MusicUnitesUS and the CDQ Trust Challenge Grant
at Brandeis University
Through a generous challenge grant, the CDQ Trust will match every gift in full, up to $20,000, to MusicUnitesUS. Funds raised by this challenge will be used to support the costs associated with bringing artists to campus for MusicUnitesUS programs.
Requirements:
- Brandeis must receive donations by March 31, 2010 to be matched by the CDQ Trust during the first year of the two-year challenge.
- Donors must indicate that their donations are for the “CDQ Trust Challenge for MUUS.”
About MusicUnitesUS:
The MusicUnitesUS program furthers the understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures through music. During the past few years, MusicUnitesUS programs have highlighted the musical traditions of India, Morocco, Africa-Brazil, China, Europe, Iran, Turkey, Peru, Guinea, South Africa, and Latin America.
The MusicUnitesUS program takes place on the Brandeis campus and has three components:
- The Intercultural Residency Series integrates the artists with the academic and social life of the university community.
- The World Music Series offers a deep experience of individual and cultural expression to the Boston area audience
- The Education Program brings over 1,000 public school children to Brandeis each year to listen to the music of diverse traditions. Musical programs are tied to specific lesson plans, designed by MusicUnitesUS, which reinforce the context of the students’ social studies or history classes.
Please contact MUUS Founder/Director Judith Eissenberg at for more information.
To make a donation, or for questions about the challenge grant, please contact:
Mr. Robert Silk
Corporate and Foundations Relations Office Brandeis University
PO Box 549110 MS 122
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
(781) 736-4052