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Rochester arts grants allocate $45,000 to music education programs in city schools

Rochester’s ArtsBloom program distributed $150,000 to twelve community groups, with three recipients focused on music education, according to WXXI News. The Local Sound Collaborative received $15,000 and Sound Foundations was granted $10,000; both organizations will partner to deliver…

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Rochester’s ArtsBloom program distributed $150,000 to twelve community groups, with three recipients focused on music education, according to WXXI News.

The Local Sound Collaborative received $15,000 and Sound Foundations was granted $10,000; both organizations will partner to deliver music classes and supply instruments, the collaborative in the Rochester City School District and Sound Foundations in city charter schools.

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