St Lukes Chamber Ensemble Inc

Programs: The dimenna center for classical music:the dimenna center for classical music provides a rehearsal, performance, learning, and recording facility for classical music in midtown manhattan. Since its opening in 2011, over 500 ensembles and individuals, including 59 orchestras, 55 vocal and opera groups, and 325 chamber music groups representing over 40,000 musicians have rented over 22,000 hours of time in the center's six spaces. In addition, the orchestra of st. Luke's and st. Luke's chamber ensemble use the center for education programs, free community concerts, and rehearsal. There have been over 1,000 world premiere performances, 65 film, broadway cast, and other recordings, 45 education programs, and over 180,000 visitors in all to the dimenna center since its opening.

musical performances:osl performs a wide range of musical programs in the new york tri-state area, most notably a three-concert series at carnegie hall, a multi-concert residency at caramoor summer festival, a 20-performance season with paul taylor american modern dance at lincoln center, and a multi-concert chamber music series at the morgan library & museum, merkin concert hall, the church of st. Luke in the fields, and the brooklyn museum. In addition, numerous eminent institutions and venues engage st. Luke's for productions including concert performances, dance, theater, other multi-media events, and radio broadcasts. Overall, more than 210,000 people attended or listened to the organization's musical performances.

community and education:with the belief that participation in music strengthens communities, osl's community and education programs offer music programs and interaction with world-class osl musicians to children and adults throughout new york city, regardless of financial resources or musical ability. Programs include in-and after-school intensive orchestral ensemble classes for students in the clinton neighborhood of manhattan, most of whom are on free or reduced lunch, as a way to develop musical, leadership, teamwork and academic skills;free community performances in all five boroughs and the dimenna center (10 last year) and free school concerts for 10,000 new york city school children annually (12 performances last year), in which osl's music in color program, featuring works by composers of color, is presented; professional development for nyc music and classroom teachers; and the young artist series, in which pre-professional students from music conservatories (four last year) are mentored by osl members.