Arts-In-Education

The Orchestra is dedicated to working with the community to provide quality music education for Long Island children. Reaching over 30,000 students, educators and parents annually, the Arts-in-Education Program includes a variety of presentations in the schools and in concert halls.

The Philharmonic believes that parents and organizations such as the PTA and B.O.C.E.S. which play an integral role in bringing cultural events to the schools should be informed and acquainted with programs designed to encourage a cultural partnership between parents and their children, with their schools and with the Philharmonic, in order to nurture Long Island's cultural environment and to educate our young people.

Contact information for Arts-in-Education Programs

Karen Beluso, Director of Education & Community Engagement

(631) 293-2223, ext. 118 email: karenb@liphilharmonic.org

Mara Lepmanis, Education Assistant
(631) 293-2223 ext. 111 email: maral@liphilharmonic.org

Click here to download the 2009-10 LIP Education Brochure

Become a Music Mentor

You, someone you know, and local businesses can give the musical experience of a lifetime to Long Island’s school children.

Concerts:
• Send young listeners (grades 1-8) to a Philharmonic Youth Concert
($8/student for study materials, no charge for teachers/chaperones)
• Send a band, orchestra, chorus, an academic class, or a school club
(grades 7-12) to a Classics Concert ($5 per student, teachers/chaperones)

Ensemble school visits:
• Bring a Philharmonic string, woodwind or brass ensemble to your local school
for a performance, workshop or residency ?(ensembles perform at all grade
levels; cost varies with size of ensemble)

To become a Music Mentor or to learn how you can involve local businesses and music lovers in mentoring a class, contact the Education Office at 631-293-2223 ext. 118 • karenb@liphilharmonic.org or 111 • maral@liphilharmonic.org