South Country Education Foundation, Inc.

Serving the students of the South Country School District

(Bellport, Brookhaven, East Patchogue, Medford and Yaphank, New York)

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Becker/Gambles Music Fund

 Founded using a monetary grant from former Superintendent of Schools Arthur Becker
 and continuing the efforts begun by community leader Mary Gambles, the Becker/Gambles
Music Fund supports music education in the South Country School District.  To this end,
the fund administers a scholarship program, produces an annual concert series,
and provides master classes in the schools.  The fund also promotes
the donations of musical instruments to the school district.

 

Scholarship Program

 

The fund raises money to provide scholarships for music study to deserving students from the

4th through 11th grades.  Intermediate and middle school students may be able to continue music

lessons during the summer months and high school students to enroll in summer workshops, to

participate in youth ensembles and to attend music camps.

 

Concert Series

 

Each year the Becker/Gambles Music Fund presents concerts in the community.  The concerts
range from popular to jazz to classical.  Groups have included string quartets, jazz ensembles,
a cappella choirs as well as performances by individual vocalists and instrumentalists.

 

Master Classes

 

As part of the mission to support music education, the fund sponsors master classes in our
schools.  Over the years, advanced students from SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Fredonia and Tufts
University have worked with our students.  Additionally, for the past five years, the members of

the world renowned Daedalus Quartet have worked with our orchestra students.  This
collaboration is especially meaningful as three of the quartet members are alumni of our schools.
In these classes our music students work with the visiting musicians to improve their abilities.
Personal contact with these musicians is inspirational to the students.

 

Musical Instrument Donation Program

 

If you have a clarinet, flute, violin, piano or any musical instrument that is not being used, please

consider donating it for use in our schools.  All instruments are evaluated, repaired if necessary

and are put to good use in our excellent music programs.  Please contact Karen Rowley,

co-ordinator of this program, at 286-0975.

 

Donate to the Becker/Gambles Music Fund

 

 The work of the fund cannot go on without the generosity of members of our community.

If you would like to support the fund, please send your donation made out to

“South Country Education Foundation” (with “Becker/Gambles Music Fund” on the memo line)

to SCEF, PO Box 512, Bellport, NY 11713.

 

 

Thank you for your support,

 

THE BECKER/GAMBLES MUSIC FUND

Chantal Berman, Tim Hogan, Daryl Jordan, Nancy Marr
Mary Mojallali, Karen Rowley, Dava Stravinsky, Will Struyk

 

 

 

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