Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project

Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project Our community youth orchestra programs strives to create positive social change in students.

The Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project (ChiMOP) empowers youth through access to intensive and creative music learning opportunities on Chicago’s west side. Goals:

-Students become empowered by creativity and demonstrate behaviors of confidence and self esteem

-Students continuously experience musical excellence and understand the importance of a disciplined work ethic

-Students improve s

chool attendance and academic achievement

-Students translate musical skills into lifelong behavior patterns that benefit themselves, their families, and their entire community

Operations synopsis:

Students work intensively together with highly accredited teaching artists daily, engaging in high-energy orchestra rehearsals, group lessons, chamber ensembles, choir, bucket band, and theory classes. They experiment with improvisation and composition and have many opportunities to perform and attend concerts. Program time runs ten hours per week, not including performances, for 40 weeks in a year. Need:

There is a great need for this program in the city of Chicago. A student enrolled in CMOP not only achieves artistic excellence, but also develops skills proven to increase academic performance. Students are exposed to opportunities and experiences that greatly increase the probability of social, academic, and professional success. The challenges of Chicago’s urban communities, such as poverty and crime, play less of a role in determining the student’s outcome as the student instead becomes an instigator of positive social change within his or her own community.

12/12/2025

A few young musicians excited to play for YOU at the open house Sat Dec 13 at 1PM in Preston Bradley Hall… hope to see you!

Come see us tomorrow at 1PM as we kick off the open house in Preston Bradley Hall!
12/12/2025

Come see us tomorrow at 1PM as we kick off the open house in Preston Bradley Hall!

12/03/2025

We hope you join us for our concert on Thu, Dec 4 at 6PM… Our LYB Drumline will be there to welcome you!

Concert is held at Lyon Elementary School (2941 N McVicker Ave, Chicago). Enter door 8

It’s concert week! We hope to see you THURS, Dec 4 to celebrate our wonderful young musicians and all their hard work an...
12/01/2025

It’s concert week! We hope to see you THURS, Dec 4 to celebrate our wonderful young musicians and all their hard work and beautiful artistry!

As the weather gets colder, keep those string instruments safe! (But maybe bring an extra coat for yourself too?)
11/19/2025

As the weather gets colder, keep those string instruments safe! (But maybe bring an extra coat for yourself too?)

11/05/2025
11/05/2025

Presenting a trumpet trio from some Lewis Youth Band students two weeks into our fall quarter 🎺 Looking forward to a great season of music making! 🎵

We hope you will join us for a rare TUESDAY concert next week as we conclude and celebrate another year of empowering yo...
05/09/2025

We hope you will join us for a rare TUESDAY concert next week as we conclude and celebrate another year of empowering youth through music!

Another wonderful experience at this year’s Bravo to all the students and thank you to for this opportunity! ...
04/23/2025

Another wonderful experience at this year’s Bravo to all the students and thank you to for this opportunity!

We started our string quarter off strong this week! Here we have some first year cellists learning the notes for the G m...
04/03/2025

We started our string quarter off strong this week! Here we have some first year cellists learning the notes for the G major scale!

Let the good times roll! Our student showcase series continues TONIGHT at Show starts at 6PM. Hope to see you there! ...
03/07/2025

Let the good times roll! Our student showcase series continues TONIGHT at Show starts at 6PM. Hope to see you there!

We hope to see you TOMORROW at 5PM for our student showcase of our Lewis Youth Band program featuring wind chamber ensem...
03/05/2025

We hope to see you TOMORROW at 5PM for our student showcase of our Lewis Youth Band program featuring wind chamber ensembles, two school bands, and our drumline!

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