Artistic Director Newsletter Report Seasons Greetings!
Dear Parents, Supporters, Friends and Sponsors:
tunities across the city including Opera Memphis, University of Memphis and Rhodes, SMA is paving the way for young Memphians and musicians across the city to buy into the vision where music is not a collateral force of change but rather a supplemental solution designed to scaffold success for tomorrow. Success for Memphis.
The Academy continues to spread its wings in realization of the dream, as we continue our journey of the Soul Eclectic. Our young superstars have turned it up a few notches in their music and life studies! With our new initiative in helping provide private instruction for students on their primary instruments, leading the charge for youth involvement in The Grammys, leadership building with Bridges and several community engagement oppor-
In the past month, New York blogger Souleo, Robert Gordon, author of Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion, former lead singer of Bad Company Paul Rodgers, and several band-members from the camps of both Justin Timberlake and India Arie recently took note of the power of the Academy in their visits to our campus and, as they understand the tremendous responsibility and the gift the Academy is to the world, our mission
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becomes solidified in the fabric of their voice. In the spirit of our upcoming Black History Month production, and in the words of Don Cornelius, it is “with love, peace, and soul� that we forge into the holiday season. Soulfully Yours,
justinmerrick
Artistic & Operations director
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