Music Memory —

Empowering students through music

From Riverside Symphony’s early years performing free open dress rehearsals for inner-city school children, sharing classical music’s transcendent power with young people has been central to the orchestra’s founding mission. In 1999, this commitment found more potent expression through the launching of Music Memory, today one of New York City’s most widely valued educational programs. Starting with just a handful of schools at the outset, Music Memory quickly expanded to all five boroughs, today serving thousands of third-through sixth-grade public school children annually.