Education & Community Outreach
WRTI is passionate about championing music as a vital cultural resource and dedicated to expanding access to music education.

Lydia Veilleux
We look to empower students of all ages and inspire local communities by expanding access to music education. WRTI works with a network of dedicated partners to increase opportunities for learning about and appreciating music.
You can donate now to champion and expand WRTI's education initiatives!
Interested in learning more, or supporting WRTI's commitment to music education? Please contact Lydia Veilleux, our Education Outreach Manager, at Lydia@wrti.org
WRTI is proud to highlight the accomplishments of young musicians in our local communities.
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Meet 15-year-old trombonist Henry Koban Payne, winner of the 2023 Composition and Arranging Contest at the Jazz at Lincoln's Center's Essentially Ellington Competition.
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Meet violist Helen Qi, member of Temple Music Prep Center for Gifted Young Musicians' Youth Chamber Orchestra, and rising freshman at Yale University.
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Meet 15-year-old tubist, Keith Holmes, principal tubist of the Play on Philly Children’s Orchestra.
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Meet 16-year-old violinist Gabriela Salvador Riera, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.