New Charitable Trust For Budding Musicians
A new charitable trust has been established to support up and coming musical talent in New Zealand. The Lewis Eady Charitable Trust Inc. was established in 2008 and will be officially launched in Auckland on 18 November.
The
trust will support musicians at not only a tertiary level,
but also at primary, intermediate and secondary levels says
Trust founder John Eady. The Trust aims to support young
artists by providing performance opportunities, by providing
financial assistance through scholarships and grants and
through assistance with loan instruments in circumstances of
hardship where the lack of a suitable instrument will hinder
a career.
In 2008 and 2009 the Trust has provided
performance opportunities through two concert series. The
Lewis Eady Charitable Trust Emerging Artist Series sees
performers nominated from Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and
Canterbury’s Schools of Music. They perform at the Lewis
Eady showroom in Remuera and this years’ artists have
included Maria Mo (Waikato), John-Paul Muir (Auckland) and
jazz pianist Mark Baynes.
The second concert programme
is called the Steinway House Concert Series, which merges
emerging talent with Lewis Eady clients that have recently
purchased Steinway grand pianos. For both of these events
all proceeds go to the Trust.
In late 2008, Lewis Eady
donated and Kawai RX2 5’10” grand piano valued at
$34,000 to the Trust. The piano is currently on loan to
Jason Bae – a previous winner of the Auckland Junior Music
Contest.
The Lewis Eady Trust has also taken over the
running of the Auckland Junior Music Contest as well as the
New Zealand International Piano Festival.
The Trust
will be officially launched at the Lewis Eady 125th
anniversary celebrations at Hopetoun Alpha in Auckland on 18
November. Lewis Eady will also be celebrating their
anniversary with a Grand Sale at the Newmarket showroom on
27 – 29 November. For more information visit http://http://www.lewiseady.co.nz
ENDS