| For nearly three decades, Dorothy Savitch has directed BKCM’s Music Partners outreach program and served as the music director of the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra. Last week, amNY Metro and PoliticsNY News recognized her tireless work to bring music education to more New Yorkers, naming her a 2024 Power Player in Education. |
| “Dorothy Savitch has led the Music Partners program at BKCM since 1996, developing fully enriched, sequential programs that build skills and a love for music-making,” the news outlets wrote in their profile. “Under Dorothy’s guidance, Music Partners has grown from six sites with 700 students to 35 sites with nearly 4,000 participants.” Asked how policymakers can best support New York’s students and educators, Dorothy shared this advice: “First, invite musicians and music educators to your policy discussions to hear firsthand how transformative and crucial music education is – now more than ever – to every child’s life. Then make music education a permanent priority in New York City funding.” To hear about the best advice Dorothy ever received and her first experience as a conductor, read the full profile and interview here. |