoot*†
Katharine Sokoloff &
William B. McLaughlin, III
Harold & Emily Starr†
Eloise C-C. Sutton*
Barrie Trimingham*†
Joan & William G. Walkup
Joseph W. Waz, Jr.*
Charlene Weinstein
Sara D. Zallman†
To join the Cadenza Society,
or for information about
how to provide for the
School in your estate plans,
please contact:
Amelia Schmertz
Director of Development
Settlement Music School
P.O. Box 63966
Philadelphia, PA 19147-3966
215.320.2682
Amelia.schmertz@smsmusic.org
All inquiries are confidential.
List as of June 30, 2014
Thank
You!
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The William A. Loeb Trio, with violinist Vanessa Poe (14), cellist Jennifer Lee (14),
and Immanuel Mykyta-Chomsky (13), along with William A. (Wally) Loeb and
chamber music coach Jean Louise Shook.
New Chamber Ensemble paves the way
for Advanced Study
Hard on the heels of last spring’s 10th anniversary of the Joseph
and Marie Field Chamber Music Center and the bravura
performance by the Gail W. Snitzer Advanced Study String
Quartet at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition,
Settlement Music School is thrilled to announce the establishment
of a new endowed ensemble, the William A. Loeb Chamber
Ensemble.
This ensemble, which becomes the 10th named ensemble at
Settlement Music School, was made possible by William A.
(Wally) Loeb, a long-time supporter of the School and avid
audience member at performing arts institutions across the
region. The ensemble serves as a training ground for young
musicians of extraordinary talent who do not yet qualify for
Settlement’s Advanced Study Ensemble program, by virtue of age
or experience, but whose talent and drive are indicators of their
future success as musicians.
In making the gift to the School that made this ensemble possible,
Mr. Loeb says, “I have always enjoyed attending and supporting
the performing arts in Philadelphia. This includes instrumental
and vocal music, dance, opera and theater, whether amateur or
professional. What gives me the greatest pleasure is watching
and listening to dedicated and talented youngsters, such as those
studying at Settlement Music School. That is why I have chosen
to sponsor an ensemble of promising young musicians.”
This year’s William A. Loeb Chamber Ensemble is a trio coached
by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kardon Distinguished Faculty Chair
Jean Louise Shook. Vanessa Poe, Jennifer Lee, and Immanuel
Mykyta-Chomsky gave a spectacular performance at the 2014
Annual Concert, and we look forward to seeing them develop
further, as musicians and as an ensemble, in the coming years.
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Names in the News
Names in the News highlight
recent accomplishments of
Settlement Music School students
and alumni, as well as faculty, staff
and board members. For inclusion
in the Spring newsletter and on
Settlement’s website, email
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S T U DE NTS &
A L U M NI
Andrew Cohen,
16, voice student of
Jody Kidwell at the Willow Grove
Branch, performed with the Ocean
City Pops Orchestra, singing works
by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil
Sedaka.
Olivia Davis,
18, piano student of
Jeffrey Uhlig at the Kardon-Northeast
Branch, was accepted to Temple
University’s Boyer College of Music
as a Music Education major with a
concentration in piano. She began her
studies there in September.
Aaron Patterson,
15, Sounds
of Young Philadelphia program
participant and piano student of Dolly
Krasnopolsky at the Kardon-Northeast
Branch, attended the Macy’s Organ
Camp, with concert performances on
the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
and the Longwood Gardens Ballroom
Organ; and took part in a Pipe Organ
Encounter at Bridgewater State
University in Massachusetts.
The Gail W. Snitzer Advanced Study String Quartet — violinists Beatrice
Hsieh, 18 and Carolyn Semes, 17; violist Joseph Burke, 18; and cellist
Zachary Mowitz, 18 — advanced to the semifinals of the Fischoff National
Chamber Music Competition, one of the most prestigious chamber music
competitions in the United States, and received Honorable Mention.
The Quartet, coached by Sidney Curtiss, also recorded a concert for the
NPR classical music program From the Top. WRTI 90.1 FM will air their
performance on Sunday, November 16 at 3:00 PM, and the broadcast will
air in other markets during the week of November 3.
Emilyrose Ristine,
17, piano student
of Dolly Krasnopolsky at the KardonNortheast Branch, played for the
20th anniversary celebration of the
Philadelphia Public School Notebook in
June at the University of the Arts.
Two Settlement students took part
in the second annual National Youth
Orchestra of the USA: bassoonist Miles
Shore, 16, chamber music student of
Mimi Stillman in the Shirley Curtiss
Center for Woodwind Studies, and
bassoonist Rebecca Krown, 18, member
of the Weinstein Advanced Study
Woodwind Ensemble, coached by
Shirley Curtiss. Orchestra members
performed at Carnegie Hall and took
part in a cross-country tour of the
United States.
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL is pleased
to begin a new banking relationship with
Tompkins VIST Bank, which has served
southeastern Pennsylvania markets for
105 years. We are delighted to work with a bank that takes pride
in supporting organizations that improve the quality of life in our
communities. For more information visit Tompkins VIST Bank’s
website at www.VISTBank.com.
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F AC UL T Y, STA FF
& BO ARD
Adam Berenson,
piano faculty at the
Mary Louise Curtis Branch, received
positive reviews on NewMusicBox.org
and in Downbeat and Gramophone
magazines for his album of compositions
and improvisations, titled “Lumen.”
