[nabs-l] Summer Concerts: Blind Music Academy Announces Three ConcertDates in August

[Sami Osborne]

Hi all,

I'm a proud attendee of this year's Enchanted Hills Music Camp.  
I'm really excited not only about visiting California, improving 
my musician skills, and meeting new people, but also because next 
Monday I'll be independently traveling the furthest distance I've 
ever traveled on my own, all the way from my home state of New 
York.  I therefore think that this opportunity will not only be a 
great chance for me to improve my skills in music, but also in 
becoming more independence as well, plus the fact that I'll be 
taking the plane by myself for the first time while I'm just 18.  
Although, after the camp I won't be coming straight back home; my 
family is coming out and joining me so that we can take a 
10-day-long vacation because we've actually been planning to go 
to San Francisco in the first place.

Thanks and happy August,

Sami

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Subject: [nabs-l] Summer Concerts: Blind Music Academy Announces 
Three ConcertDates in August

Blind Music Academy Offering Free Concerts in August

In its third year, LightHouse's summer Music Academy grows and 
expands.  With an emphasis on composition, performance and 
learning to read and write music in braille for musicians who are 
blind or have low vision and are ages 16 to 24, our talent pool 
and ambition continues to grow.  This year we're excited to host 
students from the United States, Mexico and Canada.  And with the 
opening in May of the LightHouse's state-of-the-art San Francisco 
facility, Blind Music Academy will now be held both in the city 
and the country.

Each year Blind Music Academy culminates with a performance by 
our blind students, and this time around the group has announced 
that they will perform not once but three times, with additional 
concerts in both downtown Napa and San Francisco.  Experience the 
power of Music Academy by joining us at one of these three, free 
concerts:

Blind Music Academy Summer Tour Dates

Friday, August 5 - Covenant Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m.
1226 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA 94558

Saturday, August 6 - Enchanted Hills Camp, 4:00 p.m., with dinner 
following.
3410 Mt Veeder Rd, Napa, CA 94558

Tuesday, August 9 - LightHouse for the Blind, 5:30 p.m., with 
reception following.
1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco 94103

Each concert is free.  For those attending the concert at 
Enchanted Hills Camp, we are requesting a donation if you wish to 
join us for dinner after the show.  Please RSVP for all concerts 
to Tony Fletcher at 
tfletcher at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:tfletcher at lighthouse-sf.org>.

About Blind Music Academy
Enchanted Hills Camp has paired up with Bill McCann, founder and 
president of Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology.  Bill McCann 
pioneered this specialized music academy model both in Canada and 
in the United States.  Music Academy is for musicians who are 
blind or have low vision between the ages of 16 to 24 years old 
who are serious about music or might be thinking of entering the 
profession.  This academy introduces students to using non-visual 
techniques to compose music, read the works of others, learn 
performance skills and gain the capacity to compete for and win 
employment in the music field.

This year's Music Academy session is full.  If you have questions 
about next year's session, please contact Taccarra Burrell at 
tburrell at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:tburrell at lighthouse-sf.org> or 
415-694-7318.


Visit the LightHouse for the Blind's new headquarters at 1155 
Market Street, 10th Floor.  Check out our store, Adaptations, 
experience the new facility designed by and for people who are 
blind and learn about all of our programs and resources for 
people who are blind or have low vision.
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