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The
Benefit
Concert
at Saint
Andrew's
Memorial
Episcopal
Church
(5105
Anthony
Wayne
Drive)
will
feature
guest
artist
Elizabeth
Steiner,
the Cass
Tech
Harp
Ensemble,
and a
tribute
to
alumna
and jazz
great,
Dorothy
Ashby.
(Photograph
courtesy
E.
Azalia
Hackley
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Cass
Tech
Hosts
Centennial
Celebration
for
Nation's
Oldest
Public
School
Harp
Program
Jean
Davis -
Local/State
Tell Us
Detroit
News
DETROIT
-
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
will
celebrate
the
100th
Anniversary
of Cass
Technical
High
School's
Harp
Program
with two
events:
a
Benefit
Concert
on
Friday,
October
24, 2025
(7-9
p.m.)
and Harp
Day on
Saturday,
October
25, 2025
(9
a.m.-6
p.m.).
Founded
in the
early
1920s by
Clarence
Byrne,
the
program
is the
longest-running
public-school
harp
program
in the
nation,
providing
generations
of
Detroit
students
access
to
world-class
music
education.
Under
Director
Lydia
Cleaver,
the
program
continues
to
thrive
on a
modest
budget.
Community
support
helps
maintain
instruments
and keep
the
program
accessible.
The
Benefit
Concert
at Saint
Andrew's
Memorial
Episcopal
Church
(5105
Anthony
Wayne
Drive)
will
feature
guest
artist
Elizabeth
Steiner,
the Cass
Tech
Harp
Ensemble,
and a
tribute
to
alumna
and jazz
great,
Dorothy
Ashby.
Tickets
are $25.
Harp Day
at Wayne
State
University's
Department
of Music
(4841
Cass
Avenue)
includes
ensemble
rehearsals,
performances,
and a
masterclass
with
former
director
Patricia
Terry
Ross.
Registration
is $25
with
lunch or
$10
without.
Tickets
& Info:
https://casstechharp.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200498122
Donations:
https://casstechharp.ludus.com/fundraiser.php?id=5321&info=1
Contact:
Lydia.cleaver@detroit12.org
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