Mather Orchestra

If you follow this page (sorry for the lack of posting) you know how we celebrate Diversity at Mather. If you are an alum, diversity, equity and inclusion was probably the characteristic that most informed your time with us in high school. As some of you know, I traveled to Ghana a few summers ago for some professional learning. I returned with a bunch of African Instruments that we (believe it or not) use in orchestra. I put up a donor's choose project to help us replace our classroom set of drumsticks. Most of our current broken, splintered drumsticks would probably get you in trouble when passing through security at the airport. If you feel like throwing in a couple of bucks the kids in Mather Orchestra 2026 version will thank you (I'll make them lol)

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/celebrating-diversity-in-my-music-classr/9443237/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=directlink&utm_campaign=tpc_complete&utm_term=teacher_30331&rf=directlink-dc-2025-07-tpc_complete-teacher_30331&challengeid=73691

How about these awesome teenagers who showed up to school at 7AM ON A SATURDAY to play for their classmates at graduation!

Thanx Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Chicago Symphony Orchestra !

visited by the professionals for sectionals! Orchestra Summit is coming thanx to... Stephen T Mather High School

Artificial intelligence certainly won't help usound better on December 13th. But it certainly helps us make a cooler program ...

The best part about music class is that teachers and students get to do the thing that class is about together!