Blog

Welcome to our Walker|West blog!

Capital Campaign

• Walker|West Announces Design and Build Team for Capital CampaignDecember 8, 2022
  Capital Campaign Updates As part of our Power of Music to Heal our Community Campaign, we are are moving […]

Newsletters

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  Fall NewsletterNovember 22, 2022
  Walker|West String students and faculty led by Instructor Earl Ross during a rehearsal to accompany Pavielle French for the […]
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  Summer NewsletterAugust 5, 2022
  Students at our Grow Through Music camp learning about drumming from Bro. Ghana Mbaye. Getting these drums repaired was […]
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  Spring NewsletterJuly 20, 2022
  Students at a dress rehearsal for their Walker West Without Walls Initiative Music & Me performance at Barack and Michelle Obama […]
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  Winter NewsletterFebruary 24, 2022
  Last fall, Walker|West teaching artist Brother Ghana Mbaye worked with 5th – 8th grade students from St. Peter Claver […]

General

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  MetroNOME Brewery Gives to the Max for Music Education at Walker|WestNovember 16, 2022
  Our lowertown neighbors, MetroNOME Brewery are making a big impact for our Jazz Ensembles this year for Give To […]
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  MUSIC EDUCATION IS A NECESSITY: WALKER|WEST SCHOOL RESIDENCIESOctober 10, 2022
  We all start somewhere. Walker|West started in a small room with a few instruments. Music for students in Rondo […]
• THE FUTURE IS BRIGHTOctober 10, 2022
  When you want to know about the future, we feel it’s best to ask those who will help shape […]
• IMPROV NEVER SOUNDED SO SWEETOctober 10, 2022
  Ernest Bisong, long time Walker|West teaching artist (who originated our Summer Jazz Violin Workshop), stopped to chat with us […]
• SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEOctober 10, 2022
  THE WEBBER FAMILY (ALL 10 OF THEM) HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT FIXTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 2008. Octavia remembers […]