Category: Student Updates

Jaylianna began her private viola lessons with SWAN less than a year ago. She had recently graduated 5th grade and wasn’t sure if she wanted to...

Sara loves playing the violin but was struggling with an inferior instrument. SWAN had no violins in our inventory, so we contacted the Lancaster Symphony for help....

When our students walked into the Gifts That Give Hope Fair to perform for a crowd of shoppers, they already had 2 Christmas performances under their...

Festive decor and a bustling crowd at the Lancaster Central Market created the perfect setting for our students’ Christmas Program. One by one, our students began sharing the music they...

“Scary!” “Excited!” “Surprised!” were the reactions of our students to the dramatic opening of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. The C minor, fortissimo opening grabbed SWAN students’ attention...

Joy and even giddiness filled the rooms as our students returned for their first physical classes! Seeing their friends again reminded them of the fun they had together...

When SWAN students Caplin, Ceevon, and Jaymeir walked into a room filled with Eagle Business Software employees, they knew right away that their audience was a...

Emerging from the world of virtual learning, SWAN 4 Kids students had the thrill of having Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO) musicians perform for them during their after-school...

Former SWAN student and teacher Bryanna Still had a stellar freshman year at Edinboro University studying music and art therapy. She chose that major because music...

Our students recently performed outside of The Ware Center for Lancaster’s “Music Friday.” It was an impactful time for them as live performances, especially outdoors, often bring surprises....