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THE MISSION OF THE FUND
The Anil T. Bharvaney
Memorial Fund in Music Education is an endowment
fund, which provides annual support for the Young
Artist Program of Westminster Conservatory of Music:
- improvisation
and Jazz curriculum,
- Scholarships
for deserving students, and
- enrichment
activities for the program as a whole
Thanks in large part to the Bharvaney
fund, Young Artist Program students were able to increase
their studies of jazz and improvisation fourfold in
the fund's first year. "Improvisation has been largely
overlooked in the classical music student's education,"
commented Young Artist Program director, Alison Neely.
"The great composers used improvisation daily as a cornerstone
of their work, and we must educate our future musicians
to return to improvisation as a source from which their
own music can flow. We believe Mr. Bharvaney would have
so appreciated the Young Artist Program and the
doors it continues to open for our students, and we thank
all those contributors who also believe in the program's
work."
The Anil T. Bharvaney Memorial Fund will
continue to grow over the years, and will help facilitate
the dreams of many young musicians. It will serve as
a lasting memorial of Anil Bharvaney--of his generosity,
of his desire to support young people, and of his love
for music. |
