Gateway to Music, a matrix of 17 music education and access programs, reaches 13 West Michigan counties, through partnerships with community organizations to serve local schools and engage new audiences. Up to 87,000 students, adults, senior citizens from diverse ethnicities and economic backgrounds, as well as people with disabilities, benefit from Grand Rapids Symphony’s commitment to being a more integral and indispensable part of the West Michigan community.
Descriptions of all Gateway to Music programs are available by clicking on the links below.
School Programs
Lollipop Concerts | Third Grade Concerts | Link Up Concerts | Artists in Residence Program | Side by Side Concerts | Open Rehearsals
Young Musicians
Mosaic Scholarships | GRS Youth Choruses | GR Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra
Adults
Access to Music Concerts | Music for Health Initiative | GR Symphony Chorus | GRS Community Chorus
Children, Youth, & Families+
Family Series Concerts | Rush Tickets | Symphony Scorecard | Neighborhood Concert Series
Gateway to Music Champions:
Leadership - Marty & Sue Allen | Michael & Suzanne Lutz | Mary Schregarus
Sustaining - Chuck & Julie Frayer | Dr. & Mrs. Larry J. Robson | Drs. David & Peggy Thompson
Supporting - Joseph & Katy Levan | Tim & Gretchen Tierney
Contributing - Carl & Sandy VerBeek | Leslie & Patrick Ballard | Carter Products | David & Sally Dams | Jason & Tina Freese Decker | John Hunting | Margaret Idema | Milt & Barbara Rohwer
Additional Gateway to Music Sponsors
Amway Foundation | Crowe Foundation | Custer | DWH, LLC | Keller Foundation | OST | Linda Ritch