Founded in 2006, Music Haven empowers and connects young people through exceptional tuition-free music education, mentoring, and performance by our resident musicians in the heart of New Haven, giving all kids a chance to play. Recognized as a top 50 after-school arts program in the country by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities five years in a row and featured on National Public Radio and in the New York Times, Music Haven also received three Art Works grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and has been recognized as a national “arts-in-education star” in Chamber Music America magazine.