Benefit Concert Honoring Tom McGuire

Please join us for the 5th Annual Brighter Futures Through Music Event! This annual event honors the late Tom McGuire’s passion for music and his dedication to children’s welfare. Tom was committed to building a better world through his philanthropy.

Please sponsor our event with Featured Artists John Brown and Ira David Wood III. Proceeds benefit Community Music School, whose mission is to enrich and inspire children through music instruction.

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Featured Artists

Accomplished musician and educator and John Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts and Director of the Jazz Program at Duke University, began performing as a bassist at a young age. He will perform as well as share how his work aligns with CMS’s mission.

Ira David Wood III, award-winning actor and advocate for the arts, will host the evening of inspiring performances and moving stories.

Brighter Futures Through Music

Community Music School is a perfect match for honoring Tom McGuire’s legacy. CMS has offered high quality personalized music education to underserved Wake County youth for more than 30 years, and served over 250 students this year.

Weekly tuition is just $1 and instruments are supplied free of charge for students’ use. Paid professional faculty are dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to the life-changing benefits of music education.

The event fundraising goal of $150,000 will strengthen experiences for students as CMS expands partnerships and offerings. CMS is the only organization in Wake County that provides private, personalized music instruction in multiple genres exclusively to socioeconomically challenged students.

We appreciate all of our supporters!

Platinum Sponsor $15,000+

  • Linda and Rob Grew

Gold Sponsor $10,000+

  • Barbara McGuire

Silver Sponsors $5,000+

  • Elizabeth and David Beam
  • Chris and Charlie Wagner

Bronze $2,500+

  • Sallie and Gordon Grubb
  • Ella Ann L. & Frank B. Holding Foundation
  • Aubrey Kerr Walker

Supporters $1,000+

  • Nancy Brockman
  • Floyd Family Foundation*
  • Rosemary Gill Kenyon
  • Lyn Maness
  • moss + ross | Mary and Bill Moss
  • Linda and Dick Roseberry
  • Dargan and J. Blount Williams
  • Rosemary and Smedes York

Friends $500+

  • Carroll and Tim Clancy
  • Clancy & Theys Construction
  • Martha and Gregory Crampton
  • Georgia and Alec Donaldson
  • Morgie and David Duke
  • Ann and Glenn Dunn
  • Ella and Stuart Franz
  • Nell Joslin
  • Chancy and Keith Kapp
  • Martha Keravuori
  • Vicky and Robert Loblein
  • Elaine Wooten Wood

Media Sponsors:

*multi-year pledge

For More Information Contact Executive Director Melanie Doerner at 919.832.0900 or mdoerner@cmsraleigh.org

Date

May 07 2025

Time

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

A. J. Fletcher Opera Theater
2 E South St, Raleigh, NC 27601

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