Musical Futures

THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW KNIGHT CENTER FOR MUSIC INNOVATION, SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE ELITE MUSIC SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Dean Shelton (Shelly) G. Berg of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami said, “The future of music is the future that musicians will be able to create for themselves.

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  • Dean Shelton (Shelly) G. Berg of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami said, “The future of music is the future that musicians will be able to create for themselves.
  • We’ve always enabled our students to imagine the possibilities that will shape and guide their futures and get hands-on, real-world experience.
  • The grand opening celebration concludes with CAM FEST, featuring a concert showcase by the Creative American Music (CAM) program’s award-winning group, AME!
  • To date, the Frost School has raised more than $36 million to support the construction and ongoing development of the Knight Center for Music Innovation.

Illumina increases equitable access to STEM education, reaching over 1 million learners

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced outcomes from its annual The Future Is Bright campaign, a monthlong global genomic literacy initiative, in which Illumina employees connect with students by hosting career panels, implementing genomics curricula, and leading hands-on experiments.

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  • The Future Is Bright activities reached 100,000 learners in April and have reached 200,000 since the initiative launched in 2021.
  • Through The Future Is Bright and other Illumina-supported programming aimed at driving equitable access to STEM education , Illumina has reached more than 1.2 million learners in 11 countries worldwide.
  • In 2022, Illumina achieved its 2030 target of 50% employee participation in its Illumina Cares volunteering programs, amounting to 49,827 volunteer hours since 2019.
  • Illumina aims to reach 5 million STEM learners by 2030 globally.

The Recording Industry's Music Performance Trust Fund Announces More than $165,000 in Scholarships Granted Throughout North America

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A scholarship program utilizing assets of the recording industry's Music Performance Trust Fund has granted more than $165,000 to 120 students.

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  • Established by major music recording labels, the MPTF distributed 120 scholarships to benefit aspiring professional musicians and children of professional musicians
    NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A scholarship program utilizing assets of the recording industry's Music Performance Trust Fund has granted more than $165,000 to 120 students.
  • The MPTF's Music's Future scholarship revives an initiative from the 1990s that supports aspiring professional musicians studying at the post-secondary level.
  • We also seek to make music and music education an exciting experience, and to expand it to every child's life experience.
  • The MPTF was established more than 70 years ago by recording companies including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.