To ignite personal and community leadership through accessible, youth-centered music education.

We provide rigorous music instruction and a creative home for refugee, immigrant, and historically marginalized youth. We now offer lessons in violin, viola, cello, and bass to 160 students at our own site on Niagara St. in Buffalo and two school-based sites at Charter School of Inquiry and NativityMiguel Middle School.

For our students especially, many of whom hail from all over the world, the universal language of music can be a lifeline. We aim to cultivate a positive space that supports our students’ development into curious, confident, committed individuals who make a difference in their new home: exemplary musicians who are also exemplary citizens. Through our intensive and thoughtful programming both in the classroom and on stage, we seek to transform our audiences, neighborhoods, and the Western New York community, offering a sense of belonging to new Americans and those who have long called Buffalo home.