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400 donated instruments have arrived in Haiti - WOW!
Donated instruments have significantly enriched the resources and capabilities of music schools across Haiti and have had a transformative impact on music education, uplifting teachers and students throughout the country.
Summer Wrap
In times of darkness, music, culture and the arts can bring light, unity, and a sense of hope that fuels the drive for a better future.
Throughout the summer, music camp participants in Haiti were able to use music as an instrument of hope, inspiring positive change and fostering a sense of resilience.
The Marmelade Music School summer camp was a big success!
In times of darkness, music, culture and the arts can bring light, unity, and a sense of hope that fuels the drive for a better future.
The Marmelade Music School summer camp, the last of the season in Haiti, is a shining testament to this transformative power.
Music camps throughout the North Province - such wonderful things being accomplished!
Music education is thriving throughout Haiti and plays a significant role in nurturing talent, fostering unity, and celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the country.
The CEMUCHCHA Camp is a wrap
The CEMUCHCA camp is a wrap! A huge thanks to all who helped us provide scholarships to more than 100 participants - mèsi anpil!
It is great to be back in Cap Haitian!
Music camps truly have the potential to create a positive and lasting impact on the lives of youngsters in Haiti who are, often, living in very precarious situations.
Thanks to generous contributions from many, musicians from across Haiti will be able to find respite from the challenges of the country to immerse themselves in the transformative world of music camp.
Fiddles, Cellos and Basses - oh my!
Thank you to all those individuals and business that have donated instruments for music programs across Haiti - Mèsi anpil!
Summer Music!
In Haiti, summer camps are an extraordinary mix of social, civic, and musical collaboration, bringing together young musicians from widely diverse backgrounds who work, live, and play together. As one of our scholarship students put it several years ago, “music makes us human.”
The BLUME Haiti Band Instrument Repair Seminars are Back!
Learning the skill of band instrument repair can provide hope for "a better future" for people living in extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
Music as an Act of Resistance, an Instrument of Hope
A Celebration of Haitian Arts: From Painting to Music featuring the Haitian Orchestra Institute, 2023