After ten years, we know that embedding professional musicians in Mattapan as teachers and performers is effective. But our chamber music-based model only works if we can provide salaries for our Resident Musicians and free instruments for their students. The gift you make to musiConnects today will directly affect the present and future of children in our community – kids who may grow up in challenging circumstances but have the same needs and desires as kids anywhere.
With an annual budget of $260,000, musiConnects now supports the work of nine professional chamber musicians-in-residence who not only teach 60 children to play an instrument, but also serve as dedicated long-term role models. Because of our community-building mission, this mentoring is considered a central part of their work as violin, viola, cello, and chamber music teaching artists.
Our Resident Musicians support their young students in both musical and personal growth. You can see evidence of this in their practice challenges (students vs. teachers has made for some healthy competition!), in taking time during each lesson to talk about what is going on in a child’s life outside of music, and in regular phone calls between lessons to connect with students and their families.
Of course, our Resident Musicians are also exceptional performers, sharing their music throughout Mattapan and nearby communities as the Boston Public Quartet and the Sumner Quartet. Our Resident Musicians are committed to the belief that quality live music is a right for everyone – not just a privilege for a few.
Every musiConnects student receives a free instrument to use during their individual and ensemble lessons and to take home to practice. In order to provide a student with a violin, bow, and music stand for 30 weeks of teaching and mentoring activities, musiConnects spends approximately $225 per student. A viola costs us $232; a cello $337. If you are able contribute $225 or more, you will receive two complimentary tickets to our special November 30th year-end performance and party – see below.
Thank you so much for your financial support. When you support our work, you can feel good about impacting a child’s life today while also shaping the adult they will become in the future.
Warmly,
Nancy Galluzzo
Executive Director
Call Now for Tickets! - Our entire roster of Resident Musicians will be performing on November 30th for a special evening of chamber music at Futura Productions - a state-of-the-art studio with concert hall acoustics. This event, with a suggested admission of $50 per person, includes a post-concert party at our office in Roslindale Village. Contact Nancy at 617-990-2983 or nancy@musiconnects.org or go HERE for more info.
With an annual budget of $260,000, musiConnects now supports the work of nine professional chamber musicians-in-residence who not only teach 60 children to play an instrument, but also serve as dedicated long-term role models. Because of our community-building mission, this mentoring is considered a central part of their work as violin, viola, cello, and chamber music teaching artists.
Our Resident Musicians support their young students in both musical and personal growth. You can see evidence of this in their practice challenges (students vs. teachers has made for some healthy competition!), in taking time during each lesson to talk about what is going on in a child’s life outside of music, and in regular phone calls between lessons to connect with students and their families.
Of course, our Resident Musicians are also exceptional performers, sharing their music throughout Mattapan and nearby communities as the Boston Public Quartet and the Sumner Quartet. Our Resident Musicians are committed to the belief that quality live music is a right for everyone – not just a privilege for a few.
Every musiConnects student receives a free instrument to use during their individual and ensemble lessons and to take home to practice. In order to provide a student with a violin, bow, and music stand for 30 weeks of teaching and mentoring activities, musiConnects spends approximately $225 per student. A viola costs us $232; a cello $337. If you are able contribute $225 or more, you will receive two complimentary tickets to our special November 30th year-end performance and party – see below.
Thank you so much for your financial support. When you support our work, you can feel good about impacting a child’s life today while also shaping the adult they will become in the future.
Warmly,
Nancy Galluzzo
Executive Director
Call Now for Tickets! - Our entire roster of Resident Musicians will be performing on November 30th for a special evening of chamber music at Futura Productions - a state-of-the-art studio with concert hall acoustics. This event, with a suggested admission of $50 per person, includes a post-concert party at our office in Roslindale Village. Contact Nancy at 617-990-2983 or nancy@musiconnects.org or go HERE for more info.
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