Civic Fellowship Program
Through an array of experiences designed to build and diversify creative and professional skills, the Civic Fellowship is a season-long program that empowers participants to realize their full potential as artistically excellent, civically engaged, collaborative and entrepreneurial musicians.
The program’s curriculum has four major pillars: artistic planning, music education, social justice and project management. Fellows serve as facilitators in projects like Notes for Peace, explore music by living composers, perform concerts at Symphony Center as well as in schools and communities across the city, mentor young musicians through the CSO-Connect program, design and implement independent projects, and more. Additionally, Fellows participate in enrichment activities including regular meetings as a cohort and professional development seminars with guest lecturers.
2026/27 Civic Fellows
As part of the Civic Fellowship program, participants receive funding from the Negaunee Music Institute to carry out a project of their own design that creates engaging musical experiences and serves communities across Chicago. Read about the innovative projects in the articles below.