COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL Celebration & Musical Event
Please join us for the 4th 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 artist: Marcus Anderson. Proceeds benefit Community Music School, whose mission is to enrich and inspire children through music education.
Text MUSIC to 980.575.0900 to RSVP. Can't attend but want to contribute? Click here.
Featured Artist: Marcus Anderson
Grammy and Stellar Award Nominated jazz artist Marcus Anderson is an incredible act worth watching and sonically indulging. With more than a dozen studio albums under his belt, this jazz artist creates a musical fusion of R&B, Pop, Rock, Funk and a bit of soul transcending audiences to a different atmosphere. This NC Central University graduate and chart topping artist rose to stardom over time.
Marcus found himself being inspired by favored legends Prince and Michael Jackson, but also drew inspiration from the newer styles of entertainers like Ne-Yo and Usher.
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+
Anonymous
Gold Sponsor $10,000+
Elizabeth and David Beam
Linda and Rob Grew
Barbara McGuire
Silver Sponsors $5,000+
Clancy & Theys Construction Company
Ella Ann L. & Frank B. Holding Foundation
TowneBank
Frank K. Webb Charitable Trust
Bronze $2,500+
Heather Arabie
Joan and Prentiss Baker
David Casteel**
Thuy and Mitch Dancik
Anne Faircloth and Fred Beaujeu-Dufour
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Sallie and Gordon Grubb
Orrin and Donna Haywood
Jennifer and Andy Martin
Lynn and Paul Reynolds
Bob Sar
Aubrey Kerr Walker
Supporters $1,000+
Chip Anderson
Carol and Robert Bilbro
Lynne and Walter Brock
Nancy Brockman
Katherine and Mike Connell
John and Jill Cramer
Floyd Family Foundation*
David Jernigan
Rosemary Gill Kenyon
Lyn Maness
Lany McDonald
Marjorie Hodges and Carlton Midyette*
John and Lane Nash
Gwen Reynolds
Martha and John Sanders
Peter Scott
Chris and Charlie Wagner
Shelle and Phil Wheeler
Dargan and J. Blount Williams
Charlotte Wooten
Rosemary and Smedes York
Ginny Zehr
Friends $500+
Armstrong McGuire
Catharine Biggs Arrowood
Carroll and Tim Clancy
Rebecca Crosson
Lowell Davidson
Dr. Glenn Davis
Alexander Donaldson
Thomas Fisher Jr.
William Hamlin
Stephanie and Cole Harris
Edna Hensey
Nancy and Fred Hutchison
Dr. Latonja Ivery (Avance Care North Wake Forest)
Nell Joslin
Chancy and Keith Kapp
Martha Keravuori
Robert McDevitt
Patricia Poe
Laura and Bill Rogers
Linda and Dick Roseberry
Kathy Klotzberger and John Sarratt
Susan and Russ Stephenson
Mary Ann and Robert Thomas
Jenny and Charles Winston
*multi-year pledge
**in-kind
For More Information Contact Executive Director Melanie Doerner at 919.832.0900 or mdoerner@cmsraleigh.org
Community Music School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.