Laila performing at SU

Laila West Performs at Seattle University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

Laila performed as a soloist at Seattle University on January 22, 2026 Last week, our talented violin student, Laila West, achieved another significant milestone by performing as a soloist at Seattle University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, hosted by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion on January 22, 2026. Laila performed the first movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto in G major with exceptional composure. She  performed entirely from memory, ...
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Laila performing at SU

Laila West Performs at Seattle University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

Laila performed as a soloist at Seattle University on January 22, 2026 Last week, our talented violin student, Laila West, achieved another significant milestone by ...
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Key to Change receives ArtsFund’s Community Accelerator Grant for third straight year

For the third year in a row, Key to Change is proud to receive the Community Accelerator Grant from ArtsFund and Allen Family Philanthropies (formerly ...
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Case for support: our new $25 program

Give now Every student deserves to explore their passions, express themselves, and develop life skills that last   We all know that today’s public schools ...
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KtC students attend selective university summer program

Left: Ciku and Mason, back from their amazing trip! Right: Prof. Arnaud Ghillebaert, their instructor. Our viola students Mason Nguyen and Ciku Maina earned scholarships ...
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Natasha Kubit hits the ground running

Just one month into her new role, Dr. Natasha Kubit, Key to Change’s first full-time music instructor, is already making a big impact in our ...
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Harvard dean kicks off new college and career speaker series

On July 24, we launched Inspiring Possibilities, Key to Change’s new college and career speaker series, for a packed house of students, families, and community ...
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Symphony South summer intensive created rare opportunities

This summer we offered students in South King County an extraordinary opportunity: Symphony South, a new four-week intensive music program created in partnership with Federal ...
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