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...
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“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...
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A great mission has to have a great website, and YDOP’s marketing team excelled at building SWAN’s new site! They created a fresh look that is in perfect...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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by Amanda Fontaine, Student and Family Resource Specialist, Carter MacRae Elementary School Music is a powerful tool, and SWAN harnesses it to empower students. As I have...
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We’d like to introduce one of our team members, program director Brooke Beazley. I am a cellist and began studying the cello at the age of...
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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...
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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....
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