Support LCO
As LiveConnections.org plugs in for its first full year, you can help us make the connection with a tax-deductible donation.
We welcome whatever gift you can make. Please consider joining our group of Live Connectors at one of these levels:
- SuperConductor: $5,000 + (Enables a partner school to come to Bridge Sessions 3 times in year).
- Conductor: $2,500- $4,999 (underwrites the artists for a day or more of Bridge Sessions).
- Broadcaster: $1000-$2,4999 (underwrites the costs of one or more community concerts)
- Chorus: $500-999: Brings 100 students to a Bridge Session.
- Amplifier: $250-499
- Connector: $101-249
- Friend: Up to $100: Gifts of $30, 50, $100 sponsor 3, 5, or 10 students at a Bridge Session
You can make your donation either by clicking here or by sending a check made out to LiveConnections.org, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Hal Real.
Seeking Musicians
LCO is looking to build a network of musicians:
- From all genres and backgrounds
- With an interest in collaborating with new musical partners
- Who have experience in working with students
- Who want to connect with students, but are new to it
- With ideas for how to support and build the region's musical community
Be in touch if you want to take part in:
- Bridge Sessions: Events where musicians and students experience how music can express and link diverse cultures, viewpoints and backgrounds.
- Master Classes: Opportunities to bring together experienced, emerging and student musicians.
- Community Concerts: A series for local artists from different genres, bringing the artists to new audiences and new audiences to the music.
- New Resources for Musicians: Studio space, computer services, professional development workshops and networking meetings, all geared towards supporting local artists and encouraging their work.
If you're interested, just contact us at info@liveconnections.org, and put "Interested Musician"in the subject line.
Job/Volunteer Opportunities
LiveConnections has the following positions open...
Interns: Seeking energetic individuals who can assist in a variety of efforts related to grant research, event coordination, communications and data management. Excellent opportunity to work closely with artists and entrepreneurs and to gain experience in arts programming, non-profit management and organizational development. Ideal for college and graduate students. Non-paying position.
The Live Corps: Enjoy music? Enjoy being around and working with young people? LCO seeks individuals who can volunteer as house managers and ushers and assist in event preparations for its programs with artists and students. Primarily daytime programming, with occasional weekends. Also looking for volunteers to staff our LCO table at events to help us spread the word.
To inquire further regarding Intern positions, please send a cover letter and resume to Lori Landew, LCO Board Secretary, at LLandew@cozen.com. To inquire about Volunteer positions, send an email expressing your interest and your daytime and weekend availability to info@liveconnections.org.
It's exciting to see our students so engaged, so enthusiastic about participating, filled with such authentic curiosity... You did such a wonderful job connecting, and bridging your musical passions with what's relevant and important to our students. I felt like we could have stayed there all day.
–Brett Shiel
Director of Community Relations
Freire Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
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Spotlight Profile:
Doc Gibbs
Philadelphia percussion mainstay Doc Gibbs has played with the likes of Grover Washington, Wyclef Jean, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker and Erykah Badu and for years was musical director for the Emeril Live! show. A committed educator, Doc has been an important part of LCO's programming.
"Music is gone out of most of the public schools of Philadelphia. When I was going to school there were bands and orchestras in every high school. For kids not to have music, they're missing a lot. That's why what LiveConnections is doing matters so much—it's getting kids to experience the power and change that music can bring."