The mission of Magical Keys Orchestra / Together We Are a Symphony is to make high-quality music education and live ensemble performance accessible to all — regardless of age, background, or financial circumstance — by removing barriers, building community, and inspiring a lifelong love of the arts across Chicago's Southwest Suburbs.
We believe music is a universal language — one that cultivates confidence, discipline, creativity, and connection. Our organization exists to ensure that the transformative power of ensemble music is never out of reach for anyone in our community.
Delivering the highest quality of ensemble performance and education across all genres.
Removing financial and geographic barriers so all Southwest Suburb residents can engage with music.
Cultivating the next generation of musicians, leaders, and arts advocates through structured training.
Celebrating diverse musical traditions across classical, contemporary, and cross-genre performance.
Magical Keys / Together We Are a Symphonyis a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving Chicago's Southwest Suburbs.

Sisters, Kasia Szczech Dlugosz and Karen Szczech began Magical Keys as a harp/violin and piano/violin duet performing all around Chicagoland area from 12 years old. While performing, they maintained a large private teaching studio for piano, violin, and harp within their home studio. Thus birthing the Magical Keys Institute of Music where students of all ages gain high level musical training on piano, violin, harp, voice, music composition, and music theory.
As full time performers and educators, Kasia and Karen get to work and witness children and adults from all backgrounds, and something became very clear - all of these individuals seem to have some knowledge of music, and an interest in sharing it, but they do not have access to be able to.
This is how Together We Are A Symphony was brought to life.
We listened, we heard, and we strategically thought about how to help youth and adults be able to experience and gain more knowledge on their instruments. We created this program in order for them to have greater access to ensemble training and to be able to bring it back to YOU, to YOUR communities, and to bridge the gap in humanity through music.

Founder
President
Artistic Director & Music Director

Vice President
Publicity
Music Director

Treasurer
Business Manager

Secretary
TWAS Choral Director

Membership & Partners

Fundraising & Grants

Conductor & Music Director

Piano Technician

Backstage & Sound Operations Manager

Backstage & Sound Operations Manager
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