Lydia Veilleux
Education and Outreach ManagerLydia Veilleux has worked in music education and arts administration for the past 20 years, and has taught students of all ages in various community settings. As WRTI's Education & Outreach Manager, she oversees educational partnerships, sponsorships, events, and coverage.
Lydia previously served as the Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment for Boyer College of Music at Temple University. Before coming to Temple, Lydia worked as the Artistic Director of the Trenton Music Makers Orchestra program, an El Sistema-inspired orchestra program in Trenton, NJ. She also served as the Willow Grove Branch Director at Settlement Music School.
Growing up in Maine, Lydia began her music career playing traditional fiddle styles and classical music. Lydia is an in-demand clinician leading workshops on string improvisation and fiddle styles and has taught workshops for the LA Phil's YOLA National Symposium, The El Sistema USA Symposium, String Project Los Angeles, and numerous bluegrass festivals.
Lydia lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband and son and maintains a studio of fiddle students. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and swimming.
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Meet drummer Mekhi Boone, a first-year student at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and a regular player in the house band at Chris' Jazz Cafe. -
Meet 18-year-old Collin Parker-Szekely of Abington, PA, pianist in the Advanced Study Myer Schwartz Piano Trio at Settlement Music School and cellist in the Temple Music Prep Center for Gifted Young Musicians Youth Chamber Orchestra. -
Meet twenty-year-old jazz vibraphonist Nora Theberge, a jazz performance major at Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. -
In partnership with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Jasper Chamber Concerts, WRTI brought performances to two local Philadelphia schools in October. -
Meet bassoonist Adam Kraynak, an undergraduate student majoring in bassoon performance at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance. -
Meet 14-year-old violist Percy Smith-Holzbaur, a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist and member of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra. -
Meet 16-year-old guitarist Marel Hidalgo, bandleader of the Marel Hidalgo Quartet and member of the NJPAC TD Jazz for Teens program. -
Meet harpist Maya Lindsey, a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, who got her start on the instrument with the Lyra Society. -
Meet composer Cecelia Olszewski, a composition student at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, and founder and president of the Cosmia Opera Collective. -
Meet 14-year-old percussionist Sydney Charlene Vance, a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band, and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.
