On July 25, our students met with SWAN Community Members at Long’s Park for a picnic and performance. All enjoyed a beautiful night with tasty food and great music! Our drummers started the performance and then joined the Silver Singers … Read More
Students from our summer program performed for the community at Prince Street Pop-Up Park on July 21st as part of Lancaster’s Music Friday festivities. Parents, grandparents, friends, and relatives were among those gathered to cheer the children on during their … Read More
Our students enjoyed performing at New Life Community Church on a recent trip to Kingsville, Maryland. Their purpose in going was to thank our MD supporters and introduce SWAN to more of the congregation. The hour-long ride from Lancaster proved … Read More
Interview by Diana Vuolo, Founder, Executive Director of SWAN Krystle, how would you describe the impact that SWAN’s drumming class is having on the children at Price Elementary? Since the SWAN program began, I have noticed an increase in student … Read More
Before District Attorney Craig Stedman could speak at SWAN’s fall gala, he had to first google our site to find out what we were about. He read about the impact that music can have on a child and how children … Read More
It’s been a busy summer for SWAN. Thanks to our supporters we’ve been able to increase enrollment and provide private voice and violin lessons as well as group singing and drumming. Two of our teens had the memorable experience of singing the national … Read More
On March 11 SWAN students gathered in the lobby of Brethren Village Retirement Community to focus on the task before them. They came to brighten the spirits of residents with the gift of song. Performing in two locations, our students captivated and … Read More
We invite you to enjoy this one minute video of several SWAN students performing at The Trust Performing Arts Center with their teacher, Heidi Shannon. As you can see, they diligently learned their song, mastered some self-control issues as they … Read More
Exhilarating might be the best way to describe what it feels like to be on stage with 250 singers and orchestra musicians all creating the most glorious music together! Can you imagine the impact that has on a child whose … Read More
Steve Beckman, VP of Design at Eighty Twenty, had this to say about his experience working on the project with our children: “The branding process is well underway! Having been in the branding and design field for 20 years now, … Read More