Key to Change Students Receive Community Funded Scholarships
Left picture: Councilmember Dave Upthegrove presents Jolene Nguyen with a scholarship. Right picture: Members of the Ballard Rotary Club present Malak Ali with a scholarship. Key to Change Students Receive Community Funded Scholarships This past Saturday, August 14, 2021 twenty-two students performed at Key to Change’s Summer Finale Student Concert. This concert was held at […]
String Students perform LIVE on Classical King FM 98.1
Left to Right: Beth Gutherman Chu (Solo String Festival Judge), Dr. Quinton Morris, Executive Director & Founder, Henry Williams (First Place Winner of the Junior Division), Eden Pawlos (Second Place Winner of the Junior Division), Thea Weinbeck (First Place Winner of the Senior Division), Sean Maclean (host of NW Focus Live) and Geoffrey Liu (Music […]
Congratulations!Festival Winners Announced
The second annual Solo String Festival took place April 9-11, 2021 where 40+ middle and high school violinists and violists from South King County performed and competed for prizes at Seattle Symphony’s Benaroya Hall. Thea Weinbeck (senior competitive division) and Henry Williams (junior competitive division) took home first place, which included college scholarships and an […]
Underserved student musicians play Benaroya Hall
Over a three-day weekend, forty-one student musicians who play violin and viola; and live and attend middle and high school in South King County will perform and compete for prizes, college scholarships and an opportunity to perform live on Classical King FM 98.1 at Key to Change’s annual Solo String Festival. The Solo String Festival […]
Key to Change named as an inaugural recipient of Seattle Symphony’s Community Stages Fund
Key to Change is a grant recipient of Seattle Symphony’s inaugural Community Stages Fund. Through this award, the Seattle Symphony will serve as the host of Key to Change’s annual Solo String Festival on April 9-11, 2021. This grant gives Key to Change use of the performance and backstage spaces of Benaroya Hall and access […]
Classical KING FM takes steps to address issues of equity and inclusion
Feb. 3, 2021 Quinton Morris, associate professor of music at Seattle University and founder of the nonprofit Key to Change Classical KING FM 98.1, the Seattle-based, listener-supported classical music radio station, is moving to address issues of equity and inclusion, and taking steps to make classical music more accessible. KING FM leaders acknowledge the need […]
Key to Change commits to fighting racism
January 11, 2021 Dear Key to Change Community: This year, we are making some important and very needed changes to our program to ensure that students in our string studio feel valued and represented, not only within our organization, but also within the musical curriculum and repertoire. While our organization is quite diverse with students, […]
Key to Change Students Receive Top Honors
Caleb Vaughn-Jones is the inaugural Composer in Residence
Caleb Vaughn-Jones, a classical cellist and composer will serve as the inaugural Composer in Residence at Key to Change. Vaughn-Jones will compose original works for both violin and viola for string students of all musical levels that they will perform in virtual recital in the spring of 2021. Based in Los Angeles, Vaughn-Jones will work […]
2020 – 2021 Guest Artist String Master Classes Series and Guest Academic Lectures at Key to Change
All master classes take place from 6-8pm PST and academic lectures take place on Fridays at 3:00pm remotely. If you are interested in attending a class, please contact us to receive RSVP and receive a link to our classes. Key to Change is thrilled to offer our students master classes with distinguished guest artists from […]
