The Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center has partnered with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra to present “CHAMBER FOR THE CHALLENGED.” The program is made possible by a 2016-2017 grant funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, executed by the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra (LSO) Education Program and implemented at the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center (LCJJC). The partnership enables the LSO to reach out to incarcerated and marginalized youth in the Lubbock community through a program of chamber ensemble performances developed especially for them. “Music can transform and inspire the lives of those it touches in an intimate concert setting” said William Carter, Director of the LCJJC, “but challenged South Plains youths in these types of environments can only experience this power if the LSO can bring the music to them.” Utilizing multiple chamber ensembles that vary in size and instrumentation, the LSO chamber ensembles offer one presentation per month from September, 2016 ...
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department: Transforming Young Lives and Creating Safer Communities