Music School in the News
* The Westchester edition of the December 14, 2008 New York Times included an article featuring the Lighthouse Vocal Ensemble. The choir performed in collaboration with The Harvey School of Katonah, New York, in the New York premiere of Ray Sprenkle???s choral work, Lines from ???Crossing Brooklyn Ferry???. Read: Lighthouse Singers Teach Chorus a Lesson.
* For the sixth consecutive year, the Music School has been involved in a collaborative project with Public School 79 in Whitestone, NY. The fourth grade class of Mrs. Lucille Feder is part of a special program sponsored by Newsday's Future Corps. The collaborative project was initiated to teach students about the value of community service and the role that not-for-profit organizations play in the community. The children held a fundraiser, a Halloween carnival for the entire elementary school, and raised money which was then presented to the Music School for the purchase of choral music scores and transcription into large print and Braille.
* On May 14th, 40 fourth-graders and teachers/chaperones visited Lighthouse International to learn more about services that the Lighthouse offers. We had demonstrations by several Lighthouse instructors including orientation and mobility, rehabilitation teaching, assistive technology and music technology. On May 28, The Lighthouse Vocal Ensemble and student soloists traveled to Whitestone, where they performed a concert for the entire student body, teachers and parents of PS79, The Francis Lewis School--a crowd of more than 350!
* On May 11, 2008 News Channel 1 interviewed Executive Director Leslie Jones, Assistant Director Anthony Falaro, and one of our Music School interns, Jennifer Castellano, for a special news segment titled "New Technology Opens the Door for Blind Musicians". Click here to see the video.