AYPO Awarded Arts Education Award from ARTSFAIRFAX
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The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Awarded
'Arts Education Award' from ARTSFAIRFAX
FAIRFAX, VA – The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras are proud to be the recipients of the 2018 ARTSFAIRFAX Arts Education Award, announced last week. The Arts Education Award recognizes an arts organization, or individual arts educator, that has provided superlative arts education opportunities, experiences, or training for youth, students of all ages, or emerging artists.
2018 Honorees
- Jinx Hazel Arts Award: Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
- Arts Education Award: American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
- Arts Impact Award: Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
- Arts Philanthropy Award: Virginia McGehee Friend
Awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, October 26th, 2018 from 12noon - 2pm at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA. The awardees were selected by ARTSFAIRFAX and community representatives. Nominations were received from the public.
AYPO is now in its 53rd season, with a long record of training some of the most gifted young musicians of the region. Countless alumni have gone on to advanced college and conservatory study, and into careers as solo performers, teachers and members of some of the country's leading professional orchestras.
AYPO supports five orchestras, six instrumental ensembles and its unique "Music Buddies" mentorship program, which offers free lessons and musical instruction to students in Alexandria City Public Schools. Recently granted with a $30,000 Futures Fund award from the League of American Orchestras, AYPO plans to expand its mentorship program into other areas of the Naitonal Capital Region.
Dr. Graham Elliott, Executive Director of AYPO, said “We are proud and honored to receive this recognition from ARTSFAIRFAX. AYPO has a long history of serving the community through its programs, working alongside the great work done in our schools by our music teacher colleagues. This award is a tribute to very many people who share our vision that all meet within the Arts as equals, and we aim to nurture the innate talents of all young people who come into our orbit. Access to the Arts is quite literally life-changing."
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