Settlement Music School

News Releases

Press Contact

Kristine S. Parsons, Director of Communications
Phone: (215) 320-2685

2012-2013 Season
5/13/13	Settlement Music School's Student Jazz Ensemble Wins Downbeat Magazine's 36th Annual Student Music Awards
5/7/13	Settlement Music School Open House at Six Branches Saturday, June 8, 10 AM to 1 PM
3/26/13	International Taiko Drummer and Composer Kaoru Watanabe To Perform at Settlement Music School April 20, 2013 Gala
1/3/2013	Get in touch with your inner Led Zeppelin: Settlement Music School offers 3 new adult classes for rock-star wannabes
11/6/12	Settlement Music School gets out the vote: Music and sweets at the West Philadelphia and Kardon-Northeast Branch voting sites
9/19/12	Karin Fuller Capanna Recital - 3 pm, Oct. 21 at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch of Settlement Music School
9/10/12	Event Listings for the 2012-13 Fall and Winter Season
7/9/12	Settlement Music School Hires Karin Miller Orenstein as West Philadelphia Branch Director

2011-2012 Season
5/17/12	Settlement Music School's Annual Open Houses: June 9, 10 am to 1 pm
4/20/12	Press Alert and Photo Op for Settlement Music School's 104th Anniversary Gala
4/3/12	Composer and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Co-Founder Philip Maneval Talks About His Life in Chamber Music, Tuesday, May 2 at 11:30 am
3/7/12	Mayor Michael Nutter and Chubby Checker Announce Widening the Stage Program
3/7/12	Media Alert for Press Conference with Mayor Nutter
2/21/12	16-year old Settlement Music School student to premiere work at School’s Annual Advanced Study Recital
1/3/12	New Year's Resolution: Exercise Your Brain
12/27/11	January Remains Peak Shopping Season for Summer Camps
10/8/11	Composer Kile Smith to talk about the Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music at Free Lecture, Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 11:30am
10/5/11	Taiko Drumming for Adults Considered New Form of Exercise by Some
9/27/11	Settlement Music School Announces Exciting Events for the Fall-Winter 2011-2012 Season
9/19/11	Karin Fuller Capanna Faculty Recital to be held at New Settlement Music School Branch in Willow Grove, Sunday, October 16, 3pm

2010-2011 Season
3/9/11	Settlement Music School Completes $25 Million Centennial Campaign
12/29/10	Settlement Music School Announces New Development Director
11/1/10	Jazz Violinist John Blake, Jr. to talk about Music and Leadership at Settlement Music School Free Lecture Dec 1 at 11:30am
10/12/10	Ann Hobson Pilot, the first African American woman to be appointed to a major orchestra returns to alma mater Settlement Music School for Sunday, November 21, 2010 3pm Performance
9/20/10	Violist Marka G. Stepper is featured performer at Karin Fuller Capanna Faculty Recital Sunday, October 17
9/8/10	Columbus Day workshop explores arts and science connections for those who teach toddlers
8/30/10	Settlement Music School Camden Branch To Hold Back-to-School Open House, Monday, September 20
8/19/10	Settlement Music School Elects New Trustees and Officers to its Central Board
8/17/10	Settlement Music School Event Listings for 2010-2011 Fall/Winter Season

2009-2010 Season
5/24/10	Settlement Music School Announces New Executive Director
5/03/10	Settlement Music School Teams up with Rita’s Water Ice for School-wide Open Houses, Saturday, June 5, 2010 10 am until 1 pm at all six branches
4/21/10	Best selling Author, Screenwriter and Musician James McBride to lead Settlement Music School Free Lecture May 5 ay 11:30am
4/20/10	Settlement Music School Children’s Choir to Perform FREE concert at Landmark Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral May 2, 2010 5pm
4/13/10	Grammy Award-winning musician Leonard Nelson Hubbard, from the Legendary Hip Hop Band, The Roots, to perform original works at his alma mater, Settlement Music School, Sunday, May 2, 2010 3pm
4/9/10	Photo Op - Settlement Music School Gala Attracts Higher Number of Corporate Tables This Year
3/17/10	Method for improving performance will be featured at Settlement Music School Free Musicians Workshop
2/12/10	Guitar Camp Added to Settlement Music School Roster of Summer Camps this Year
1/27/10	Pianist and alumnus Leon Bates to Lead Knowlton Leadership Workshop at Settlement Music School, Sunday, Feb. 21
12/16/09	Recent study confirms Settlement Music School Kaleidoscope Pre-school Program outperforms other pre-school programs in school readiness scores
12/13/09	More than 400 people to gather on Sunday, December 13th at 3pm to honor arts education advocate and longtime Settlement Music School Executive Director Robert Capanna
11/24/09	Give Philly Offers Charitable Giving Tips for Cyber Monday and the Holiday Season
11/12/09	Seven of the Region's Leading Service Organizations Announce Launch of New "Give Philly" Initiative
10/20/09	Settlement Music School Adult Chamber Players Lecture Series to Feature St. Joseph Professor David Sorensen and his Analysis of Thomas Carlyle’s The French Revolution
9/29/09	Classical Guitarist Marisol Rampolla to Perform At Settlement Music School for Karin Fuller Capanna Faculty Recital
9/15/09	Settlement Music School Free Workshop Offers Help with College Essays and Auditions
8/04/09	Settlement Music School Event Listings for 2009-2010 Fall-Winter Season
7/27/09	Settlement Music School Elects New Trustees to Central Board
7/27/09	Settlement’s Teacher Training Institute of the Arts Partners With Holy Family University to Offer College Credit For Early Childhood Arts Courses