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Giving Tuesday

11/30/2020

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Please consider Monteverdi Music School this Tuesday!
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Dear Friends of Monteverdi,
 
Wow - what a challenging year 2020 has been for us all! COVID-19 has hit the performing arts world hard! That's especially so for arts and music education organizations like Monteverdi which depend on people gathering together in small studio classes for practices and performances. While our faculty and students have persevered with virtual lessons and recitals, the impact to our budget has been severe, since a great deal of our revenue depends on teachers renting space in our building. We are thankful to teachers who have maintained their memberships with Monteverdi, and some who have continued to pay rent even while they cannot use the building for lessons.  
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Introducing New Faculty  Erin Eberhardt, specialist in horn, percussion and kids with special needs, and Jesse Metzler, trombone and low brass instructor rounded out our faculty this fall!     READ MORE
The stay-at-home order in March was a shock to all of us, and for Monteverdi teachers, a sudden shove onto the learning curve of how to teach via Zoom or FaceTime or other online platforms. The faculty came together to share technical knowledge and we started to get back on our feet in the late spring, though only in a virtual way.
Lisa Carlson, who has taken on the role of programming consultant, put together our faculty recital in a virtual format in May. The program was a lovely and diverse collection of performances by our highly professional teaching faculty. She also organized online student recitals starting in May, which have continued this fall. A holiday themed recital (virtual) is planned for a local assisted living facility. Lisa has also led the way in upgrading our website and starting a blog, with entries from Ron Thompson, Erik Nielsen and others. Check them out if you haven’t seen them. With these upgrades, Lisa started a campaign to reconceive our logo, including a community competition; work to develop design concepts is ongoing.
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Introducing Board Member Matthew Taylor!
Composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor (1980) has been hailed as “a...
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Financially, Monteverdi has survived thus far, with the help of a small Economic Recovery Grant from the State of Vermont. We have applied for additional recovery grant funds and have cut back expenses wherever possible. Donations from our supporters, however, are urgently needed to ensure that we can make it through this pandemic.
With your financial gift now, we can continue our efforts to keep music education, faculty and student connections and virtual performance opportunities moving forward, while we plan for the days, hopefully in 2021, when we can once again teach in person and enjoy live performances. ​
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We are so grateful for your support. May you find peace, calm and connection in new and different ways this holiday season.

​Deb Smoller
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President, MMS Board of Directors
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  • Home
  • Faculty
    • Composition, Theory & Songwriting
    • Piano
    • String
    • Voice
    • Woodwinds and Brass
  • Programs
    • Private Instruction
    • Group Classes & Workshops
  • Events
    • Student Recitals
    • Faculty Recital
    • Calendar
    • Aliceheimer's Opera
  • About
    • Staff and Board
    • Mission & History
    • Friends & Partners
    • Email List
    • Space Rental
  • Blog/News!
  • Contact
    • Scholarship/Group Forms
  • Donate