May Concert

The Ferris Burtis Music Foundation is pleased to announce that this year's benefit concert will feature Julian Müller, brilliant young 'cellist, and Justina Golden, gifted mezzo-soprano. All proceeds will go to support the work of the Foundation.

The Ferris Burtis Music Foundation
The Berkshire Taconic Foundation

 and

The Sandisfield Arts Center

present

A Benefit Concert

Sunday, May 24, 2015                                4:00 p.m.

Julian Müller, ‘Cellist

Justina Golden, Mezzo-soprano

Clifford J. Noble, pianist

Anne Chamberlain, pianist

Music by Brahms and Mahler

For ticket reservations send a check  to 

Herbert Burtis,

53 Rood Hill Road, Sandisfield, MA 01255

made out to ‘Ferris Burtis Foundation’.

Tickets are $20.00 each

Tickets are also available at the Arts Center website:
www.sandisfieldartscenter.org

Please give me your email address with your order.

The Sandisfield Arts Center is located on Hammertown Road, just off Rte. 57 in Sandisfield, MA.

At the moment the Ferris Burtis Music Foundation, a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, is helping five very talented young musicians with the expense of their education and career.

If you wish to make a more generous tax-exempt gift to the work of the Foundation, here are the categories available. You will get two tickets and your name will be included in the program.

Founder- $1000.00 or more
Angel- $700.00- $999.00
Benefactor-$500.00- $699.00
Sponsor- $300.00- $499.00
Friend- $100.00- $299.00

We appreciate any help you can give. For more information my email address is roodhill@verizon.net

A note from Gabi

 It is messages like this that make the Ferris Burtis Music Foundation worth the work. If you would like to make a tax-free contribution to this work, please mail your check to:

Ferris Burtis Foundation
Berkshire Taconic Foundation 
800 North Main Street
Sheffield, MA 01257



Dear Mr. Burtis,

    Thank you very much for continuing to support me in my education! I’m having a great year at Lawrence- I’ve now declared my majors in organ performance and religious studies. The Brombaugh organ here is absolutely marvelous. It’s a 49 rank tracker organ that’s especially well-suited for early German music, so practicing Bach is just wonderful.
    This year I have the privilege of directing a third through fifth grade children’s choir at a local church, as well as accompanying an adult church choir and the university women’s choir. The combined Lawrence choirs just performed the Bruckner Mass in E minor and we’re beginning work on the Bach St. John Passion for a performance this spring. All of these choral opportunities are phenomenal and I’m learning so much as a singer, accompanist and teacher!
    I’m very excited to begin taking voice lessons this spring with Teresa Seidl. I’ve also taken conducting this year, as well as piano pedagogy. In religious studies, I’m getting my fill of Christianity and Islam now, and look forward to Buddhism courses in the coming years.
    Thank you again for your support- I am incredibly grateful that you and your foundation are making it possible for me to receive this education.

                                    Sincerely,
                                            Gabi Makuc