Grants

Recent STArHS grants include

  • A vibraphone for the Hatfield Band Program
  • A commissioned band composition by Jose Ignacio Blesa Lull
  • Classroom materials for HES Music
  • Enchanted Circle Theater artist in residence at HES
  • Consortium commission of a new band composition by Jose Ignacio Blesa-Lull
  • 2019 financial aid for Band trip to NYC
  • Elton Braithwaite woodcarving workshop at SA
  • Family folk dance at HES with David Kaynor and Friends
  • SA Tapestry Club field trip to Saori Worcester
  • A five-octave marimba for the Smith Academy Band Program
  • New stereo/sound systems for the HES Music Room and SA Chorus Room
  • A kiln for the SA Art Program
  • A printing press for the HES Art Room
  • Recording services for the SA concerts. Get your copy at www.legrandice.com!
  • Scholarships to send students to All Eastern Orchestra, All State Orchestra, All National Orchestra, Jazz in July, Art All State, as well as other art and music scholarships
  • Curriculum materials for the Hatfield Elementary Music classroom
  • Sound system for Smith Academy
  • Bus for Smith Academy students to the Great East Music Festival
  • Smith Academy Mosaic Planters Project: supplies and instruction by Cindy Fisher
  • Electric acoustic guitar outfit for Hatfield Elementary Guitar Curriculum and all-school sing-alongs
  • Financial assistance to students for the overnight Band trip
  • Family Folk Dance featuring Fire Pond live band at Hatfield Elementary School