Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    EACH YEAR, THE MUSIC INSTITUTE DEMONSTRATES THIS COMMITMENT THROUGH THREE KEY AREAS:1) PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL. THE MUSIC INSTITUTE OFFERS TRADITIONAL AND SUZUKI METHOD INSTRUCTION, WITH PRIVATE AND GROUP CLASS OPPORTUNITIES IN PIANO, VOICE, STRINGS, WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION, AS WELL AS JAZZ, AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC, CHAMBER MUSIC, MUSIKGARTEN, MUSICIANSHIP, ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL ENSEMBLES, SUMMER CAMPS, MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAMS, CHICAGO SUZUKI INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS, AND NATIONAL DUO PIANO FESTIVAL. OVER 500 MIC STUDENTS RECEIVED MORE THAN $300,000 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, OVER $150,000 IN MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS TO 30 FELLOWS IN THE ACADEMY, AN ELITE, PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING CENTER FOR ASPIRING PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. 2) INSPIRING MORE THAN 15,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY AT NICHOLS CONCERT HALL, THE MUSIC INSTITUTE'S PREMIER PERFORMANCE VENUE AND LANDMARK BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN EVANSTON. THE ACOUSTICALLY PERFECT, 550-SEAT CONCERT HALL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE RENOWNED ARTISTS, AS WELL AS MUSIC INSTITUTE ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS. OVER 600 EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT THE HALL EACH YEAR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES, JAZZ ENSEMBLES, CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS, WORLD-CLASS LECTURES, AND FREE MUSIC EDUCATION AND INSTRUMENT PROGRAMS. 3) SERVING AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ARTSLINK AND THIRD COAST SUZUKI STRINGS, MUSIC FOR LIFE, AND THE AROUND TOWN CONCERT SERIES. THESE EVENTS ARE OFFERED FREE OF COST TO PARTICIPANTS, AND COMBINED, THESE PROGRAMS EMBODY THE MUSIC INSTITUTE'S FOUNDING VISION TO FOSTER A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MUSIC LEARNERS AT ALL LEVELS, SERVING MORE THAN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, PERFORMANCE VENUES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS CHICAGOLAND."
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $5.3M

  • Quality Music Instruction Programs

    THE MUSIC INSTITUTE OFFERS QUALITY MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INSTRUMENTS, AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE, THROUGH PRIVATE INSTRUCTION -- TRADITIONAL AND SUZUKI METHOD -- GROUP CLASSES, AND ENSEMBLES, UTILIZING CLASSICAL, JAZZ, AND AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC GENRES, INCLUDING THE ACADEMY PROGRAM, AN ELITE TRAINING CENTER FOR PRE-COLLEGE MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS. NICHOLS CONCERT HALL IS A PREMIER PERFORMANCE VENUE WHICH PRESENTS A PROFESSIONAL CONCERT SERIES AND OFFERS AMPLE RECITAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSIC INSTITUTE STUDENTS. THE MUSIC INSTITUTE ALSO OFFERS NUMEROUS SERVICE ACTIVITIES FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS, BRINGING MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION TO COMMUNITIES WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $5.3M