She also holds the second flute position at the Topeka Symphony Orchestra. There are five total hours of music instruction each week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and Saturday … But to the kids, it feels as much like fun as learning. “Remember, play your best! Martin emerged from her conversation with Espinosa and called Shulz. Harmony Project KC’s biography of Shultz traces her “varied professional life” as a Pediatric RN in the Peace Corps, a commercial photographer, business woman and a nonprofit leader. Victor began his musical training in Bogot. The program gives children from low-income families free instruments and education. Currently he is the chairman of the Kansas Intercollegiate Orchestra and is excited to be the new Program Manager for the KC Harmony Project. Originally from Peru, Espinosa holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Cincinnati and a master’s degree in piano performance from Indiana University. But I didn’t have someone to lead the program.”. , Viola Teaching Artist/Chamber Music Facilitator. Above photo: Conductor Selene Hernandez conducted a Harmony Project KC concert at the Truman Forum Auditorium of the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch last December. Later on, Ezgi completed her Master of Arts at Marshall University, where she was awarded first prize in the Jackson Balshaw Music Competition, and the Marshall University Concerto Competition. The performers are (from left): violinists Kalista Knight, Arely Quiñones and Juan Arturo Tovar (behind Quiñones). Tamara Marler has worked as an executive level administrative assistant since completing her service in the US Army in 1993. A graduate from UMKC, Ximena has worked in local non-profits in the field of   community engagement and communications. She is a member of Plaza Winds, the UMKC Graduate Woodwind Fellowship Quintet. And the tools to follow that path.”, Back at the Truman Forum, the stage is being set up for the string orchestra. When I saw the program in LA, I was sold. Harmony Project KC is preparing for continued virtual instruction in September, while hoping to phase-in with in-person classes later in the semester. She has worked with ensembles and organizations such as Faust Theatre, Artist Community Project, The Arts Asylum, Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park, Music Theatre Kansas City, Musical Theatre Heritage, and the Midwest Chamber Ensemble. We know him as Mr. Mike--our Board member! Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Harmony Project KC, an affiliate of the acclaimed, music-based, youth development program targeting students in underserved areas of Los Angeles, launched in northeast Kansas City in January 2015 and immediately began to impact lives. 20 E. Gregory Blvd. Gözde has performed throughout Turkey, United States, France, Switzerland and Kosovo. Enjoy the music! “As community outreach, music education is special and effective,” Espinosa says. In 2014, when Scuola Nuova Vita Charter School raised enough money to move into its own building down the street, Northeast Community Center Executive Director Laura Shulz had a problem. He was  a four-time winner of The Young Performer Competition from the Colombian Republic Bank. Subscribe “That’s a music stand. Smile and keep going!” a teacher counseled. A bilingual Spanish speaker. Harmony is a new way of looking at our world and The Harmony Project explores Nature's principles of Harmony and how they can be applied in practice. This video is about Harmony Project KC 2019. “That! , Violin Teaching Artist/String Ensemble Conductor/Advanced Technique Teaching Artist, , CelloTeaching Artist/Chamber Music Facilitator. Harmony Project KC starts all students with four months of musicianship classes designed to teach the fundamentals of music. Harmony Project KC was started in 2015 at the Northeast Community Center to assure that any student, no matter the family’s income level, can receive an instrument and music education. After some brief announcements by Shulz and Espinosa, the first group of student musicians took to the stage.