Register for Free Summer Musical Program
For the 28th summer, Jenny Lin Foundation is offering a music program free of charge to all young people in the Bay Area. Instrumental musicians currently in 8th grade or higher are welcomed to join the String Orchestra (directed by Greg Conway) or Band (directed by Travis Nasatir); students currently in 7th grade and up may register for the Choir (directed by Kaia Richards).
Participants meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings (6:45-900 p.m.) for four weeks starting June 20. Rehearsals take place at Creekside Middle School, Castro Valley, and culminate with a large-scale community concert at Chabot College Performing Arts Center in Hayward, on Saturday, July 16.
Based in Castro Valley, the Jenny Lin Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1994 after the brutal murder of 14-year-old Jenny Lin. Operated through volunteers and donation, the Foundation promotes child safety and youth music education, and has sponsored many music and safety events over the years for the East Bay communities. This includes a project in partnership with the Alameda County Library to expand its collection of books related to child safety issues. Fremont Main Library as well as library branches in Castro Valley, San Lorenzo and Union City all benefit from the project. Anyone wishing to access these items may use the keyword Jenny Lin Foundation in their catalog search.
Through the annual Summer Music Program, Jenny Lin Foundation hopes to carry on Jenny’s passion—music and friendship—and extend her life in a unique fashion. Student-musicians are encouraged to take advantage of this exceptional program to help maintain their skills and to continue performing in a group during the summer. This is also an opportunity for students to meet and interact with peers from throughout the Bay Area, and cultivate and hone their leadership skills. In 2019, more than 300 young people from 35 schools of 12 cities participated in the program, co-sponsored by Chabot College.
Registration is now open for 2022 at https://jennylinfoundation.org. Please help spread the word so more of you may join us this summer.