Bill Kerrigan,
percussion faculty at
the Mary Louise Curtis Branch and
Wynnefield Branches, participated in an
international tour with Orchestra 2001
to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar,
giving master classes and workshops at
Gems American Academy in Khalifa
City, Abu Dhabi, and at Qatar Academy
in Doha.
Kathleen Scheide,
piano and
harpsichord faculty at the Germantown
Branch, performed at the American
Harp Society Conference in New
Orleans in June, and undertook a long
journey to get there. Along with harpist
Cheryl Dungan Cunningham, she drove
across nine states, with their instruments
filling the back of a large conversion van.
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At the 2014 Charles and
Florence Goldman Annual
Meeting in June, two faculty
members received the Sol
Schoenbach Award for
Outstanding Service: piano
faculty Dolly Krasnopolsky,
and violin, viola and chamber
music faculty Marka Stepper.
Jeffrey Uhlig,
Lillian Felber Kraus
Distinguished Faculty Chair and
piano faculty at the Mary Louise
Curtis and Kardon-Northeast
Branches, played a series of concerts
with David Kim, concertmaster of
The Philadelphia Orchestra. Their
performances included recitals on
the Music at Monica’s series in
Berwyn, PA and the Williamsport
(PA) Community Concert Series.
The feature work on their recitals was
Beethoven’s monumental “Kreutzer”
Sonata.
The summer and early fall brought
some transition in the administrative
office, along with several new staff
members:
joined the
Development Department as
Individual Giving Manager in
July. She previously served as a
Development Apprentice at the
Walnut Street Theatre.
Kaylyn Edelman
joined the
Communications Department
as Director of Marketing and
Communications in May. He
previously worked in marketing
and development positions at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art and the
University of Virginia.
Christopher Spangler
joined the staff as Adult
Chamber Players coordinator. She
has played cello in ACP and has a
wide-ranging career in non-profit
administration, environmental
consulting and nature conservation.
Mary Felley
joined the Executive
Office as Executive Assistant. He
is a master’s candidate in Arts
Administration at Drexel University
and a former intern for the Handel
and Haydn Society in Boston.
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Settlement Executive Director Helen Eaton,
Libby Harwitz, and Settlement Trustee
Susan Gleeksman
Q&A
with Libby Harwitz
Libby Harwitz knows that the table in the main lobby at
the Mary Louise Curtis Branch is the same one where she
sat over 60 years ago waiting for her violin lessons. Her
knowledge of Settlement goes even deeper, of course: As a
member of the Board of Trustees for the past decade, and
president of the Mary Louise Curtis Branch Board since
2008, Libby has been a fixture at the branch that took
several trolley and subway rides to get to from her childhood
home in West Oak Lane when she was a student in the
1950’s. Each week, she can been found in the branch lobby,
meeting and greeting parents, students and faculty alike, on
the evenings when she picks up her granddaughter following
her piano lessons. In recognition of her lifelong commitment
to Settlement, Libby was honored in June as the recipient of
the Jeanette Selig Frank and Blanche Wolf Kohn Founders
Award.
Q: Even though you pursued a career outside of music, how
did studying music impact your life?
A: Attending Settlement Music School changed my approach
to art and beauty. It taught me so many essential life
lessons: how to behave, how to communicate, and —
through playing chamber music — how to collaborate and
work with others. Settlement taught me to how to listen
and to present myself, i.e. when performing and possibly
making errors, rather than reacting or compensating,
to move on. I studied and played chamber music at
Settlement until age 21 when I entered graduate school at
Temple University. I came to Settlement at 11 and stayed
“the rest of my life.”
Q: How has your family been impacted by your love of
music and your connection to Settlement?
A: W
hen we moved to Center City many years ago, my
sons chose to take music lessons at Settlement and at the
Mary Louise Curtis Branch. Since then, music has been
important to their lives despite career demands. One
studied guitar at Settlement, and he still plays blues and
bluegrass with musicians in Atlanta. And my other son
studied piano and plays guitar locally in Philadelphia.
Both sang in the Central High School Choir, directed by
Dr. Italo Taranta, a former Settlement faculty member.
I believe music instruction should be available to all and,
in my family, that tradition continues today with my
grandchildren, who also study at this branch.
Q: How is the experience of coming to the Mary Louise
Curtis Branch different than when you studied here?
A: Years ago, the School had the aura of a Conservatory: a
refined and rarified atmosphere, and a special feeling of
quiet elegance while waiting for one’s lesson. Today, the
Mary Louise Curtis Branch is certainly different and also
wonderful. There is an energy and openness present in
the community of parents and caregivers who bring their
children for lessons and engage with one another while
they are here.
Q: What’s the most significant change you’ve observed at
Settlement over the years?
A: Most amazing is that Settlement Music School, 106
years after its founding, continues to provide the finest
quality of music instruction for people of all ages. When
I began studying at Settlement, Mary Louise Curtis
was its flagship branch, with a few satellite locations.
Now, the school addresses the needs of six very different
communities with varying demographics in the greater
Philadelphia area. It’s a major force for the arts in our
city, and its remarkable growth over the years adds to the
magic of this amazing institution.
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Music School’s proud legacy of
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For more information or to reserve tickets, visit www.smsmusic.org/gala or call 215.320.2684