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the finest opera theaters in the world . . . Your legacy will impact a generation of young people.
Your Living Legacy will inspire generations to come.
Dear Donor,
As Music Camp International completes its first twenty years, we want to build for future generations. Indeed tomorrow - and the days ahead - come at lightning speed. e plans you make today will give you and your family the confidence that your influence and impact will continue to shape future generations
Music Camp International wants to help keep your heritage alive as it sustains the causes that captured your devotion. We want your influence to live on – by empowering youth globally to “reach for the stars,” becoming all that they can be through the strength of compassion, community, and communication that is discovered and developed in positive, dynamic relationships!
Our future is about you - and for you! And it will only happen through you! May these pages inspire you to leave a living legacy for generations to come. We are here to help you carry on your dreams.
Connie Fortunato
Founder and President Canticum Novum Music Camp International
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makes a global impact
Why Music?
• Music improves academic achievement, language skills, and ability to communicate;
• Music improves a child’s creativity, self-confidence, and sense of dignity;
• Music can help heal children from trauma including the ravages of war and the isolation of a global pandemic . . . music contributes to good mental health.
• Participating in ensemble music improves social development, helps overcome isolation and abandonment.
Planning for the future today will give you and your family the confidence that your influence will live on for generations to come.
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Why Now?
• Globally there is widespread depression and a mental health crisis for today’s youth.
• e horrific war in Ukraine has traumatized hundreds of thousands of youth.
• Healing from the psychological and emotional scars will take years of intense therapy . . . music can help facilitate healing and wholeness.
• Music builds a strong relational community among young people
• Community and a sense of belonging have been identified as the number one global need for today’s youth.
• e isolation created by a global pandemic, the terror of war, and the reality of 27.5 million refugees globally, have crushed the hopes and dreams of today’s young people.
• Now is the time when countries and communities are opening their hearts and homes like never before. Global support is becoming a way of life for entire populations. Music builds connection, communication and compassion!• Questions of a meaningful future have been replaced by questions of survival.
• e need is URGENT!
• e time is NOW!
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. . . an afterschool program for individuals and small groups from schools and orphanages. International classes are building an international community.
gives accessibility to all
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Two semesters - 13 weeks each
• Two classes each week - choir and instrument ensemble
• Individuals can participate
• Micro Music Hubs (Maximum of five students per Hub)
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Your legacy gives dignity and hope to so many who would not have that opportunity otherwise.
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delivers hope and connection
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Seasonal • One week – choir and concert • Special Events • International . . . one week international Music Camps ending in a final concert accompanied by a professional orchestra 11 Virtual Music Camps
transforms teens on location
Music Camp International On-Location Programs and City Day Camps
• One-week city day camps– multiple cities; multiple countries
• Live ensemble instrument classes
• Live choir rehearsals
• Live concert with professional orchestra
Elvira teaches Margo the guitar
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Music Camp International Concert Chernivitsi, Ukraine
Easter with the Masters • One-week overnight Camp at a conference center • National and international participation • Pre-selection Music Camp International Festivals YOUR gives opportunities to celebrate 14
e “White Gloves Choir” signs to sing • Blind and Visually Impaired • Deaf and Hearing Impaired • Down Syndrome • Autism Camps for Youth with Special Needs Music Camp International Inclusion Camps 15
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Canticum Novum International is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible. EIN 42-1554179
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