Gateway Music Outreach
Opening doors of opportunity for personal, social, and scholastic advancement of youth through music.
Gateway Music Outreach
Opening doors of opportunity for personal, social, and scholastic advancement of youth through music.
GATEWAY MUSIC OUTREACH 2025 winter concert
Gateway Music Outreach presents its African American History Month Concert, a special community celebration honoring African American musicians and composers whose work has shaped our musical heritage.
This program brings together professional St. Louis artists alongside the GMO Community Youth Orchestra, highlighting both established voices and the next generation of musicians from across the region. Through classical, spiritual, and culturally rooted repertoire, the concert reflects a shared commitment to excellence, education, and community.
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, Florissant, Missouri
Admission: Free and open to the public
Funding provided by the American Water Charitable Foundation and supported by Missouri American Water.
Jazz Camp for Strings 2026
Building on a successful year of implementation, Jazz Camp for Strings introduces middle school string students to the fundamentals of jazz in an engaging, supportive, and culturally responsive learning environment.
Designed specifically for string players, the program explores swing feel, jazz articulation, rhythm, and guided improvisation while helping students expand their musical identity beyond the traditional classical classroom.
No prior jazz experience is required.
Dates: Saturdays — June 6, 13, 20, 27 (2026)
Location: Jazz St. Louis (3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103)
Time: 9am-12:00noon
Spots are limited. Registration is required.
Making music, building futures.
Your support today helps reduce our waitlist for 2025.
As we enter the final months of the year, your support becomes the final, crucial note that completes the work we do.
For young people across St. Louis, Gateway Music Outreach is more than an after-school program—it’s a pathway to personal growth, academic success, and the confidence that comes from learning an instrument.
Your year-end gift directly provides:
- Weekly Instruction — caring mentors who teach discipline, focus, and self-esteem
- Accessible Instruments — a violin, viola, cello, or bass for a student whose family cannot afford one
- Life-Changing Opportunities — ensemble experiences, performances, and college-building achievements
All donations are tax-deductible if received by December 31.
Join us in empowering the next generation through music.
Your gift ensures a child can start—or continue—their musical journey in the new year.
Who We Are
Empowering Through Music
Gateway Music Outreach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunity through music. We provide high-quality instruction, mentorship, and performance experiences to K–12 students across the region—unlocking confidence, creativity, and connection.
What We Believe
We believe music is a pathway to personal, social, and academic growth. Whether it’s early childhood exploration or intensive ensemble coaching, we meet students where they are and help them thrive.
The Impact in Their Own Words, SEE what our students have to say.
