FIRST MAN Filmmakers Help Launch Key Partnership Between Education Through Music-Los Angeles and Griffith Observatory

December 1, 2018

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   LOS ANGELES, CA – On Thursday, November 29, 2018, a special screening of First Man was held at the 180-seat Leonard Nimoy Horizon Theatre at Griffith Observatory, featuring an exclusive Q&A panel of First Man filmmakers including Academy Award-Winning Composer Justin Hurwitz and Academy Award-Winning Director Damien Chazelle …

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Stars and Royalty Align to Keep the Music Playing with Education Through Music-Los Angeles

October 4, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org PALOS VERDES, CA – On September 29, Broadway and TV stars aligned to create heartfelt music at a private soirée benefiting Education Through Music-Los Angeles’ music education programs in disadvantaged Los Angeles County schools. The 7th Annual Keep the Music Playing event featured spectacular vocal performances …

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What Motivates Students?

September 28, 2018

  By Victoria Lanier, Executive Director of Education Through Music-Los Angeles On August 16, 2018, violinist and educator Leo Kitajima and I co-led the Strings Educator Workshop hosted by Education Through Music-LA and ASTA which focused on two main threads – 1) keeping the “fun” in teaching fundamentals and 2) keeping improvisation and listening as …

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9th Annual BMI Golf Tournament Benefits Education Through Music-Los Angeles

September 21, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org Los Angeles, CA – On September 17, music industry executives and composers came together for the 9th Annual BMI Golf Tournament, held at Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland, CA. Hosted by Ray Yee, Assistant Vice President of Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media and board member …

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World-Renowned Violinist Martin Beaver and Pianist HyeJin Kim Perform Intimate Recital to Benefit Education Through Music-Los Angeles

September 13, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org Los Angeles, CA – On September 9, 2018, acclaimed violinist and educator Martin Beaver and pianist HyeJin Kim gave an intimate recital of Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Ravel at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church in Glendale to raise funds for Education Through Music-Los Angeles. Mr. Beaver is currently Professor of Violin …

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Time to Listen

August 6, 2018

  By Victoria Lanier, Executive Director of Education Through Music-Los Angeles With cobblestone-paved streets stretched as far as the eye could see bordered by a tranquil lake perfectly situated beyond a lined row of ancient trees, the global leadership retreat I attended this summer in Berlin, Germany became an oasis of deep connection, reflection, and …

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Education Through Music-LA Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant

May 9, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Victoria Lanier Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   Thank you to the National Endowment for the Arts for their generous grant to Education Through Music-Los Angeles!   Los Angeles, CA – We are excited to announce that Education Through Music-Los Angeles has received a $35,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment …

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Two-Day Festival Celebrates the Global Power of Music

March 28, 2018

For Immediate Release Contact: Victoria Lanier Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org Los Angeles, CA – On March 14-15, 2018, Education Through Music-Los Angeles hosted its 8th 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, including over 500 students from 23 of ETM-LA’s …

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