MusicianFest 2018 Applications Are Now Open!
Posted June 13, 2018 by
MusicianFest is a program that is funded by the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) to help create music performances at senior facilities across Canada and the U.S. This program is open to solo musicians, who will be paid $200 for each performance. The VMA has five openings. To apply, please e-mail dusty@vma145.ca as soon as possible.
Musicians Performance Trust Fund (MPTF)'s mission is
- To provide admission-free, live, quality music, performed by professional musicians to the public of all backgrounds throughout the United States and Canada.
- We seek to enrich the lives of the general public, young and old, through music and to contribute to the public's knowledge and appreciation of music.
- To make music and music education an exciting experience and to expand it to every child's life experience.
The MPTF has been providing grants to help create free music performances for the public's entertainment and education for over 65 years. Almost all of their events are co-sponsored, and require the involvement of local participants that include arts councils, symphonic organizations, municipalities, veterans groups, school systems, and healthcare organizations, among others. The organization also funds Music in the Schools programs.