NEA delays grants to state partners, funds 817 projects nationwide

An outdoor jazz festival presented by Jazz House Kids in Montclair, a Wagner opera in Princeton and in-school dance residencies in East Orange are among 15 New Jersey projects that will share $284,500 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The New Jersey awards are among 817 nationwide totaling $26.3 million that were announced yesterday.

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Jackqui Dankworth joins MFAS Advisory Board

Brilliant jazz singer Jacqui Dankworth has joined the Music For All Seasons Board of Advisors. The news was announced last week, following her acclaimed appearance in MFAS's benefit event honoring the music of Marvin Hamlisch. Dankworth performed a musical tribute to Hamlisch at the Russian Tea Room event "From Belarus to Broadway - celebrating MUSIC!" This was Dankworth's second featured appearance at a Music For All Seasons event.
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MFAS Awarded NEA Grant Addressing Issues of Domestic Violence - 2006

The National Endowment for the Arts has continued its support of Music For All Seasons programs to bring interactive musical programs to children and their mothers in shelters for victims of domestic violence. These programs are taking place in shelters in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and California.

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MFAS Awarded First NEA Grant - 2005

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Music For All Seasons is one of only six organizations in New Jersey to be awarded a grant in this round. The $10,000 grant is to be matched on a 4:1 basis to provide interactive musical programs for children and their mothers in shelters for victims of domestic violence.

Steven Isserlis at The Players - March 13, 2005

An elegant event featuring renowned British cellist Steven Isserlis in works by Bach and Dvorak.

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The First MFAS CD To Support MFAS Programs - 2004

A Special Edition Compilation CD by musicians on the Music For All Seasons roster, This CD consists of nineteen tracks of music, from Bluegrass to Celtic Folk, from Stravinsky to Beethoven, from Andean flutes to African drumming and chanting, with a dose of jazz.

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