Pictured: Harry Connick Jr. & Booker High School VPA Students.

Made possible through the Van Wezel Foundation (Foundation), and its generous donors, Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winner Harry Connick Jr, along with Booker High School visual and performing arts (VPA) students, shared their passion for the arts as part of an unscripted master class and open dialogue session at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

“I was blessed to have musical and performing mentors in my life when I was growing up,” said Harry Connick Jr. “Because of this, I'm well aware of the value of arts education – the driving force behind the Foundation’s work, which I was honored to play a part in today.”

During the master class, Harry Connick Jr. led VPA students through songs on the piano, shared his path to success in the industry and then opened to a free-flowing dialogue with students. The students in the master class also had the opportunity to attend a live performance by Harry Connick Jr. when he headlined the Foundation’s 20th annual Inspiration Gala. Tickets to attend the live performance were also underwritten by the Van Wezel Foundation.

Pictured: Harry Connick Jr. & Booker High School VPA Students.