Viva Musica is proud to announce its 3nd Annual Benefit concert will be taking place at Intermedia Arts in Uptown on Saturday, March 19th, 2011. You do not want to miss Viva Musica’s 3rd Annual Benefit Concert!

Tickets for VMIII go on sale FEBRUARY 1st!
The event is March 19th, 2011 at Intermedia Arts in Uptown. There will be live music, art, and silent auction. Tickets are just $23 on-line and $27 at the door. Proceeds for the event will benefit the music program at Richard R. Green Central Park School in Minneapolis. Space is limited so dont wait! Help save the arts today!

There will be live music for VMIII and is spectacular!
Check out musician Danny Fromm from McNally Smith College of Music as well as our headlining act this year, “New Shoes“. Both bands are talented, lively and fresh with a bluesy undertone. They are definitely worth checking out.

If you are unable to make it to VMIII, consider becoming  s sponsor today! Any amount will help save music and art education in Minnesota. Every little bit counts.

Silver Member - Suggested donation of $50

As a Silver Member you will receive special recognition by Viva Musica in our Member Directory page.

“I would like to thank you for this opportunity for our school.  I believe that the Music programs in our schools are one way for ALL students to connect with themselves – but Music also is a way to connect with others.  When students perform in Music classes, they build a sense of success with themselves – but they also build a sense of community.  Music is a part of all of our cultures – it is a universal language.”                                                                                    -Corina Miller

Each year Viva Musica accepts applications from schools across the state of Minnesota for our annual grant. This year, we will be donating the funds to Pine Hill Elementary School in Cottage Grove, MN.

They have asked for a Yamaha portable grand piano. It is an electronic keyboard for everyday classroom music education and will also be used in school performances. The piano has different settings that give Pine Hill Elementary students access to 503 instruments (with more available on-line that can be downloaded using the USB port.) 88 of those settings are authentic samplings of percussion instruments that can be played by students in classroom rhythm ensembles as young as Kindergarten.

“I have found that a quality keyboard is essential to my teaching… Consistent use of the keyboard quickly and strongly develops all students’ ability to confidently sing in tune, which is a skill necessary for a future lifetime of participation in many types of music.” -Mr. Sandberg

We will be holding a fundraising concert in January to raise funds for their new piano!

Thank you all the schools that applied for the 2010 Viva Musica Grant! Please apply again next year!