Music Education that makes a difference.
MGS pairs educational and outreach presentations with each of the artists or ensembles presented on our concert series, bringing the artists out to the community to engage students and community members.
In addition, MGS features artists in our interview series, meet-and-greets, and a virtual educational lesson plan series for in-school and at-home educators. Scroll down to engage with our Online Education Presentations on many topics and for many age groups. Visit our YouTube page for interviews, archived performances, and more.
Music for a Great Space Ensemble Residency.
The MGS Chamber Ensemble Residency is designed to provide performance opportunities and mentorship for an up-and-coming ensemble interested in chamber music as it was, is, and can be.
We are excited to announce our 2025 Resident Ensemble: Catchfire Collective!
Catchfire Collective community performances include:
April 30, 7-9pm at Grapes & Grains Tavern
May 21, 5-7pm at GreenHill Center for NC Art
2025 Catchfire Collective 2024 The Pathfinders Trio 2023 The Mint String Quartet
Support for MGS education programming is provided in part by the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, and Creative Greensboro - the city’s office for arts & culture.
Music for Young People - Online Edition
Our Music for Young People series is presented in conjunction with our concert series, and we bring our artists into the classrooms to interact with students, introducing their instruments, the music they perform, and their lives as musicians. Below we have a number of online education presentations including interviews and recordings of our artists, lesson plans, activities and more!
These materials can be enjoyed by those of any age. Those intended for high school students are indicated.
MGS thanks Kim Barclift and Matt Wilson for crafting the education presentations below.
Rolston String Quartet - Haydn & Grieg
Discussing Musical Scales and Emotions in Music
André Lash introduces the organ
Discussing Timbre and a virtual "Organ Crawl"
Resident Jazz Quartet - Without a Song
Discussing Tempo, Musical Form, and Improvisation
ZOFO Piano Duet - George Gershwin Cuban Overture
Discussing Salsa Music and Salsa Percussion
Fusion of Musical Genres - Chris Dederer performs Simon Preston Alleluyas for Organ
Discussing the Genres/Periods of Western Classical Music and the fusion of those genres.
Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue for Organ - William Allred performs Mendelssohn's Prelude and Fugue
Discussing the Fugue or Round
Caterina Assandra Ave Verum Corpus - Marya Fancey performs Assandra's Ave Verum *written for high school age students
Discussing Transcription
Stephen Price performs on the organ - Coleridge-Taylor's Impromptu
Discussing the Instrument Families, and the Pipe Organ
Harlem Quartet performs Strayhorn and Marsalis (under repair)
Discussing Jazz and Strings (Harlem Quartet was presented in partnership with Chamber Music Raleigh)
Ariel Pocock performs Antonio Carlos Jobim's If You Never Come To Me
Discussing Bossa Nova, Cool Jazz, and Samba
Marcus Printup performs Dizzy Gillespie's Con Alma *written for high school age students
Discussing Jazz and Improvisation
Khemia Ensemble and Dance Project perform Pascal le Boeuf's Media Control
Discussing Classical vs. Contemporary Music and Dance
Khemia Ensemble's Annie Jeng performs Marcus Balter's Dreamcatcher
Disussing Music for Social Justice *written for high school age students
For more videos including interviews and performances visit our YouTube page!
MGS is committed to bringing all of our performing artists to the public school students to provide access to as many students as possible each year. MGS tailors these visits to the individual school and works closely with the music teachers to match the artists to the schools.
In an effort to create the a lasting impact on the students attending education presentations, students are provided with a voucher which allows their entire family to attend the Friday night concert free of charge.
Outreach events for the Musical Mosaic season include:
In school curriculum with orchestra students at The Academy at Lincoln, Northwest Middle School, Mendenhall Middle School, Grimsley High School, Penn-Griffin School of the Arts, and Page High School.
MGS Masterclasses with Alcée Chriss and UNCG organ students and Amanda Mole and UNCG & UNCSA organ students.
In-person visits with Camille Thurman and band students at Mendenhall Middle School, Emma Grimsley & David Walton with the choir students at Grimsley High School and INSPIRO, Calidore Quartet with orchestra students at Penn-Griffin School of the Arts, and Frisson Ensemble with the students in the Warnersville Recreation Center after-school program, and the band students at Page High School.
Musings on Music pre-concert talks with members of Borromeo String Quartet, Verona String Quartet, Alcée Chriss, Camille Thurman, Emma Grimsley & David Walton, Amanda Mole, Calidore Quartet, and Frisson Ensemble.
Special Drawing & Music class collaboration with Creative Aging Network.
The 2025 Resident Ensemble, Catchfire Collective, is in a 12 week residency at Hairston Middle School working with the middle school band students, culminating in their May 13 spring concert.
Musings on Music Events
In-Person Visits & Masterclasses
Drawing & Music Catchfire Collective at Hairston Middle School
For Students By Students
For Students By Students is an interview series created in partnership with UNCG’s Arts Administrative Resource Community. The questions will be administered by the arts administration students in the student led organization. Questions will cover topics such as inspirations to join the arts, past experience in the arts, current experience in the arts, and future goals in the Arts. Interviews in the first round of the series include undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students as well as newly appointed faculty members to give student audiences an opportunity to see a path in the various stages ahead of them.
These interviews are created with high school students in mind, but can be enjoyed by those of any age.
Feb 3 - Gabriel Figuracion - Undergraduate Viola/Music Ed Major at UNCG
G. Figuracion Question List and Times
Feb 17 - James Austin Porzenski - Master's Vocal Major at UNCG
J. Porzenski Question List and Times
March 3 - Kassandra Ormsby - Bassoon Doctoral Candidate at UNCG
K. Ormsby Question List and Times
March 10 - Dr. Annie Jeng - Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at UNCG
A. Jeng Question List and Times
