Orchestra Santa Monica has many different ways that they serve their community read all about them and click here to learn more about Orchestra Santa Monica.
OSM Educational Talks and Performances at Local SchoolsThe OSM Woodwind Quintet performs in-school concerts every year at Title I schools whose students have little access to live concert music. By incorporating educational talks into each performance, the quintet enhances the learning experience for younger audiences and helps introduce them to new or unfamiliar genres. |
OSM Outreach to the CommunityOSM Strings and guitarist Ricardo Escobar performed to a full house at the Santa Monica Public Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium for its “Big Read” program. Escobar described special guitar-playing techniques and discussed cultural influences on his music. |
OSM Sponsored Event Reaching Out to TeensEach year, OSM sponsors an after-school musical workshop at the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center. For one event, OSM’s featured concert soloist, Ricardo Escobar, held a workshop where he demonstrated classical guitar and interacted with the teens. In the picture shown on the left, youth receive instruction and hands-on experience on percussion instruments by Kassandra Kocoshis, one of SoCal’s leading Latin percussionists. |
OSM Entertainment Around TownThe OSM Woodwind Quintet also plays at local community events such as the “Fireside at the Miles” concert series. They are very versatile in their programming, playing works ranging from Mozart to Gershwin to contemporary composers. Recently, the quintet presented two works written by local Santa Monica composer Adrienne Albert, “Sam’s Dance” and “Animalogy”, the latter being a Southern California premiere performance. |