<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>There are a few updates below, now including blind adult musicians as well, especially needing clarinet, flute, and piano. Would need to be somewhat local to New York City.</div><div><div dir="ltr">~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<div>www.katelynmac.com<br><div>www.facebook.com/KatelynMacMusic</div><div>@KatelynMacMusic</div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c0e588e2-7fff-b61e-a829-17471bb8c96a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi Katelyn, could you please share this information with visually impaired student and adult musicians who live in NJ and NY? Thank you for your help. Best, Mira</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">----------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Don\u2019t miss this extraordinary opportunity to be part of the official UNESCO 20th Anniversary Celebrations in New York City!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Bella Music Foundation is inviting visually impaired students and adult musicians to participate in this special event.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The 2025 Bella Music Foundation Youth Orchestra (BMFYO) is a project orchestra officially invited by UNESCO to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The orchestra brings together both visually impaired and sighted youth musicians to foster musical excellence, leadership, and cultural exchange.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Eligibility: Open to visually impaired youth and adults who play orchestral instruments, including strings, flute, clarinet, and piano.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Application & Audition Deadline: October 31</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Audition Requirement: One solo work (under 10 minutes), submitted via YouTube link.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Rehearsals: 5 sessions on Sunday 5-8PM, from November 16 through December 21.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For the detailed schedule, please visit:<a href="https://www.bellamf.org/bmf-youth-orchestra/2025-bmf-youth-orchestra">https://www.bellamf.org/bmf-youth-orchestra/2025-bmf-youth-orchestra</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Performance: Monday, December 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM \u2014 Symphony Space, New York City</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For students who are not yet at an advanced level, section teachers will be available to provide guidance and support. Our program director is on the faculty of Juilliard Pre-College, and all of our teachers have over ten years of teaching experience. Every participant will benefit greatly from this program.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Rehearsals will take place in Fort Lee, NJ (just across the George Washington Bridge) or Tenafly, NJ (about 10 minutes from the GWB).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We provide scholarships for students demonstrating financial need (proper documentation required) toward the program fee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you are interested in this program, please contact: <a href="mailto:bmfyo@bellamf.org">bmfyo@bellamf.org</a> or 551-255-0570</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">-------------------------</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<div>Mira Kim<br><div>Chief Executive Officer</div><div>Bella Music Foundation Inc.</div><div><a href="http://www.bellamf.org/" target="_blank">www.bellamf.org</a></div><div>1-551-255-0570</div><div><img width="96" height="50" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xob21_SxAJwEnEUPbZfVpnl1JFiKgw2IL8Sd-5_WFTA3TK5TxUrUQyFWnQK1intceU5yKFCSs" data-unique-identifier=""></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 4:23\u202fPM Katelyn MacIntyre <<a href="mailto:katelynmacmusic@gmail.com">katelynmacmusic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thank you so much for that clarification! I will send this on to some lists!<br>
~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<br>
<a href="http://www.katelynmac.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.katelynmac.com</a><br>
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@KatelynMacMusic<br>
President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division<br>
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> On Oct 15, 2025, at 3:08\u202fPM, Mira Kim <<a href="mailto:mkim@bellamf.org" target="_blank">mkim@bellamf.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Yes, scholarships are available for students who demonstrate financial need (with proper documentation required). In addition, a sibling discount of 5% off the program fee is available.<br>
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