We Are Instrumental
Ticonderoga, New York
We Are Instrumental’s mission is to improve accessibility to musical education for children in Northern NY by providing well-working instruments and dynamic enrichment opportunities, and supporting the sustainability of our efforts through relevant professional development training for teachers of the region.
"We are thrilled for your support and will immediately put it to use—making access to a robust music education in Adirondacks more of a reality!” - Evan Mack, Executive Director
“So if I wanted to talk a little bit about WAI the way that it’s impacted my life- of course I’d say that it’s greatly impacted my life first- and a TON of my music career has been facilitated by WAI. I mean, I play on a horn that is loaned to my school by [WAI], my private lesson teacher is funded through WAI – I’ve never had to pay a dime for any of my lessons, my trips to Carnegie Hall and to London have been financed by the fundraising solely thanks to WAI, and I’ve been connected to many great musicians out in the field thanks my contacts through WAI. I play with Vermont State University Wind Ensemble and I play with Middlebury’s Orchestra… So it’s been SUCH an amazing opportunity for me, I couldn’t have asked for more and hopefully this is going to take me from my high school music career to further places in my music career- maybe into college- who knows!! But, I’ve really been kickstarted by WAI”
– Audrey Cook, our amazing student who is trailblazing with WAI’s Opportunity Fund
Gift Amount: $20,000
If you would like to see if your organization would be eligible for a gift, reach out to us.
