We don't know exactly what to expect next year. Whatever the size of a school's music program, Wiebener says, there are ways to get help and enrich kids' learning. Most state arts councils can help bring ensembles in, but there are almost always resources closer to home, too. The whole emphasis today is on educational partnerships. If there's no major presenter, there's no reason you can't go to a local music club.
Many communities have small colleges.
People may not realize it, but if you ask them, they will come. Theodore Wiprud is a composer and consultant in the arts working out of New York City. During his seven years directing grantmaking programs at Meet The Composer, Inc., he developed numerous partnerships between arts and community organizations, and helped design and assess dozens of school residencies. For six years, he chaired the music department, taught composition and theory, and coached chamber music at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, a pre-professional high school in Massachusetts. Flying Together Vol.