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Classical Guitar Alive Mission Statement
Albert Einstein said, "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music.
I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.. ...I get most enjoyment in life out of music."
We seek to improve the quality of life of many through musical expression. Music has the power to inspire,
lift the spirit, ease suffering, and heal the listener. The classical guitar and its ancient musical ancestors
are uniquely qualified in this regard. Many cultures and histories from present-day to Biblical times mention
listeners being soothed by the sound of a guitar, a lute, a lyre, and countless others. Our mission is the
betterment of mankind through music, and we seek to achieve this by bringing classical guitar music to the
wides possible audience.
This is currently achieved by:
1. The production and distribution of the Classical Guitar Alive! public radio program each week to over 200
stations across America, also internationally to over 130 countries worldwide. The program enthusiastically
promotes classical guitar-related music, performers and composers from many nationalities and cultures while
integrating the work of American composers and performers.
2. A community outreach program , which presents vibrant classical music performances at no cost to under-served
audiences in hospitals, hospices, childrens' shelters, homeless shelters, community centers, senior centers, and schools.
3. Insuring the future of the classical guitar in new and innovative ways, by promoting and encouraging young
talent, supporting of classical guitar scholarships, encouraging and commissioning contemporary composers to write
for the instrument, and also through scholarly research into lost or forgotten works by notable composers of the past.
Classical Guitar Alive Community Outreach Program update: 2008-2009
Classical Guitar Alive presented thirty community outreach performances between October 1, 2008 and June 17, 2009 at no cost to audiences in hospitals, hospices, and homeless shelters. The outreach musicians included Tony Morris, guitar, Renata Green, flute, James Fenner, percussion, Christopher Haritatos, cello, Elise Winters, violin, Helen Bravenec, violin, and Leah Zeger, violin:
10/1/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
10/8/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
10/10/2008 Heart Hospital
10/11/2008 World Hospice Day
10/13/2008 Seton Hospital
10/20/2008 Hospice Austin
10/27/2008 Parkside Community Community School
11/21/2008 Seton Hospital
11/24/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
11/24/2008 Heart Hospital
12/12/2008 Heart Hospital
12/12/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
12/15/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
12/15/2008 Heart Hospital
12/15/2008 Hospice Austin
12/19/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
12/19/2008 Heart Hospital
12/19/2008 Hospice Austin
12/22/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
12/22/2008 Heart Hospital
12/24/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
1/26/2009 Hospice Austin
1/28/2008 Dell Children's Hospital
1/28/2008 Heart Hospital
5/1/2009 Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
5/27/2009 Dell Children's Hospital
5/27/2009 Heart Hospital
5/28/2009 Heart Hospital
5/28/2009 Hospice Austin
6/17/2009 SafePlace Shelter
This program is funded by tax-deductible contributions of individuals, foundations, and corporations, and is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
