Author: cfkids

Increased interest!

News from the Busbee Creative Arts Academy in Cayce, SC: The Academy is pleased to report that the orchestra currently services 12 students.  To facilitate learning, Mr. Rogers is using the Essential Elements for Strings method book series.  To supplement, appropriate quartet literature is being acquired. The Orchestra recently completed its very first performance of […]

2017 3rd Quarter Grants

Congratulations to the recipients of our 2017 3rd quarter grants! Boston, MA: Boston Bridge Academy: This charter school serving kids pre-K through 6th grade has a program where every child starts on a string instrument in 1st grade; the program’s growing and they needed an infusion of larger instruments. CFKF offered a matching grant from […]

A Beautiful Bass

The Shenandoah Valley Academy Orchestra performed its first concert of the year this last weekend including the first public appearance of the beautiful bass that SVA received from a grant from the Classics for Kids Foundation.  The kids did a great job and the bass sounded fantastic!

Masterclasses and performances

Students from Russell Elementary School in Dorchester, MA perform at Community Music Center of Boston’s annual StringFest on June 3. StringFest invites students from 3 inner city schools with whom the Music Center has partnerships with, to come together for masterclasses and performances at the Music Center. The violin students are playing Classics for Kids […]

2017 2nd Quarter Grants

Congratulations to the recipients of our 2017 2nd Quarter Grants! Baltimore, MD Mt. Washington School: This large public school system is starting a new string program to build on other existing music offerings there for kids grades 5-7. The student population is ethnically diverse, and we have offered $3,500 in matching funds to encourage the […]

Expanding Our Reach: Please Help!

Expanding Our Reach Classics for Kids Foundation (CFKF) has embarked on an initiative aimed toward expanding its matching stringed instrument grant program to string programs in all 50 states during 2017. CFKF has to date given grants to string programs in 43 states around America; CFKF Also wishes to expand its presence in states where […]