Executive Director Megen Balda Celebrating 20 Years
In May 2023, Executive Director Megen Balda celebrates a major milestone with 20 years of service to GTCYS. We sat down with Megen to hear more about her work, key […]
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MN Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega visits Harmony!
Minnesota Representative María Isa Pérez-Vega visited our Harmony program at Saint Paul Public Schools’ Riverview West Side School of Excellence on March 8! Harmony Director Mary Sorlie invited her for an interview with […]
Read MoreSchool Music Grant Awarded
To help support the important work and profound need of our school music community, we are happy to create GTCYS’ first-ever School Music Grant – a $1,000 grant for a […]
Read MoreOut in the Schools
School music programs are unquestionably essential. They are the backbone of musical education. New GTCYS Philharmonic conductor Hisham Bravo Groover agrees, “What I see as the most important function of school music […]
Read MoreSpreading Good Cheer
“It was beautiful, inspiring and powerful. Several of the men who are our guests and residents shared with me how much they enjoyed the music. During this season of gifts, […]
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of our Music Library
The start of orchestra rehearsals means the preparation of a lot of music for our students. Today, we take you behind the scenes for some fun facts about GTCYS’ music […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 11: Rome
Buonasera, from the iconic city of Rome. We have officially completed our performances for the tour! However, this was not the last time we played as a group. After a […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 10: Rome
Ciao, it’s Ceci, writing to you about our day from Rome! Today was a very busy and exciting day, we started it off by doing some international travel to visit […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 9: Rome
This morning, we left Sicily and arrived in the historic city of Rome. Because our flight got delayed, we had to adjust our lunch plans. A huge shoutout to our […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 8: Palermo
This was perhaps the most impressive day of the tour in terms of human-made attractions. The town of Monreale, today the fifth largest in Italy, became the temporary home of […]
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