Please join is in wishing a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the members of our Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) graduating in 2021! We are so proud of all our YAC students have accomplished and all they will accomplish in the years to come. Check out what our YAC students’ plans for this upcoming year!
Blue Shelton is the first student to be awarded the full-tuition scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music reserved for a Project 440 alum. Blue is a flutist, PMAY artist, and student of Project 440 Program Director Susanna Loewy.
Ariadna Rosas is also PMAY artist and was a guest speaker at our 2021 Finding Hope in Doing Good event. At the event, Ariadna shared, “Thanks to Project 440, I was able to transform into a better version of myself and prepare for a future I am excited about.” Ariadna will be attending Rowan University on a full scholarship.
Myles Bell is the creative mind that pitched YAC’s Music in Color discussion series focused on race, representation, and diversity in classical music. He is also a PMAY artist and will be studying biomedical engineering at Duke University this fall.
Kintan Silvany is an alumna of Doing Good and Instruments for Success, and serves as the Youth Board Representative to the Project 440 Board of Directors. She says her favorite memories with Project 440 were being nominated to the Board, joining Generation Music, and working with Cigus on college applications! Kintan will be attending Case Western Reserve University with a major in international studies and a minor in music at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Aviva Bock is a violinist who has participated in a myriad of Philadelphia programs including PMAY, Musicopia, and more. Her proudest moment working for YAC was reflecting on all the great work they did, especially the “Music in Color” series. She will be attending Eastman School of Music this fall.
Congratulations as well to Calistha Gunawan and Semaj Murphy, violinists and members of the class of 2021.
To our YAC graduates, and all our Project 440 students graduating this month, thank you for being a part of our Project 440 family. We are so grateful for all you have contributed to the Philadelphia community, and cannot wait to see your continued success in the years to come!
