GRAMMY Foundation
Mission
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with The Recording Academy to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.
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The seventh annual GRAMMY Camp took place July 9–18 in Los Angeles, culminating with a showcase concert on July 17 at the El Rey Theatre. GRAMMY Camp offered high school students an interactive 10-day residential summer music experience across all aspects of commercial music. To read about students' experiences at this year's GRAMMY Camp, visit www.grammycampblog.blogspot.com
News
February 7, 2012 --
In celebration of the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions are open now through Feb. 23.
February 2, 2012 --
The GRAMMY Foundation has announced the annual GRAMMY Camp — Basic Training will take place during GRAMMY Week on Feb. 8 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
February 2, 2012 --
The GRAMMY Foundation's 14th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation will take place Feb. 10 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
January 31, 2012 --
Members of GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session, featuring 30 high school students representing 30 cities across the United States, will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure.
January 26, 2012 --
The GRAMMY Foundation has announced rock icon and philanthropist Bret Michaels as the closing performer for One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience — the 14th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project — to be held Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.
January 25, 2012 --
The third annual GRAMMY In The Schools Live! concert will take place on Feb. 8 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
GRAMMY Foundation's Music Preservation Project To Explore The Evolution Of Live Concert Performances
January 13, 2012 --
The GRAMMY Foundation will host One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience — the 14th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project — on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.
December 22, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation today announced that GRAMMY Camp — its signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students — will be held in Los Angeles, Nashville and New York in summer 2012.
December 19, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation announced today that Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify, will deliver the keynote address at the GRAMMY Foundation's 14th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation on Feb. 10, 2012, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. John Branca, a partner in the law firm of Ziffren Brittenham LLP and former Board Chair of MusiCares, will be the recipient of the 2012 Service Award at the at this year's luncheon.
October 31, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation is currently accepting applications for its GRAMMY Camp 2012 program for high school students.
December 12, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation has announced that 125 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY Signature Schools semifinalists for 2012.
December 5, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation will be awarded the John C. Argue Dickens Medal of Honor at the USC Thornton School of Music's 25th Annual Charles Dickens Dinner at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on Dec. 9.
December 19, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions store is your year-round destination for specialty merchandise for sale to benefit MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation.
November 23, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation announced today that 30 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2012 GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session (formerly known as GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles).
November 21, 2011 --
On Sept. 6 Songmasters released Listen To Me: Buddy Holly, a collection featuring contemporary takes on songs originally written and performed by Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Buddy Holly.
November 21, 2011 --
The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Foundation have partnered with the National Association for Music Education and the American String Teachers Association as official members of the Music Education Policy Roundtable, a coalition of music associations that advocates for sequential, standards-based music education.
November 14, 2011 --
NIDA, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation have announced winners for the 2011 Teen Substance Abuse Awareness Through Music Contest.
September 22, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Foundation — the affiliated charities of The Recording Academy — announced that their respective Boards have elected new Officers and Directors.
June 2, 2011 --
On May 31 GRAMMY-winning artist Colbie Caillat visited Los Angeles-based Santee Education Complex to help present the school with the GRAMMY Foundation's 2011 GRAMMY Signature Schools Enterprise Award.
June 6, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation and Best Buy have partnered in an effort to support local high school music education programs using the model of the GRAMMY Signature Schools program.
April 20, 2011 --
On April 20 Kid Rock surprised students at Romeo High School in Romeo, Mich., to present and personally match a $5,000 donation on behalf of the GRAMMY Foundation and Best Buy in support of the school's music program.
March 3, 2011 --
The GRAMMY Foundation has launched a newly revamped www.grammyintheschools.com, a website dedicated to the Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools program offerings.
