APPLETON, WIS. — Musical performances by the Lawrence University Jazz Band, a jazz combo featuring Lawrence bassist Mark Urness and pianist Mathew Buchman and Lawrence Academy of Music string faculty ensembles highlight the fourth annual “tutti!” scholarship benefit Saturday, Oct. 24 from 6-9 p.m. in Lawrence’s Warch Campus Center.
With the theme “sustaining beautiful music for all,” this year’s event will feature hors d’oeuvres, wine, a raffle, a silent auction and prizes, including a $2,000 travel voucher, an iPod touch, a moped and more. Tutti is an Italian musical term meaning “all play together.”
Proceeds from the “Tutti!” event benefit the Lawrence Academy of Music Scholarship Fund, a financial-assistance program for students in the academy’s music program. The academy sponsors more than 20 music education programs and ensembles, serving more than 1,900 students throughout Northeast Wisconsin, ranging in age from six months to 90 years old .
“There has been a marked increase in requests for financial assistance this year detailing hardships and challenges faced by many of our families,” said Fred Snyder, director of the academy. “Tutti is our primary funding source to provide need-based scholarships for musical instruction opportunities for area families. Our goal remains that no motivated student with a serious desire to pursue musical studies be denied such opportunity due to family financial circumstances.”
Tickets for the event are $35 in advance or $40 at the door and are available at the academy’s office, 100 S. Water St, Appleton. Call 920-832-6632 for more information.
