Partners
“ Collaborative effort is the only way to reach every young person in Detroit. We're working together to develop a foundation of trust in order to eliminate struggle over students and resources, supporting existing programs to flourish. ”
Damien Crutcher, DSO Managing Director of Detroit Harmony
Partner Organizations
- A&G Central Music
- Ann Arbor Trail Middle School
- Artists Creating Together
- Blue Thunder Drumline
- The Carr Center
- Cass Tech
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles
- Compas
- Connect the Dots Youth Services
- Crescendo Detroit
- Detroit Edison Academy - Middle
- Detroit Edison Academy - High School
- Detroit Prep Academy
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Detroit Suzuki Academy
- Detroit Wayne Music
- Duke Ellington School
- Girls Rock Detroit
- Grace in Action
- Grand River Academy
- Guitars Not Guns
- Heartbeat Detroit
- Interlochen Center for the Arts
- John R. King
- Kingdom Keys School of Music
- Living Arts Detroit
- Marshall Music
- Meridian Winds
- McCourt's Music
- Mosaic Detroit
- MSU Community Music School Detroit
- New City Kids: Detroit
- People's Community Church
- Pierians - Detroit Chapter
- Rebirth Inc.
- Seven Mile Music
- Sowande Keita
- Sphinx
- University Prep Science and Math Elementary
- University Prep Academy
- University of Michigan
- Voyager Academy SouthWest
- Western International High School
- Whose House Our House
2023 Work Group Rosters
| Name | Position(s) |
| Damien Crutcher (Chair) | Managing Director, Detroit Harmony; Founder and CEO, Crescendo Detroit; Conductor, Farmington Community Band and DSO Community Concert Band; Former Director of Bands, Southfield-Lathrup High School |
| Dr. Robert Martin | Special Instructor, Oakland University; Former Music Teacher, Principal, Asst. Superintendent |
| Surabhi Pandit | Senior Program Officer, Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan |
| Bridget Espinosa | Corporate Culture and Spanish Language Consultant, Puente Cultural Integration; Former Spanish Teacher, Novi Schools |
| Lola Holton (in memoriam) | Parent/Family Representative |
| Alvin Waddles | |
| Paul DeRubeis | MYAF Committee Chair, MSBOA; Former Band Director, Bloomfield Hills Schools |
| Caroline Coade | Viola, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Mark Davidoff |
DSO Board Chairman Emeritus |
| Dr. Elizabeth Jordan |
Early Childhood Specialist/Consultant, Genesee Intermediate School District |
| Dr. Thomas Maridada |
Former Superintendent, Inkster Schools; Children’s Defense Fund; Harvard Fellow |
| Larry Hutchinson |
Double Bass Emeritus, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Dr. David Wu |
Member, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors |
| Alissandra Aronow |
Trustee, Fisher Foundation |
| Peter Witte |
Dean, Conservatory of the Pacific |
| Robin King | |
| Karisa Antonio |
Director of Social Innovation, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Alan Brown |
Principal, WolfBrown |
| Name | Position(s) |
| Damien Crutcher (Co-Chair) | Managing Director, Detroit Harmony; Founder and CEO, Crescendo Detroit; Conductor, Farmington Community Band and DSO Community Concert Band; Former Director of Bands, Southfield-Lathrup High School |
| Dr. Robert Martin (Co-Chair) | Special Instructor, Oakland University; Former Music Teacher, Principal, Asst. Superintendent |
| Dr. Kate Fitzpatrick | Assoc. Professor and Acting Associate Dean, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance |
| Dr. Lynda Wood | Former Superintendent, Southfield Public Schools |
| Lydia Cleaver | Harp Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District (Cass Tech High School) |
| Ariel Davis | Co-Founder and Co-chair of the Arts Administrators of Color Network; DEI Arts Consultant |
| Jacelyn Rudderow | Program Director, Save the Music Foundation |
| Angel Rock | Music Teacher, University Prep; Staff, Crescendo Detroit |
| Lauren Hedrick |
Early Childhood Educator, Wayne State University |
| Leah Celebi |
Director, Motor City Music Together; Faculty, Wayne State School of Music; Former Education Coordinator, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Alan Brown |
Principal, WolfBrown |
| Ana Abrantes |
Director of Education, Sphinx Organization |
| Kris Johnson |
Director, MSU Community Music School |
| Allison Harris |
Detroit Suzuki Academy |
| Denzel Donald |
Music Teacher, Detroit Prep; Former Program Assistant, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Thomas Butler |
Staff, Crescendo Detroit |
| David Berry |
Former Band Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District (Bates Academy) |
| Ethan Nelson |
Lead and Instructor, 7 Mile; Student, University of Michigan |
| Nicholas Bloom |
Lead and Instructor, 7 Mile; Student, University of Michigan |
| Chelsea Koziatek |
Music Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District (Pulaski Elementary-Middle School) |
| Ashley Nelson |
Teaching Artist, DSO Civic Youth Ensembles; Teaching Artist, Sphinx Organization |
| Mark Davidoff |
DSO Board Chairman Emeritus |
| Dr. Chad Hughes | Director of Bands, Morehouse College; Owner, Sir Wick Music |
| Ed Quick | Director, Ferndale Community Concert Band; Former Director of Bands, Detroit School of Arts |
| Andrew McGuire | Director of Fine Arts, Detroit Public Schools Community District |
| Mark Mutter | Director, Suzuki Royal Oak; Ensemble Director, DSO Civic Youth Ensembles |
| Ben Piper | English and Music Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District (Southeastern High School) |
| Name | Position(s) |
| Damien Crutcher (Co-Chair) | Managing Director, Detroit Harmony; Founder and CEO, Crescendo Detroit; Conductor, Farmington Community Band andDSO Community Concert Band; Former Director of Bands, Southfield- Lathrup High School |
| Paul DeRubeis (Co-Chair) | MYAF Committee Chair, MSBOA; Retired Band Director, Bloomfield Hills Schools |
| Bona Opatich | Retired Band Director, Waterford Schools |
| Shelley Roland | Retired Band Director, Clarkston Schools |
| Richard Pioch | Owner, Detroit Wayne Music Store |
| Dan McCourt | Owner, McCourt’s Music Store and Detroit Violin Company |
| Markita Moore | |
| Johanna Berman | |
| Alan Brown | Principal, WolfBrown Consulting |
| Name | Position(s) |
| Damien Crutcher (Co-Chair) | Managing Director, Detroit Harmony; Founder and CEO, Crescendo Detroit; Conductor, Farmington Community Band andDSO Community Concert Band; Former Director of Bands, Southfield- Lathrup High School |
| Hadas Bernard (Co-Chair) | Trustee, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Laura Hernandez-Romine | Trustee, Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| Dana Williams | Chief of Staff & Director of Employer Engagement, Detroit at Work (Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation) |
| Jessica Carr | Manager of Sector Training Programs, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation |
| Camille Walker-Banks | Executive Director, LISC Corporation |
| Nicole Lewis | CEO and Lead Consultant, Nicole Lewis & Associates |
| Lori Wesby | MentorWE Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Women’s Business Council |