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Music
For Life Alliance officially welcomed a new chapter last
month – our first in the state of California! The
chapter coordinator is Craig Roche. You can find out more
about Craig at his Website, starting with his MFLA
page. You can contact Craig through the e-mail link
for the Northern California on our local chapter page.
SAINT
LOUIS SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA EXPANDS MFLA INSTRUMENT DONATION
DRIVE
IN 2004-05
The
Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra is teaming up with
Music For Life Alliance in a musical instrument donation
drive that will run throughout the 2004-05 season. Donated
instruments will be refurbished and provided to St. Louis
area school and community programs serving disadvantaged
students. Last season, the Youth Orchestra accepted instrument
donations at its March and May, 2004 concerts. This season,
instruments can be donated at all three Youth Orchestra
Powell Symphony Hall concerts on Nov. 21, 2004, March
12, 2005 and May 15, 2005.
Anyone donating a musical instrument at a Youth Orchestra
2004-05 concert will receive a tax donation from MFLA
for the value of the donated instrument. In addition,
instrument donors at the Nov. 21, 2004 and March 12, 2005
concerts will also receive a 2-for-1 ticket coupon for
a Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra concert during the 2004-05
season. Instrument donors at the May 15, 2005 concert
will receive a 2-for-1 ticket coupon for any Classical
Connections concert at the Sheldon Concert Hall during
the 2005-2006 season. Anyone unable to donate an instrument
at a Youth Orchestra concert can call the Sheldon Concert
Hall (314-533-9900, ext. 33) to arrange for drop off or
pick up of the instrument. In addition, tax-deductible
cash donations will also be accepted to pay for the cost
of instrument repair and the purchase of musical accessories
such as strings, reeds and sheet music.
“We are happy to collaborate with Music for Life
Alliance in this effort.” said Peggy Neilson, Youth
Orchestra Manager, Saint Louis Symphony. “The Saint
Louis Symphony, which includes our Youth Orchestra, remains
committed to improving the music outreach to our children
and area schools.”
The
Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra was founded in 1970
by Leonard Slatkin and the Volunteer Association. The
members of the Youth Orchestra range from 12 – 22
years of age and come from more than 35 schools in the
St. Louis metro area, some from as far as two hour’s
drive away. The orchestra rehearses weekly September through
mid-May and presents three concerts a season at Powell
Symphony Hall. Members of the Saint Louis Symphony coach
the student musicians to further their technique and understanding
of orchestral playing. Members are selected through annual
auditions.
Muriel Anderson, founder of Music For Life Alliance, performs
a mini-concert at Fazio's Frets & Friends in St. Louis
on Thursday, Oct. 21 and conducts master classes on Friday,
Oct. 22. Click
here for more info!
Music
For Life Alliance and Starbucks kick off Second Annual musical
instrument drive Music
For Life Alliance is teaming up with St. Louis Starbucks
locations to collect musical instruments and “Keep
The Music Playing” for local students. All instruments
collected during the drive will be refurbished and donated
to school and community music programs serving disadvantaged
kids.
The
instrument donation drive began on Friday, September 10
and runs through Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004. Starbucks locations
in the St. Louis area will accept donations of used or
new musical instruments from customers. Every customer
donating an instrument will receive a free beverage –
and the first 100 persons donating an instrument will
also get a $5 Starbucks gift card. Donors will also get
a tax deduction from MFLA for the value of the donated
instrument. All instruments collected during the drive
will be refurbished as needed, then donated to local music
programs.
Those
who do not have a musical instrument to donate can still
help by making a tax-deductible contribution to refurbish
donated instruments and purchase needed accessories such
as reeds, strings and sheet music. Donation forms will
be available at all local Starbucks locations.
 FAZIO’S
FRETS AND FRIENDS (faziosmusic.com),
CELEBRATES 26TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BENEFIT CONCERT FOR MFLA
Fazio’s
Frets and Friends, one of the St. Louis area’s most
popular music stores, celebrated its 26th year in business
with an evening of “Extreme Guitar” Friday,
Sept. 10, 2004 at the Sheldon Concert Hall (www.sheldonconcerthall.org).
Guitar great Doyle Dykes (www.doyledykes.com)
headlined the concert, and two of St. Louis’ finest
guitarists, Dave Black and Tom Byrne opened the show.
A post-concert jam session in the Sheldon Ballroom will
featured instructors from Fazio’s. All proceeds
from the concert benefited Music For Life Alliance.
 TAYLOR
GUITARS (www.taylorguitars.com)
& GHS STRINGS (www.ghsstrings.com)
TEAM UP WITH FAZIO’S TO SUPPORT MFLA
In
addition to sponsoring the “Extreme Guitar”
benefit concert for MFLA, Fazio’s is also holding
an in-store raffle featuring a grand prize of a Taylor
Model 110 acoustic guitar and a second prize of a year’s
supply of GHS guitar strings. The raffle was tied into
the “Extreme Guitar” concert, but will continue
until Sept. 27. Winners will be drawn that evening at
Fazio’s following the free 7 p.m. guitar workshop
featuring Taylor endorsee Beppe Gambetta. Raffle tickets
are $3 apiece or 4 for $10, and can be purchased at Fazio’s.
You do not have to be present to win.
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