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"The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival plays a critical role in music education for our young people and helps build the technical and artistic foundation for future classical music performers" Gerard Schwarz Music Director, Seattle Symphony |
SYAMFA Finalists Perform Johannes Moser Master Class at Benaroya Hall: Aaron Hall Discover Music! Family Concert Lauren Glass |
2009 Concerto Concert Audio Now Available
If you attended the concert, You already know that you want
to listen to these wonderful performers again. If you didn't attend
the concert, you'll definitely want to have a listen.
Audio is available on the Concerto Concert page
SYAMFA Turns 40
Can you believe it? Neither can we! Of course, we're not spending a
lot of time
looking back; we're looking forward to another great festival.
The festival stays young and dynamic
because of the
enthusiasm,
new ideas, and new energy that
new volunteers
bring to the
festival.
So, even though we're 40,
it's not too late for you to volunteer. We
have lots of opportunities, large and small. Interested? Please contact us
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Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund
Helen Taverniti (1921-2005), one of the five original founders of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival, was a major figure in piano performance and instruction during her 50-plus year career. It was for her teaching of gifted students and fellow teachers that she may best be remembered.
Helen was married to John "Jack" Morse, a well known Seattle architect who passed away 2000. The couple, who had so loved music and art, designated a major gift from their joint estate to benefit the SYAMFA and help sustain the Festival in coming years. We are pleased to announce the formation of the "Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund for the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival". The endowment will be reinvested to grow over time while small annual distributions will help cover anticipated increases in the Festival's expenses. Contributions to the endowment fund should be designated separately from gifts to the annual operating fund.
Nesholm Foundation Grant
The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival is pleased to announce that it has been a recent recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Nesholm Family Foundation. The Seattle based Nesholm Family Foundation has dedicated itself to serving the Seattle community by supporting a number of health, education, and performing arts organizations each year since 1986.
FESTIVAL DATES
Online registration
December 10, 2011 -
January 14, 2012
Festival: March 19-24
(Monday - Saturday)
University of Washington
School of Music
Young Artists Concerto Concert
7:30 pm, Saturday, May 19
University of Washington
Kane Hall
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Greetings!
It must be winter in Seattle because it’s rainy, it’s windy, and we are up to our elbows in Festival planning! You are busy at your instruments and we are busy behind the scenes. And, magically, the Festival begins to take shape. That’s a great feeling!
We are excited about the 2011 Festival, even as the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association faces some critical challenges. Over the past few years rising transportation and facility rental costs have seriously affected our finances. Please consider whether you are able to donate to the Festival this year. Every little bit helps!
And if you’ve ever wondered what the Festival looks like from the inside, consider joining forces with the volunteers who make up SYAMFA. We’ve got opportunities ranging from helping out at the registration desk during festival week, to helping feed our adjudicators, and lots more in between! Interested, even a little? Contact me for more information (see the link below).
As the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association enters its fifth decade of service to musical community in Seattle and beyond, I hope you will consider joining us in our efforts. People are the light of this organization. Without enough people, the light will go out. It’s that simple.
Best,
Susan Sheridan
Volunteers Needed
Have you ever thought it might be fun to help with the Festival? The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association is a volunteer organization. The success of the festival depends entirely on the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers. If you'd like to give some of your time to the festival, please contact us. We have opportunities both large and small.
Thanks For Your Support!
