Education: About
2009 - 2010 Season
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The mission of the Opera Memphis Education and Outreach Department is:
- to cultivate an appreciation for the arts in younger audiences
- to produce high quality entertainment and experiences that are socially relevant, often through the creation and production of news works; and
- to provide cultural stimulation and opportunities for participation to people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities and abilities.
Our Commitment to Education
Opera Memphis offers a variety of education programs designed to encourage interest in music and the arts. Last season, our Education and Outreach programs reached more than 15,000 people across the MidSouth. Your support of Opera Memphis provides music education and outreach programs to children who would otherwise lack these opportunities.
The importance of early exposure to music has been demonstrated in studies focused on what has been termed the "Mozart Effect," indicating that music increases focus and can improve spatial-temporal reasoning skills and performance in mathematics in children beginning at the pre-school level.
Education and Outreach at Opera Memphis
Black Roots of Song
Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation Competition
Artist-In-Residence Tours
Hansel and Gretel
Operatizer: The Opera Sampler
ACT Songwriting Program
Summer Opera Conservatory
Senior Opera Conservatory
Junior Opera Conservatory
Grace House Partnership
Arts Reaching Children
For more information about Education and Outreach programs, enrollment, donation and volunteer opportunities, please contact: Sarah Squire - Director of Education and Outreach, 901.202.4548
2009-2010 Education Sponsors:
Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette
ArtsMemphis
Mr. and Mrs. J. William Himmelreich
International Paper
Mr. Mark McCowan
The Cast and Crew of SCOTT JOPLIN AND TREEMONISHA
Tennessee Arts Commission
Dr. Jane Walters & The Grizzlies Academy
