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