PRESIDENT: Ben Raznick benraznikmusic@gmail.com
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH News & Notes January 2022: Teacher’s Toolkit By Justin Krawitz The start of the new year is invariably a time for reflection about the year that has just ended and a time for making resolutions that will guide us as we embark on another revolution around the sun. As we refine our intentions for the year ahead, I encourage you to take inspiration from a young member of our Colorado musical community: Garrett Davidson. Garrett is currently in tenth grade, and is a piano student of CSMTA’s own Jan Romero. Despite his tender age, Garrett has led some highly entrepreneurial and socially-minded action in our community. In 2021, with the support of CSMTA, he curated and coordinated a virtual youth benefit concert for the Food Bank of the Rockies (www.foodbankrockies.org/). Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the event raised $2,438 for the organization, which feeds the hungry in Colorado and Wyoming. As many of us wracked our brains over how we could better support all the people in our communities, this young high-schooler was taking action to do exactly that. Building on last year’s success, Garrett is currently organizing the 2022 Musicians United for Change Youth Benefit Concert in support of the Food Bank, and you and your students are invited to participate! Garrett is seeking to enlist your top students to perform for the benefit concert. As with last year, the concert will be held virtually, and performances will be pre-recorded. Of the power of music to effect change, Garrett says: “I am a strong believer that music and activism go hand in hand. Music unites, and united citizens are able to create long-lasting social and economic change. Every culture, every religion, every ethnicity, and every country represents itself through a form of music.” The theme of the 2022 benefit concert is UNITY. The concert will be streamed in mid-April, and recordings will be due by March 1st. I urge you to jump at this opportunity to instill in your students a sense of social responsibility and a sense of how they can leverage their musical abilities to improve the lives of others. If any of your top students are interested in performing for the concert or have any questions, please email Garrett at garrett.davidson@coloradoacademy.org for more information!
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