A message from Branch Director Kris Rudzinski!

Dear Germantown Branch Families,

Greetings! I hope everyone had a restful summer and is re-charged for what I know will be an electrifying school year. The 23-24 season at the Germantown Branch will be full of excitement. This Fall, we will be spotlighting the Branch’s Playformance Park with a concert series featuring some of Settlement’s own faculty and alumni including Andy Thierauf (solo percussion, 6:30pm) and Zach Poyatt (solo guitar, 7:15pm) on 9/19, and the Kendrah Butler-Waters Quartet on 10/2 (7pm). These performances are free and open to the public.

In addition to inviting the community into the branch, we will also be taking Settlement out “on the road” to the Mt. Airy Arts Festival on September 9 as well as the Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival on October 8, where you will find us sharing with the community what wonderful programs the school has to offer.

While it is usually Spring that is viewed as a time of regeneration and rejuvenation, I believe the beginning of the school year is also a time of awakening and that the red, yellow, and orange Fall foliage does not signal a time of slumber in anticipation of the Winter to come, but rather that things are heating up and coming back to life! We look forward to seeing you at the branch this September and out in the community. Please stop by and say hello!

Regards,

Kris Rudzinski, Germantown Branch Director

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Performance Hours

Sat., Oct. 14 - 10 a.m.

Germantown Branch

6128 Germantown Ave

A chance for students studying at our Germantown Branch to showcase their hard work at free performances. Interested in performing? Talk to your teacher to learn more and sign up.

Germantown Playformance Park Concert ft. Zach Poyatt and Andy Thierauf

Tue., Sept. 19 - 6:30 p.m.

Germantown Branch

6128 Germantown Ave

Join us for a free outdoor performance at the Germantown Branch's new Playformance Park! This concert will feature Settlement faculty members Zach Poyatt and Andy Thierauf.

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Yom Kippur

Mon., Sept 25

All Branches

All Branches, Kaleidoscope Program & Offices Closed

Germantown Playformance Park Concert ft. Kendrah Butler-Waters

Mon., Oct. 2 - 7 p.m.

Germantown Branch

6128 Germantown Ave

Join us for a free outdoor performance at the Germantown Branch's new Playformance Park! This concert will feature Settlement alumnus Kendrah Butler-Waters. Butler-Waters combines jazz, classical, and gospel into a wonderfully woven sound that is all her own.

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PMAY Masterclass

Tue., Oct. 17 - 6 p.m.

Mary Louise Curtis Branch

416 Queen Street

Come out to this free event and learn from master violinist, Carlos Rubio! Mr. Rubio was awarded grand prize in the Spanish and Latin American Music Competition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and was distinguished as the Ohio Latino Arts Association's Performing Artist of the Year.

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Curtis Symphony Orchestra: Spectacular Strauss

Sun., Oct. 22 - 7 p.m.

Verizon Hall

300 S Broad St.

Settlement students, parents, teachers, and administrators can use the code SETTLEMENT24 to book up to four (4) complimentary tickets to all Curtis Symphony Orchestra concerts and Curtis Opera Theater productions for the 2023-24 season. This first concert features the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and members of Curtis Opera Theatre under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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