As our students head into a new school year, we asked four Soundscapes board members to share a little advice for the year ahead.
Get ready to grow. By the end of the year, you may be amazed by how much you’ve learned and how far you’ve come.
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✨ We’re shining a light on Roberta Lea!On February 20, 2027, we’ll present Roberta Lea with the inaugural Soundscapes Luminary Award at our For the Love of Music Gala.As our first Soundscapes Luminary, Roberta is spending this year connecting with our students through mentorship, performance, and creative collaboration, giving young musicians a glimpse into what’s possible.Plan to join us to honor Roberta for all she has accomplished and all she has done for our community!
🏆 Help us honor Christopher Newport University!At our For the Love of Music Gala on February 20, 2027, we will present CNU with our Community Partner Award. For more than 15 years CNU has supported Soundscapes through access to incredible performance opportunities and spaces, mentorship and collaboration from collegiate student musicians, and leadership from university staff.We're grateful for a partnership that helps create opportunities for young musicians to learn, perform, and see what's possible. 🎶💙We can’t wait to celebrate CNU and all that we've accomplished together!
✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨Join us for our For the Love of Music Gala on February 20, 2027 at the Newport News Marriott at City Center!It’ll be a night of live music, celebration, and plenty of reasons to believe in what’s possible when young people have the opportunity to learn, create, and grow through music. 🎶📅 February 20, 2027📍 Newport Marriott at City Center
After the school bell rings, the opportunities to learn, grow, and belong shouldn’t stop. 💛For Afterschool Alliance's Lights On Afterschool, we’re celebrating the importance of giving young people meaningful things to do during those crucial after-school hours. Whether it’s making music, discovering a new passion, or building friendships, what happens after school can make a lasting difference.The school day ends. The possibilities don’t.
What happens when something that changed your life becomes something you can give to someone else?For Mateo Ayala, music gave him community, support, and people who believed in him. Today, he gets to be that person for the next generation.His advice to young musicians is simple:“Just always remember what music gave you, just try to give it forward to somebody else.”That’s the heart of what happens at Soundscapes. Music is the vehicle. What students build with it can last a lifetime.#Soundscapes #MusicChangesLives #MusicEducation #YouthDevelopment #GiveItForward
