Hunter Bauman has built his life around music, starting when he began piano lessons in first grade. Now a home-schooled high school junior, he plays advanced flute and piano and is a five-time Santa Cruz Symphony Mueller Scholarship recipient.

In addition to performing classical and pops concerts, the Santa Cruz Symphony has an extensive collection of music education programs. Here is a look at our Music Education By The Numbers.

(March 15, 2019 - Register-Pajaronian)

WATSONVILLE — Children gasped and called out excitedly as the Santa Cruz Symphony played the first notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5  at the Henry J. Mello Center on Tuesday morning.

The Need: More Music Education in Schools

Music education is limited in Santa Cruz County, and is provided on a school by school basis. Some schools have music teachers, some don’t. Some grades have  music teachers, some don’t. We want to work to help fill that gap....

Brian is currently a seventh grader at Kirby School and enjoys playing the cello.  Brian started learning music in the third grade, then joined El Sistema in the 4th grade. On why he chose the cello, “I didn’t know what it was. They picked it for me, but I fell in love with it.” He enjoys playing...