Educational Outreach
Ritz Chamber Music Society: Mini Ritz Conservatory
The Mini Ritz Conservatory provides complete funding to send selected minority
students to the Prelude Chamber Music Camp. The program offers young
musicians the opportunity to experience chamber music by participating and
performing in small ensembles with guidance and training provided by professional
musicians. The Prelude Chamber Music Camp was founded in 2002 by Jacksonville
Symphony Orchestra colleagues Jeanne Majors, Christopher Chappell, and Vernon
Humbert
and is held at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church during the first two weeks of
June.
School and Elderly Outreach
The Ritz Chamber Players positively impact the lives of children via free educational activities, master classes and performances geared toward the inner-city schools and underserved community schools that have little to no arts programming.
The RCP has visited and performed at schools throughout Jacksonville, including:
- Fishweir Elementary School
- John E. Ford Elementary School
- Oceanway Elementary School
- Wyman Academy Elementary
- John Gory Middle School
- LaVilla School for the Arts
- Jean Ribault Middle School
- Edward White High School
- First Coast High School
- Highlands Middle School
- Eugene Butler Middle School
- Darnell-Cookman Middle School
- Southside Middle School
- Jean Ribault Senior High School
- Andrew Jackson Senior High School
- Raines Senior High School
The RCP distributes free tickets to special organizations that work with high-risk children, including; Girls, Inc., Big Brothers, Big Sisters, The Bridge Center, The Boys Clubs of America, and the Achiever’s of the James Weldon Johnson YMCA.The RCP has performed outreach concerts for Jacksonville’s elderly communities, including venues such as Cypress Village and the Mayo Clinic.
Beyond the Concert Hall - Community Strings
"Big Ear" American Contemporary Chamber Music at JMOMA
We welcome you to this new and exciting music series presented in the intimate and inviting Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art Theatre. Join the internationally recognized Ritz Chamber Players and friends performing modern chamber music based on art works written after 1945 by American composers.
Concerts are free and open to the public. More info at: www.jmoma.org
Concerts are held at:
Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art
333 North Laura St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Call 904-366-6911 x208 for reservations.
Residency Programs:
Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD
Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville, SC
