Bravo to our very own Ruth Noemy Wheeler, Lead Teaching Artist – Strings and conductor of the Riverside Arts Academy Overture Orchestra, for leading the beautiful Concert for Heroes at Riverside National Cemetery.

Supported by the Peter Compo and Carol Larson Gift Fund, the Summer Now! initiative provides funding to El Sistema USA member organizations to strengthen existing summer programs while helping launch new opportunities that increase access to music education for students and families across the country.

The Riverside Arts Academy has officially unveiled a bold new identity that bridges the city's storied past with a creative future.