Strings Attached! Lander Elementary School Students Gain Access to Orchestral Instruments | LOR Foundation
Complete Education

Strings Attached! Lander Elementary School Students Gain Access to Orchestral Instruments

  • Local Champion: Fremont Symphony Orchestra
  • Date Funded: September 5, 2024
  • Grant Amount: $5,900

Elementary school students in Lander, Wyoming, lack opportunities for exposure to orchestral music. When students reach middle school, they have the opportunity to participate in band, but no orchestral instruments are provided. While some families have a relative who plays orchestral or have the financial resources pay for expensive instruments and lessons, many do not. A retired music teacher in Lander came up with a way to bridge this gap and reached out to LOR for help launching a new program for Lander’s elementary students through the Fremont Symphony Orchestra. The new program will include school visits by traveling groups and local professional musicians before concerts as well as a musical “petting zoo” that will give students up-close exposure to orchestral instruments by letting them try stringed instruments. LOR’s funding will help with the purchase of several stringed instruments and also to cover the costs of traveling musicians who come to perform in Lander.

Contact our community officer in Lander. Meet Ami Vincent
More Education Solutions
Education / Monte Vista Resources Restart Adult Education Program in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
Monte Vista School District NO. C-8
Date funded:
September 17, 2025
Grant Amount:
$14,415
Education / Questa Oral History Project Safeguards Questa’s Cultural Legacy
Local Champion:
Localogy
Date funded:
September 15, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,983
Education / Lander Teen Entrepreneur Program Gives Lander Students Real-World Business Experience
Local Champion:
Project Carpe Diem
Date funded:
September 15, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,728
Education / Cortez A Music Program Supports Creative Expression for Cortez-Area Students
Local Champion:
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Kwiyagat Community Academy)
Date funded:
September 3, 2025
Grant Amount:
$8,850
Education / Lander New Outdoor Education Program Brings Hands-On Learning to Lander Middle Schoolers
Local Champion:
Fremont County School District #1
Date funded:
August 28, 2025
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Education / Questa Professional Development Program Brings High-Quality Training to Questa Teachers
Local Champion:
Questa Independent School District
Date funded:
August 20, 2025
Grant Amount:
$10,000

Share an Idea

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

"*" indicates required fields