“Music for Humanity exists to spread more music. Please help us “pay it forward” to the next generation of musicians with a tax-deductible donation here. It takes less than 1 minute to donate online or send a check to Music for Humanity, PO Box 359, Chester, NY 10918. Thank you.”
From November 1st thru December 31st we received $3,623 in donations. Thanks to everyone who made a donation. A music lover and anonymous benefactor has pledged to match those donations so your donation is effectively doubled. Wishing everyone a happy & healthy New Year. Let’s keep sharing the MUSIC! “More Music Means a Better World for All of Us.
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In the Spotlight: Barry Adelman
After twenty years and $187,000 in Music Scholarships, and thanks to the support of thousands of musicians and music lovers, Music for Humanity’s Co-Founder and “chief volunteer” Barry Adelman, was featured on the cover of Spotlyts Magazine an international publication, with a detailed interview inside. See the introduction video from Spotlyts on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_vVjYjQFc.
Click here to read the entire interview.
Or click play below the image to listen to an accurate and enthusiastic AI generated podcast about the interview.
Announcing the Music for Humanity 2024 Scholarship Winners
On Saturday July 20, 2024 we awarded another $20,000 in music scholarships bringing our grand total to $187,000 and 72 music scholarships.
We were forced, because of limited funding, to select 6 recipients out of 36 deserving applicants. Thanks to all the people who have donated time, talent & money to make these scholarships possible. “More Music Means a Better World for All of Us”.
Our scholarship winners are more than just excellent musicians. They are “Music Ambassadors” who are building the invisible roads & bridges that connect our hearts & souls via music. Let’s work together to give everyone who applies in 2025 a scholarship.
Esther Chae, Cellist, attending the Juilliard School in New York. Grand Scholarship Winner.
The 2024 SONG WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
THE 1ST PLACE WINNER OF $1,000
Mike Borok for The Rain
Mike Borok will be a guest on John Burton’s award winning podcast “Home from Here“.
Shavon Lloyd, Composer, Conductor, Baritone, Music Educator and Grand Scholarship winner.
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Third Annual Music Teacher Appreciation Award Winner Announced
Pictured above is Marissa Gerin the winner of the Third Annual Music Teacher Appreciation Award, a $1000 Grant. Marissa teaches at the St. Cloud Elementary School in West Orange NJ. Music teachers are critical to the future of humanity. We hope to increase this award in 2025. See if you qualify at this link: https://musicforhumanity.org/
We’ll begin accepting applications in spring 2025 and select the Fourth Annual Winner by random in the fall.
If you are a part-time or full-time music teacher at an accredited institution (grammar school thru college) you are eligible to apply for the grant in 2025. Please apply here.
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Winners Of the 2024 Music For Humanity Raffle Announced
We sold 2,032 tickets at $10 each. Thanks to all who bought tickets.
We raised over $10,000 to support music education.
We’ll start the same money raffle again in a few months, so be on the look out for ticket sales.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Music for Humanity Announced $20,000 in Music Scholarships Bringing Their Grand Total to $187,000
To date Music for Humanity has given 72 scholarships totaling $187,000. On July 20 at Noble Coffee Roasters in Campbell Hall NY they announced 6 scholarships for $20,000 as follows: $10,000 Grand Scholarship, $5,000 Runner-Up, and four Honorable Mentions of $1,250 each.
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Fourth Annual School Instrument Program
For the Fourth Annual School Instrument Program, MFH bought $3300 worth of new instruments for the Goshen School District. On the left is William Green, Goshen Music Teacher and MFH Co-Founder Barry Adelman
Music is an International Language that Transcends All Boundaries and Builds the Invisible Roads & Bridges that Connect Our Hearts & Souls.
More music means more connections and more connections means a better world for all of us. Music for Humanity’s mission is to spread more music throughout the world by “planting” music seeds. Locally we do that by presenting the monthly Music for Humanity Free Performance Night. Nationally and globally we do it by offering scholarships to young aspiring musicians who need financial help to
continue their formal education, as a music major, at any accredited college or university in the United States. Those musicians become, in essence, ambassadors for Music for Humanity. Our current mission is offering music education scholarships. We raise money for our scholarships through Concerts, Free Performance Nights and Tax-Deductible Donations.
Our current mission is offering music education scholarships. We raise money for our scholarships through Concerts, Free Performance Nights and Tax-Deductible Donations.
The Story of Music for Humanity
In 2005, Co-Founder Barry Adelman heard a whisper like in the movie Field of Dreams.
This whisper didn’t say “Build it and he will come”. It simply said “Music for Humanity”.
Barry turned around to see who had said it, but no one was there. A few minutes later he heard it again. Still, no one was there.
Barry thought that maybe this whisper came because of some recent spiritual songs he had written; he knew he had to act on it. After a little research he discovered that someone had reserved the name “Music for Humanity” on the web, but there was no website.
A little more research led him to his future Co-Founder Kurt Irmiter who had reserved the name in 2001. Kurt also had an idea to use music to benefit Humanity.
To tap the power of the listener enjoying music and the musicians creating and performing music to benefit and improve the world. As soon as Barry contacted Kurt they struck a chord and teamed up to form MusicForHumanity.org.
After doing fund raisers for the Red Cross and for Big Brothers Big Sisters it dawned on them that Music itself was worthy of being supported. They realized that despite our political, religious, ethnic & financial differences, Music brought us together.
They began spreading more music with a monthly Free Performance Night and by giving music scholarships to young aspiring musicians. These scholarship recipients became “Music Ambassadors” and helped spread more music.
Music builds the invisible roads & bridges to connect our hearts, our souls. In today’s divisive world we need those connections more than ever. More Music means more connections, which means a better world for all of us. Help us spread more music throughout the world.
To volunteer, email info@MusicForHumanity.org & put “Volunteer” in the subject line. You can make a tax-deductible donation at the links provided on this site or send a check to Music for Humanity, PO Box 359, Chester, NY 10918. Thanks for your generosity!!
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