Spring Forward For Charity A Celebration of Musical Americana

On Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, hosted by news anchor Sade Baderinwa of ABC / Channel 7, The Max Reger Foundation of America is presenting a diverse and exuberant program of musical Americana for organ, violin, chorus and soloists to benefit the organization's Young Artists Awards Program. Featured violinist for the evening is the 2007 recipient of the Young Artists Award, Hannah Ji. The music featured will include ragtime and marches as well as compositions by John Lennon / Paul McCartney, Carly Simon and Aaron Copland.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 1, 2008 -- The Max Reger Foundation of America (MRFOA) will present a diverse and exuberant program of musical Americana for organ, violin, chorus and soloists to benefit the organization's Young Artists Awards Program. The evening will be hosted by news anchor Sade Baderinwa of ABC / Channel 7. David Virgil Cox (organ), Hannah Ji (Violin) and the Choristers of Grace Church in New York, directed by Patrick Allen, will join forces to provide a memorable evening that will include the beats of Ragtime and marches as well as popular songs composed by John Lennon / Paul McCartney, Carly Simon and Aaron Copland.

The Foundation grants the Young Artists Award to talented, less-fortunate school children in order to give them the opportunity to receive a comprehensive musical education during their pre-college years. With two children in the program currently, MRFOA intends to grant the next award to a talented Latino child wishing to study Latin music. The featured violinist for the evening, Hannah Ji (born in South Korea), is the 2007 recipient of the Young Artists Award and studies music at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division.

The event will occur on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., in the Auditorium of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West. Tickets may be purchased at the Foundation web site www.maxreger.org or Ticketalternative.com: $40 adults / $20 for students, children 18 and under. For more information, visit the Foundation web site (www.maxreger.org).

Contact: Ericka Guerrero
917.273.5318

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