October 2024 News
The latest news and updates from the DCYOP Family:
Spreading the Joy of Music in Community
YO cellist and Washington Pathways Artist, Ishaan Banerjee, has started a musical volunteer project called The Melodic Minors. Musicians can sign up to perform music at senior centers and homes, elementary and middle schools, and other venues to help spread the joy of music in the community. You can follow them on Instagram or check out this flyer to learn how to sign up and follow their performances throughout the school year.
YO Senior Shortlisted in Prestigious International Essay Competition
Senior Emma van Selm (violin, YO) was shortlisted for the John Locke Institute Essay Competition, a prestigious annual international contest based at Oxford University in the UK. Emma recently attended the gala awards dinner in London, where she received a Certificate of Merit.
DCYOP Students to Lend a Musical Hand at Annual Kennedy Center Spooktacular
In what has become a tradition, DCYOP students volunteered their services at this year’s NSO Halloween Spooktacular, which took place at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, October 27th. Students demonstrated their instruments and performed for young trick-or-treaters at the popular Haunted Hall Musical PLAYspace in the REACH prior to the NSO’s family favorite performance in the Concert Hall.