THE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER INC
Programs
Community Music Education
MUSIC INSTRUCTIONTHE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER (MCW) IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1929 IN THE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT HOUSE TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSERVATORY TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. LEGENDARY CELLIST PABLO CASAL WAS AMONG ITS FOUNDERS, AND JAZZ LEGEND CAB CALLOWAY ONCE SERVED ON ITS BOARD. MCW'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF MUSIC TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY WE SERVE 2,700 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS: 800 WHO TAKE LESSONS AND CLASSES IN OUR WHITE PLAINS FACILITY AND 1900 WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON COLLABORATION WITH 30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE ONE -ON- ONE INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL INSTRUCTION, PERFORMING ENSEMBLES, THEORY, COMPOSITION, MUSIC PRODUCTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES, SUMMER PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS, LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ADULTS, AND FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES. WE ADDITIONALLY OFFER AN HONORS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR SERIOUS, TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTALISTS, AND MCW THEATRE ARTS PREP WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN MUSICAL THEATRE. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BY A FACULTY OF 74 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND EDUCATORS, OF WHOM 80% HOLD MASTER OR DOCTORAL DEGREES.OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FULFILL OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF MUSIC TO OUR ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES NEED-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR FINANCIALLY DESERVING STUDENTS, ENSURING THEY CAN PURSUE MUSIC TRAINING FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ALUMNI HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE NATIONS'S TOP UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, PEABODY CONSERVATORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, AND MANY OTHERS. OUR ALUMNI INCLUDE PROFESSORS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND MIT, A MUSIC TEACHER IN ROCHESTER, NY, A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN, A MEMBER OF THE NY PHILHARMONIC, TWO INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PIANISTS, THE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY, AND THOUSANDS OF ALUMNI IN COUNTLESS PROFESSIONS RIGHT HERE IN WESTCHESTER AND ALL AROUND THE NATION. IN FALL 2022 WE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE IMPORTANT NEW TEACHING STUDIOS, INCLUDING AN AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDING STUDIO AND TECHNOLOGY LAB WHICH NOW HOUSE PROGRAMS IN MUSIC PRODUCTION AND RECORDING. THE RECORDING STUDIO IS NETWORKED TO OUR RECITAL HALL, ENABLING US TO DOCUMENT EVERY STUDENT AND FACULTY PERFORMANCE. WE ALSO OFFER LIVE-STREAMED PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. ONE OF ONLY 16 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO HOLD ACCREDITATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, THE CONSERVATORY HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND CONTRIBUTED TO A VIBRANT MUSICAL LIFE IN THE COUNTY, THE REGION AND BEYOND.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4MMusic Therapy Institute Outreach Program
OUTREACH PROGRAMTHE CONSERVATORY'S MUSIC THERAPY INSTITUTE (MTI) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO EXPAND ITS PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. TODAY THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,900 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL - GROUP MUSIC THERAPY ONSITE AT THE CONSERVATORY, AND GROUP MUSIC THERAPY ON AN OUTREACH BASIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MEDICAL FACILITIES, SENIOR CARE CENTERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A FACULTY OF 12 BOARD - CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPISTS WHO HOLD UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN MUSIC AND MASTERS OR DOCTORAL DEGREES IN MUSIC THERAPY. THE CONSERVATORY BUILDING INCLUDES A DEDICATED MUSIC THERAPY UNIT WITH FOUR SESSION STUDIOS AND AN OBSERVATION ROOM FITTED WITH ONE-WAY MIRRORS AND HEAD SETS, ENABLING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER THERAPY PROVIDERS TO OBSERVE SESSIONS. MTI HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM ARTS WESTCHESTER AND FROM ASCAP (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS). IN 2013, MTI ESTABLISHED HEALING OUR HEROES, PROVIDING MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES FOR U.S. MILITARY VETERANS DEALING WITH WAR - RELATED INJURIES, AT NO COST TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES. SERVING 15 - 20 VETERANS EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EACH VETERAN WITH TWO TO THREE YEARS OF WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL MUSIC THERAPY SESSIONS, AS WELL AS TWO WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS: MUSIC FOR SELF-CARE WHICH HELPS VETERANS LEARN TO USE MUSIC FOR RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION; THE VETERANS BAND WHICH GIVES VETERANS TO OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER AND TO COMPOSE ORIGINAL SONGS. HEALING OUR HEROES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED BY DISABLED AMERIAN VETERANS, AND IS FEATURED IN MUSIC VETS, A RECENTLY RELEASED DOCUMENTARTY FILM ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY VETERANS DEALING WITH THE WOUNDS OF WAR AS THEY STRUGGLE TO READJUST TO CIVILIAN LIFE. MUSIC VETS WAS PREMIERED AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN OCTOBER, 2023 AND HAS HAD SCREENINGS AT THE BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LOCATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$470.9KCommunity Performances and Recitals
PERFORMANCESPERFORMANCE IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVATORY'S EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, WITH STUDENT AND FACULTY PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE AT THE CONSERVATORY AND IN THE COMMUNITY. STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AS SOLOISTS, AND IN PERFORMING ENSEMBLES IN RECITALS TAKING PLACE THORUGHOUT THE YEAR. FACULTY CONCERTS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES IN COMFORTABLE, FAMILIAR LOCATIONS. ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENT RECITALS TAKE PLACE IN THE CONSERVATORY'S BEAUTIFUL 150 - SEAT RECITAL HALL, AND ARE RECORDED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM OF OUR RECORDING STUDIO. TWO FACULTY ENSEMBLES - THE MCW FACULTY STRING QUARTET AND THE MCW FACULTY JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FACULTY GUEST ARTISTS - ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING IN-PERSON IN OUR RECITAL HALL AND LIVE-STREAMED CONCERTS FROM OUR RECORDING STUDIO. COMMUNITY CONCERTS ALSO TAKE PLACE IN LOCAL LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HEALTH CARE AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, AND OTHER SIMILAR VENUES. OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE ALSO INVITED TO PERFORM AT BENEFIT EVENTS FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. MASTER CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED AT THE CONSERVATORY IN WHICH SELECTED STUDENTS ARE COACHED BY GUEST ARTISTS. PERFORMANCE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN OUR HONORS AND PREP PROGRAMS ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HONE THEIR PERFORMANCE SKILLS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$55.5K
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