Student Performance at Evergreen Estates
Music Brings Joy to Evergreen Estate Residents
August 17, 2023

The 2023 summer camp students’ first performance was for the Evergreen Estates residents in Lancaster, PA. As the children came off the bus full of nervous...

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Private Music Lessons at SWAN Camp
Private Music Lessons at SWAN Camp
August 11, 2023

The lyrics of “Brave” by Sara Bareilles echo into the hallway. A private teacher quietly enters the classroom. As the door shuts and students register that...

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LSO Performance Inspires Student’s Original Music
LSO Performance Inspires Student’s Original Music
August 2, 2023

On May fourteenth, I had the privilege of driving two musically gifted brothers to the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra’s Mother’s Day concert.  This wasn’t the first time I’d...

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in memory of Mike Miller
Donation in Memory of Mike Miller to SWAN
July 6, 2023

Many of us at Stony Brook Elementary School have had the privilege of working with Mike Miller for all/some of the 20 years he taught here....

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Kids Trust Fund
The Kids Trust Fund Supports SWAN
June 30, 2023

SWAN is grateful for the generous support of $15,000 received from The Kids Trust Fund, a charitable fund of the Greater Harrisburg Community Foundation, a regional...

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LSO Neighborhood Performance
Music Creates Courage: LSO Neighborhood Performance
June 24, 2023

After enjoying a wonderful concert by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, I grabbed my cello and headed out to the alley, where food trucks and SWAN students...

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Student performance at SCORE. Photograph by PhotoOle
Friendships Formed at SCORE Celebration
June 14, 2023

On April 20th, I jumped onto a school bus at Washington Elementary School with two SWAN students. Our mission? Gather our fellow SWAN students at three...

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students performing
SWAN Protects Mental Health And Empowers Dreams
May 31, 2023

In early spring, a wonderful connection was made between SWAN’s founder, Diana Vuolo, and the Dixon-Sanchez family. SWAN student Ceevon, our 15 y.o. pianist and composer,...

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SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon Small Business Award
SWAN Honored By SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon Small Business Award
May 10, 2023

On April 20, 2023, SWAN was honored to receive the Small Business Award from SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon. Since early 2020 Diana Vuolo, Founder and Executive Director of...

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SWAN students singing at camp
10 Ways Singing Impacts Our Health
April 18, 2023

Our SWAN students have a lot to say about the ways singing helps them, and it can help you too. Here are 10 ways that singing can...

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