Color of Music

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Color of Music 2023 Honorable Mentions

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The Color of Music is an interpretive art contest for young people from grades K-8. The contest was inspired by League member Lynne White and was first held in 1997. In October 2017, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and Outpatient Center partnered with The Jackson Symphony League to sponsor this contest annually. Every year, LeBonheur displays the top four winning art pieces in their Jackson, TN lobby throughout the year.

This educational project introduces students to classical music and allows them the opportunity to engage with it through art. This year, 14 schools in Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, and Madison counties participated, including public and private schools as well as home school groups.

A total of 2,318 students listened to and visually interpreted one of two musical selections. Each school selected entries to represent their school based on their total number of participants. These 197 entries were sent to the Symphony League for final judging. From these finalist entries, judges selected four top awards, 45 Blue Ribbon awards (5 per grade), and 84 Honorable Mention awards. On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the participants were invited to a reception and awards ceremony at The NED Performing Arts Center to be honored and receive their awards.

The goals for the Color of Music are as follows:

To provide an opportunity for students to listen to and visually interpret classical music
To increase awareness of the Jackson Symphony
To encourage young people’s appreciation of symphonic music

We greatly appreciate the time and effort that the teachers and students devoted to this project.