SWAN students learn to be disciplined, to work as a team, and to develop confidence. Through ensemble training, children experience the power and joy of creating music together. They develop positive group identities and skills which help them excel in school and beyond.
Serving the community through performances enables students to experience the joy of giving and the value of caring for others. It encourages them to make positive life choices and to impact their communities for good.
How can you help? Your dollars provide our students with instruments, music lessons, performance opportunities, and mentoring
SWAN just received a grant from the D’Addario Foundation that will provide music lessons for our students throughout the coming months! Our students understand that their lessons are supported by the generosity of others and are showing their gratefulness by … Read More
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, some of Philadelphia’s finest musicians gathered at St. Mary Episcopal Church, in Ardmore, PA to record a concert that is sure to inspire and entertain! Violinists Diana and Valerie Vuolo started the day working with John Grecia, pianist, on … Read More
Karen learned about SWAN from a social worker at school after her husband, Alex’s incarceration. She immediately enrolled her daughters, Natasha, who was 7 at the time, and Brooklyn, who was 5. Karen, Alex, and their children are a close … Read More
Disappointments have impacted each of us during this pandemic. For our students, it started in April when they realized that their polished program for SWAN’s Spring Soiree would need to be canceled. Abruptly, their lessons stopped as schools shut down … Read More