The late Otto Warkentin owned and operated Wayne Strings in Fort Wayne, Indiana for over four decades. Now, thanks to a generous donation in his memory by Otto’s family, instruments from his shop have found a new home in the hands of students in the ECoSistema music program.  Byron Warkentin, son of Louetta and the […]

At Bashor Children’s Home, the sound of drums echoes down the hallway every Wednesday afternoon. Thanks to a new partnership between Bashor and Goshen College, ECoSistema has launched weekly drumming classes for students at the Bashor Alternative School. ECoSistema Lead Teaching Artist Kent Dutchersmith teaches classes with ten teenage boys and several Bashor staff members. […]

YHO internship launches this fall In the fall of 2022 a new initiative through the Youth Honors Orchestra program began offering employment and musical leadership experience to advanced high school musicians. The internship exists through a partnership between the Community School of the Arts and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County. It serves a dual […]

The Community School of the Arts is offering GIFT CARDS for sale for Music Together family classes in upcoming sessions.  These certificates would make lovely Christmas and birthday presents for families with young children. Gift cards can be purchased online via ActiveNet or by calling the Music Center Main Office. Purchasers will receive a numerical code that can […]