by C-Nancy | Oct 31, 2023 | News
Dear friends,We’re nearing the season of Thanksgiving and the end of an encouraging year for bluegrass music. More than 900 supporters shared in the work of the IBMA Foundation during the past fiscal year, with contributions totaling over $100,000. Since the beginning...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
I am Miu Igai, and I study engineering at Nagoya University. I started playing the banjo when I entered university, and I have played it for almost three years. We do not have any classes on bluegrass at our university. We practice after school as an extracurricular...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
By James Fox Hello and thank you all at the IBMA Foundation for your support of the California Bluegrass Association’s Bluegrass Bridge program here at Avenal State Prison. This program has exposed many of the residents here to bluegrass music and is creating the...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
By Sam Blumenthal Students from several Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) programs in the region attended the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. Seventy-five students in total participated, plus more than 50 parents and 15 JAM instructors. The local Tryon, NC,...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
Sophie DiChiara (age 13) from near Nashville, Tennessee, attended the Monroe Mandolin camp in Abingdon, Virginia, last month on a Fletcher Bright Memorial grant. The September 28 – October 2 program is held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in...
by C-Nancy | Oct 6, 2023 | News
Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2023. The Foundation awards project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and colleges. A...
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