They played Bach. They played Handel. They played Verdi. But the master who gave 9 -year-old violist Jasmine Lewis the biggest thrill was Michael Jackson—and a rendition of “Thriller.”
Jasmine joined 65 other New Haven first- through eighth-graders in playing works by all those masters at a concert Wednesday afternoon at John C. Daniels School.
The concert culminated a week of effort by the students in the first-ever summer camp run by not-for-profit Music Haven.
Founded in 2006 by the Haven String Quartet, Music Haven enlists professional musicians to provide free after-school music instruction to New Haven public-schoolers. Some students, like Christopher Burney, 12, have been with the program since the beginning. Jeremiah Morton, who is 10, began attending as a kindergartener. That’s the point, said founder and Executive Director Tina Hadari. “It’s a longitudinal program and kids are encouraged to stay.” Each year, the program averages an 86 percent retention rate. Enrollment has tripled since the program’s inception.
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This is something Michael would love. 
Source: NewHavenindependent / MJ-Upbeat.com
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