14th Annual Benefit Gala Honors Emmy Award-Winning Music Director Rickey Minor, Music Educator Angela Woo, and Cusumano Real Estate Group

November 2, 2019

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   LOS ANGELES, CA – On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Education Through Music-Los Angeles (ETM-LA) will host its 14th Annual Benefit Gala at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Supporters from the music, film, business, and education communities will gather to honor Emmy Award-Winning Music Director, Composer & Producer Rickey …

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A Real Connection

September 20, 2019

As the world “becomes smaller” and people connect globally through networks, social media, and online platforms, we are seeing robust sharing of knowledge, cultures, and ideas in more ways than ever before. This era presents us with lightning speed access to data and new forms of learning and technology with the mantra that faster, bigger, …

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Education Through Music-Los Angeles to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

May 15, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org BURBANK, CA – National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant …

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“UglyDolls” Filmmakers Spread Message of Embracing Your Individual Self and Beauty to ETM-LA Schools in Compton

May 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org LOS ANGELES, CA – On April 25, Emmy-Nominated Composer and ETM-LA Board Member Christopher Lennertz (Pitch Perfect 3, Lost in Space, Smurfs) visited the students of Foster and Bursch Elementary Schools in Compton with a sneak peek of his latest project, the upcoming animated …

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Hollywood Unites with Education Through Music-Los Angeles to Celebrate Cultural Diversity and Give Local Youth a Voice

March 20, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 13-14, 2019, Education Through Music-Los Angeles hosted its 9th Annual Music Unites the World Festival at the Skirball Cultural Center as part of Music In Our Schools Month® (National Association for Music Education). Nearly 1,000 people were in attendance to perform songs from around …

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Sunny (Story Featured on KPCC)

March 9, 2019

I first met Sunny when she was a student in the 4th grade 7 years ago at Castelar Elementary School – a low-income Title 1 school situated in Chinatown and known for being the 2nd oldest school in the LA Unified School District. Sunny was learning to play the violin in their school-wide music program …

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Executive Director Victoria Lanier Featured on KPCC

Education Through Music-Los Angeles Executive Director Victoria Lanier was featured as one of three guests on KPCC’s “Show Your Work – Stories of Arts Education in LA” at the KPCC Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena. Hosted by arts education reporter Carla Javier, the stories which were shared demonstrated the deep life-changing impact of music and …

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Latin Stars Sheila E., La Santa Cecilia and Noel Schajris Help Put Music Back in Schools at Education Through Music-LA Gala

December 11, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org   LOS ANGELES, CA – On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Education Through Music-Los Angeles (www.etmla.org) hosted its 13th Annual Benefit Gala at The Novo-Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles to raise funds for music instruction in disadvantaged LA County schools. Supporters from the music, film, …

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