Jazz Fundraiser to Support Local Young Musicians

The Primavera Fund, a Philadelphia-based music education nonprofit, is having A Romantic Jazz Soirée, a fundraising event, on Sunday, February, 17 at the Philadelphia Ethical Society in Rittenhouse Square. The ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, drinks, and a live jazz performance featuring students supported by The Primavera Fund. All donations made at the event will go to support music education and college preparation for these talented and passionate young people.

Tickets are just $40 per person and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

On the program is Primavera Artist Spencer Chambers from Berwyn. Chambers is a 9-year-old double bassist.He recently participated in the Young Bassists Program at the International Society of Bassists Convention in Ithaca, NY, as the Society's youngest member.

The Primavera Fund’s mission is to “promote diversity in classical music through mentoring and financially sustaining the musical ambitions of young promising Philadelphians.” Eligibility for The Primavera Fund is based on family income and students must have a strong desire to pursue music professionally. The Primavera Fund provides individualized, focused support, resources, and access to the best educational opportunities in Philadelphia and beyond, to ensure that they are prepared for college or conservatory level study. Once accepted, students are loaned an instrument from the Norman Holland Hull Instrument Library for the duration of their study.

In 2014, founders, Rachel Segal, David Segal, and Kenny Bean built a program based on the tenet that talent should never be lost because of financial circumstances. Rachel's career as a violinist had focused on performance and stretching boundaries while Kenny's had focused on teaching and youth development. Both share the belief that what makes a great musician is the right combination of ability, guidance, and resources. Drawing inspiration of Maestro Joseph Primavera, whose knowledge and commitment for over five decades as the Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra produced members of every major symphony orchestra in the United States, they started The Primavera Fund and the Norman Holland Hull Instrument Library.