Welcome to the inaugural issue of
Quarter Notes
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a quarterly newsletter for friends and followers of Bringing Music to Life.
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QUARTER NOTES
September 2019
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The 2019-2020 school year has begun and in
46 schools and music programs
across Colorado, students who would not otherwise have the opportunity are learning to play on
684 donated instruments
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Thanks to you and the hundreds of others who donated gently used band and orchestra instruments and gave generously to our critically important repair fund, this is the beginning of a wonderful, musical school year for Colorado kids.
We call ourselves The Instrument Drive People. Collecting unused instruments is only the beginning. Distributing them to deserving schools to be played for years to come is the heart and soul of our work.
Keep reading to learn more about Bringing Music to Life's ninth year and see photos from our instrument presentation event.
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READY
684 instruments repaired and ready
to be presented to at our August 10th event
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SET
46 music teachers and band directors feeling supported and
set up for success
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GO!
going back to school with donated instruments and dreams for the new school year
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Students from Nueva Escuela de Musica brought talent and passion to their performance at the instrument presentation event held on the University of Denver campus at The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts. After introductions by their teacher, Alonso Leyva, a Grammy and BMI award winner, they entertained the audience with
Huapango Medley and Polka Medley.
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Banda de Nueva Escuela de Musica
shown here with Alonso Leyva
Nueva Escuela de Musica, a past recipient of Bringing Music to Life instruments, is a nonprofit founded in 2015 by Alonso Leyva to share the opportunity to learn music in a way that is accessible and rich in culture and tradition.
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EMMY WINNER NELSON GARCIA
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Nelson Garcia of Channel 9News receiving Appreciation for Years of Coverage Award
from BMTL board co-chair, David Necker
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Nelson spoke at the instrument presentation event about Emmy-winning reporting featuring Bringing Music to Life
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Telling Our Story To Colorado -
Appreciation For Years Of Coverage
August 10, 2019
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Presented to Nelson Garcia,
storyteller extraordinaire,
with admiration and gratitude for telling our story so creatively on 9News for so many years. Thousands of people have donated instruments thanks to your inspired reporting, and as a result,
thousands of children in schools throughout Colorado have enjoyed the life-changing experience of making music. On behalf of Bringing Music to Life, our board of directors and donors, we extend our heartfelt thanks.
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Volunteers Help Orchestrate Moving Day
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Volunteers from Apple Aspen Grove and IMA Financial Group contributed their time, energy and good spirits on August 8th - BMTL's moving day. These wonderful people carried hundreds of instruments from StorQuest storage units, loaded them into Budget rental trucks, unloaded them at The Newman Center and then carefully sorted them on tables for 46 schools, all in preparation for the instrument presentation event.
It can be hot, heavy and dusty work but these volunteers - some returning for the third year in a row - did it with efficiency and contagious enthusiasm.
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CIOMIT
brought hundreds of instruments BACK TO LIFE
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In March, the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology welcomed new owners, Tom, Diana and Stephen Bluebaugh. CIOMIT, the original repair partner of BMTL, ensures that all instruments are in excellent, playable condition before they are given to schools and put into a child's hand. They do this at a
50% discount to BMTL
, which is crucial to our ability to reach as many students in need as possible.
Following the retirement of previous owner Dan Parker, BMTL was delighted to learn that the new CIOMIT owners will continue this meaningful partnership.
We thank both CIOMIT, and our new repair partner in Fort Collins, Boomer Music Company, for all they do to give new life to old instruments. Their instrument restoration work is behind the resounding accomplishments of young musicians all across Colorado.
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With 69% of our kids designated as low income, our kids have barriers that we as a community must step in to help. And you did just that! School starts tomorrow and we are that much closer to having the musical instruments needed because of you all.
Thank you for getting us ready for a great year!"
-- Stephanie, Westminster High School
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Bringing Music to Life instruments displayed in the WHS music room
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Our mission is to provide every child access to the life changing experience of making music
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We can only do it with supporters like you. Thank you to everyone who supported Bringing Music to Life this year with donated instruments, financial contributions to the repair fund, physical labor and so many other contributions.
Thank you!
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Bringing Music to Life
2390 S Fillmore St
Denver, Colorado 80210
(303) 756-3123
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Steve Blatt, Executive Director
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David Necker, Co-Chair
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Anne Necker, Co-Chair
Christine Andresen
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Rebekah Bonn
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P
eter Dawes
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Lisa Feldman
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Michael Frank
Ralph Lawrence
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Kathy Newman
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Jerry Reuschhoff
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Lin Williams
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