Gothamist and NPR feature 5PM Porch Music Program

Education reporter, Jessica Gould, visited the Porch Music Program ensemble in Spring 2022. Listen to her report on how Porch Music’s unique blend of musician mentorship and ensemble is making a difference in the lives of young people in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Pandemic porch concerts in Brooklyn evolve into a new music school

BY JESSICA GOULD PUBLISHED JUNE 16, 2022

In the early days of the pandemic back in March 2020, saxophonist Roy Nathanson decided to play “Amazing Grace” on the porch of his Ditmas Park home, every day at 5PM.