CIVIC MORNING MUSICALS, INC.

www.civicmorningmusicals.org

MISSION STATEMENT

CMM, Inc is dedicated to sustaining and nurturing the cultural climate of Central New York through sponsorship, presentation, and promotion of area artists in concerts and recitals of the highest artistic merit, and through sponsorship and presentation of many outreach programs supporting the musical development of talented area youth.

CMM, Inc.

· Encourages and promotes the highest ideals for the performance of classical music.

· Encourages and emphasizes the study and performance of American Music.

· Presents the Central New York community with a free weekly Lunch Hour Recital series in the Hosmer Auditorium of the Everson Museum.

· Periodically coordinates and presents the traditional "Messiah" Sing-In.

· Makes CMM-produced concerts available to WCNY for local broadcast.

· Sponsors and presents the Annual Competition for Singers aged 18 to 35 who are residents of New York State.

· Sponsors jointly with The Syracuse Symphony the Youth Concerto Competition.

· Presents Student of Note Awards to gifted high school and college music students active as ensemble and solo performers in their schools and in the Central New York region.

· Presents annual Community Musical Achievement Awards.

· Underwrites and promotes artists with ties to Central New York through the In Recital series.

· Mentors and nurtures gifted and talented young music students through Junior Pro Art.

· Promotes and enriches the cultural ambiance of the Central New York region through the successful presentation and execution of all the above.