Musicians associated with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Jazz for Young People” program recently visited schools throughout central Pennsylvania to present the educational concert “Let Freedom Swing.” The musicians combined American history with live music to provide an interactive experience grounded in the truest form of American artist democracy: jazz.
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet performed for the Penn State Guitar Club during the spring 2012 season of the Classical Music Project. The club’s members include students from a variety of academic disciplines, including engineering, math and the sciences. According to an end-of-season report, most of the students who attended the mini performance and discussion also bought tickets to see the ensemble’s Center for the Performing Arts scheduled event.
As part of the 2015 spring semester Classical Music Project residency, classical pop trio Time for Three performed an intimate pop-up concert and discussion in the South Halls residence area for the residents of the Schreyer Honors College.
Pianist Jeremy Denk began his 2013—2014 Classical Music Project residency with a master class. The MacArthur Fellowship-winning musician mentored four piano graduates in front of an audience comprising at least 30 students and community members.