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Support the San Antonio Symphony
Make the investment – San Antonio’s Orchestra is an integral part of our city. We have the means to make this right and ensure future generations benefit from and can enjoy live music. To learn more about how Sebastian Lang-Lessing, music director emeritus, is leading the charge in talks with city leaders, follow the link…
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Johnson Senior to tour the World with National Youth Orchestra [NEISD]
“Johnson High School senior Jake Glaser has big plans after graduation. In a few weeks, he’ll travel the world with his clarinet alongside some of the top musicians in the country.”
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And the award goes to… [NEISD]
“Johnson High School Band Director Jarrett Lipman and Roan Forest Elementary School Music Teacher Matthew Trevino have won the Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation Teachers of Excellence award.”
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KENS5 News [Article]
Johnson High School musicians’ music risk scores | Kids Who Make SA Great
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Yamaha Corporation Announces first 40-Under-40 Class for Music Educators [Yamaha]
“Jarrett Lipman has a term for a teacher’s selflessness in engaging and empowering his students: Servant leadership, which “means committing oneself wholly to improving the lives of your students, peers and community,” he said. “It means prioritizing the welfare and needs of your students over your own career goals and teaching your students to share…
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Marching Bands From Across Texas Take Center Stage in Alamodome Competition [SA Report]
“Thousands of high school musicians and their families will swarm downtown San Antonio over the next six days as two major marching band competitions take place at the Alamodome.”
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213 Quarterfinalists Announced for Music Educator Award™ Presented by the Recording Academy® and the Grammy Foundation®
“A total of 213 music teachers from 194 cities across 42 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award™ presented by The Recording Academy®and the GRAMMY Foundation®. In total, more than 4,500 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.”
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Johnson High School Band Program Scores International Award [MySA]
“Johnson High School’s marching band has won the Sudler Shield for its work in 2014, an international award given to two or three winners each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.”
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San Antonio Magazine Profile: Jarrett Lipman
“Texas is the best place in the country and probably in the world for band. I was in band all through school in New Jersey and went on to major in music education at Rutgers. When I was getting ready to do my student teaching I knew I wanted to come to Texas.”