BRATTLEBORO —
Recently, the trustees of the Brattleboro Music Center (BMC) announced establishment of the Blanche Moyse Endowment Fund.
The Fund was created to not only honor BMC founder and longtime artistic director Moyse, who died in February at the age of 101, but also to ensure the ability of the BMC to continue to be a valued community resource well into the future.
For 60 years, the BMC has enriched the Brattleboro community and surrounding towns in Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire through its music education, performance, and participation programs.
Thousands of children and adults participate in BMC programs, which include the Music School, Brattleboro Concert Choir, Windham Orchestra, Blanche Moyse Chorale, Chamber Music Series, Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival, summer programs and Music in the Schools programs in our public schools.
Charter donors have already given more than $400,000 to establish the endowment fund, which the BMC hopes to build to $1 million over the next several years. The principal will be protected, and interest will be used to support programs and general operations.
For more information about the endowment or to make a donation, contact the Brattleboro Music Center at 802-257-4523, 38 Walnut St., Brattleboro, VT 05301..