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Walker West’s New Home
WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY IS SELLING ITS BUILDING, DEVELOPING NEW HOME Walker West Music Academy is moving to a new home just across the street from its current location on Selby Ave. in St. Paul. The...
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Walker West opens new facility at 760 Selby
On Saturday, June 7 Walker West Music Academy opened the doors of its new facility at 760 Selby Avenue. The 26 year old non-profit community music school has spent the last year developing the 5,938...
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2nd Annual Rev. Carl Walker & Grant West Honors Recital
Walker West Music Academy held its 2nd Annual Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West Honors Recital on Sunday, June 22. The event was held at Walker West’s new performance hall at 760 Selby Avenue. The...
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Our Walker West Story: Danita and Dewayne Jackson
Devante and Decarlo performing in Walker West’s new performance hall at 760 Selby with drummer Tyler Edwards as part of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival on June 26,2014. Photo by Benny Moreno. What’s the...
View ArticleFive Ways to Support Walker West
Five Ways to Support Walker West When it comes to supporting Walker West, you’ve got options. Here are five ways to make a tax-deductible contribution that will make a difference in the lives of our...
View ArticleFinal Call for Capital – Help us finish our move to 760 Selby Avenue
It’s been an exciting year at Walker West Music Academy. But we need your help. We need to raise $150,000 to close out our $550,000 capital project. Thanks to the generosity of many individuals and...
View ArticleCOVID 19 Updates: Walker|West Partial Re-Opening Plan 2021
January Update January Update: We will do a partial re-opening for Session 3, beginning February 8, 2021, using our re-opening plan guidelines (see plan below). We are still prioritizing virtual...
View ArticleArtist As Activist, Healer, Witness
“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.” – Debasish Mridha Artist As Activist, Healer, Witness Sherine Onukwuwe Most of my summer days enduring the COVID-19 pandemic were spent...
View ArticleMusic for Families: An Interview with main instructor, Ivory Doublette
For Our Youngest Music Learners –Virtual Learning Has Its Perks Benny Moreno, photographer and social media manager for Walker|West had a change to catch up with Ivory about what’s new with our Music...
View ArticleGive To The Max 2020
Walker|West is Ready for Give To The Max This year the big day is November 19th. You can make your gifts over the next 3 weeks to help us reach these 3 goals: Goal #1 – Raise $5,000 by November 19th...
View ArticleOctober 2020 Newsletter
Accents & Illuminations Newsletter – October 2020 Below is our Quarterly update from October 2020. The Twin Cities Roy Hargrove Band at The Rondo Community Music Series this October, rewatch...
View ArticleTwo Hashel Families, One Musical Offering to the Community
Two Hashel Families – One Musical Offering to the Community by Earl Ross, Walker|West Faculty Each year the Hashel Family of string players are asked to perform for the Christmas pageant at St. Peter...
View Article“You Think You Can Handle It?”, Elijah Awada Says Thanks
“You Think You Can Handle It?”, Elijah Awada Says Thanks Our instructors are the backbone of our work, bringing the healing power of music to Walker|West students each year. Here Elijah Awada reflects...
View ArticleRoderick Cox meets with Walker|West RCMI Fellows
Roderick Cox meets with Walker|West RCMI Fellows Even during these unusual times where face masks, social distancing, and remote lessons are the new norm, German-based American conductor, Roderick Cox...
View ArticleWalker|West is a Regional Cultural Treasure w/ 5 year, unrestricted, major gift
Walker|West is a Regional Cultural Treasure w/ 5 year, unrestricted, major gift Walker|West was selected as one of 10 #MNCulturalTreasures for 2021. We’re honored to be part of this $12.6M initiative...
View ArticleWalker|West 2021 Founders Award Recipients
Congratulations to Asla Hashel – 2021 Founders Award Recipient ASLA HASHEL, 2021 Founders Award Recipient Viola, 10 yrs High School: Woodbury High School Instructor: Earl Ross Share a favorite memory...
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Winter Newsletter
Last fall, Walker|West teaching artist Brother Ghana Mbaye worked with 5th – 8th grade students from St. Peter Claver Catholic School, during a 10-week residency as part of our #WalkerWestWithoutWalls...
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Spring Newsletter
Students at a dress rehearsal for their Walker West Without Walls Initiative Music & Me performance at Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary. For 6 weeks Walker|West teaching artist Chadwick...
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Summer Newsletter
Walker|West Accents & Illuminations Students at our Grow Through Music camp learning about drumming from Bro. Ghana Mbaye. Getting these drums repaired was the goal of our #GTMD21 fundraiser last...
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THE STEVENS FAMILY GIVES TO INSPIRE
Susan and Patrick Stevens have been part of the Walker|West community since its earliest days. Their son Brian was a student and volunteer at Walker|West as a teen who needed a break from playing...
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