The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Supports FACP Education Programs
Fine Arts Chamber Players (FACP) presents over 500 education programs each year to DISD students at no cost to the students or schools. The Carl B. & Florence E. King foundation, which is dedicated to the betterment of individuals, communities, and society through informed giving, has granted FACP $20,000 in support of these music programs for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Ms. Russell, FACP Artistic Director explains, “The students who participate in our free music classes have no funds to spend on extras like voice or violin lessons. What a thrill to know that we have assisted talented DISD students to win college voice scholarships or that playing the violin is an option for children in an impoverished neighborhood. We are grateful to The King Foundation for sharing our vision and so generously supporting our programs.”
For over 31 years, FACP has presented free classical music programs for the enrichment of North Texas area residents. In addition to the free music education programs, FACP presents classical chamber music concerts at the free Bancroft Family Concerts and the free Basically Beethoven Festival. Since its inception in 1981, FACP has served over 210,000 students and performed for over 530,000 residents of North Texas.
February 15, 2012 - Ivy League Funds Support Dallas Public School Music
As institutions of higher learning grapple with today’s economic challenges, what a surprise to find a university that donates money to projects of its alumni. Yale University School of Music (YSM) recently chose YSM graduate Rogene Russell, Artistic Director of Fine Arts Chamber Players (FACP), to receive a $2,500 Yale Alumni Ventures grant to fund FACP’s free musical outreach in Dallas ISD. This Yale grant intended “to advance the cause of music” will offset recent city and state budget cuts that threaten the continuation of FACP’s free, skilled-based programs including an after-school violin program at Lowe Elementary and free voice and piano lessons at Booker T. Washington and Carter High Schools.
