Third Street Music School Settlement Awards the New York Community Trust Harris Scholarship
Summary
“The scholarships recognize musical achievement, academic performance and community engagement, which are so vital to New York.” For a feature article on the Trust’s website, please click “It is our job to help each student reach his or her full potential as a musician or dancer.The Trust supports an array of effective nonprofits that help make the City a vital and secure place to live, learn, work, and play, while building permanent resources for the future.Today, Third Street serves over 5,000 students annually, helping them thrive in school and in life by promoting healthy personal and academic development, opening avenues to further study, sparking professional careers in the arts and instilling a lifelong love of learning.The Trust supports an array of effective nonprofits that help make the City a vital and secure place to live, learn, work, and play, while building permanent resources for the future.Third Street alumni, many who are professional artists, include violist Masumi Per Rostad of the acclaimed Pacifica String Quartet; 1920’s hit-maker Irving Caesar 9Tea for Two, Bobby Lopez, co-writer of the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q and Academy Award-winning writer of "Let It Go" from Disneys Frozen; Ingrid Michaelson, pop singer/songwriter with hits on the Top 40 charts; and Jessie Montgomery, recipient of the Sphinx Award.For more information, please visit the School’s website, www.thirdstreetmusicschool.org Contact Information Third Street Music School Maya Holley-Peretz 212-777-3240 ext.