[TPIN] OOPS. Leon Merian Project

[Michael Anderson]

Looks like I replied to the wrong message. My apologies.

MA


> From: Michael Anderson <manderson at okcu.edu>
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:23:30 -0500
> To: Jim & Annette Farrington <farrington292 at frontiernet.net>,
> <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Conversation: [TPIN] Buzzing Basics, Intonation
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Buzzing Basics, Intonation
> 
> Steve and All,
> 
> This sounds like a good project.
> 
> I thought I would take this opportunity to update everyone on our progress
> toward the Leon Merian tribute project from TPIN.
> 
> Our plan is to produce a CD of Leon's playing to raise funds to support an
> ITG Conference Scholarship in Leon's name. Not only will we take donations
> for the CD, we will will take any donation for the scholarship in his name.
> It is our hope to raise enough money to sustain one scholarship every year
> from investment proceeds alone.
> 
> I have appointed a committee of current TPIN members to organize and realize
> this project. The committee is chaired by Bryan Edgett and also includes
> Steve Evans, Bill Bridge, Mike Vax and myself.
> 
> We are currently going through all of the recordings of Leon Bill has and
> hope to have our selections done in the next couple of weeks.
> 
> It is going to take us awhile to get everything done to release this CD and
> we will need to raise some "seed money" to be able to have the CD mastered
> and replicated. We will setup a PayPal account for donations soon and it is
> our hope that TPINers will step forward and give to the fund. We have
> decided to no apply for a 5013c non-profit status, so I'm afraid the
> donations will not be tax deductible.
> 
> Please look for more information soon.
> 
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