St Lukes Chamber Ensemble Inc

THE ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S (OSL) PRESENTS A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPERATES THE DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC, A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR THE REHEARSAL, RECORDING, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE NEEDS OF NEW YORK CITY'S MUSIC INDUSTRY.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES:OSL PERFORMS A WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL PROGRAMS IN THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA, MOST NOTABLY A THREE-CONCERT SERIES AT CARNEGIE HALL, A THREE-WEEK BACH FESTIVAL IN JUNE, A MULTI-CONCERT RESIDENCY AT CARAMOOR SUMMER FESTIVAL, THE WEEK-LONG DEGAETANO COMPOSITION INSTITUTE, A MULTI-PERFORMANCE SEASON WITH PAUL TAYLOR AMERICAN MODERN DANCE, AND A MULTI-CONCERT CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES AT MULTIPLE VENUES IN NEW YORK CITY. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS EMINENT INSTITUTIONS AND VENUES ENGAGE ST. LUKE'S FOR PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING CONCERT PERFORMANCES, DANCE, THEATER, OTHER MULTI-MEDIA EVENTS, AND RADIO BROADCASTS. OVERALL, MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE ATTEND OR LISTEN TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MUSICAL PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR.

THE DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC:THE DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC IS A REHEARSAL, RECORDING, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE FACILITY FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 2011, OVER 600 ENSEMBLES, INCLUDING 59 ORCHESTRAS, 55 VOCAL AND OPERA GROUPS, AND 500 CHAMBER MUSIC GROUPS REPRESENTING OVER 40,000 MUSICIANS HAVE RENTED OVER 35,000 HOURS OF TIME IN THE CENTER'S SIX SPACES. IN ADDITION, THE ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S AND ST. LUKE'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE USE THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS, LIVE-STREAMED CONCERTS, AND REHEARSAL. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 2,500 WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES, 200 FILM, BROADWAY CAST, AND OTHER RECORDINGS, 50 EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OVER 225,000 VISITORS IN ALL TO THE DIMENNA CENTER SINCE ITS OPENING.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:WITH THE BELIEF THAT PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, OSL'S COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFER MUSIC PROGRAMS AND INTERACTION WITH WORLD-CLASS OSL MUSICIANS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE IN- AND AFTER-SCHOOL INTENSIVE ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN THE CLINTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANHATTAN, MOST OF WHOM ARE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, AS A WAY TO DEVELOP MUSICAL, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND ACADEMIC SKILLS; FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS AND THE DIMENNA CENTER AND FREE SCHOOL CONCERTS FOR 10,000 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN ANNUALLY, IN WHICH OSL'S MUSIC IN COLOR PROGRAM, FEATURING WORKS BY COMPOSERS OF COLOR, IS PRESENTED; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NYC MUSIC AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS; AND A PRE-PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, IN WHICH ADVANCED STUDENTS FROM MUSIC CONSERVATORIES ARE MENTORED BY OSL MUSICIANS AND PRESENTED IN OUR YOUNG ARTIST SERIES AT THE DIMENNA CENTER.