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Mission Statement
At the Volunteer Musicians for the Arts, we offer volunteer performance and mentorship opportunities for classically trained musicians, building community with the charitable institutions we serve.
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Learn About Us
The Volunteer Musicians for the Arts (VMA) offers classically trained young musicians (Junior Program) and career performers (Adult Program) across the country, meaningful, life-giving educational and outreach performance opportunities. Partnered with Americorps, we are committed to conferring the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Junior Program members who complete our innovative Leadership Initiative.
Become a Volunteer
VMA volunteers perform chamber music repertoire in-person or virtually for non-profit organizations. Getting involved with senior centers, assisted living facilities, shelters, schools, and community orchestras, are some of the ways our volunteers live the VMA mission. Formulating a volunteer action plan helps families set reasonable service goals within the context of their child’s academic and extracurricular activities.
Donate
The generosity of donors like you allows the Volunteer Musicians for the Arts to offer comprehensive, quality classical music outreach program services to communities across the country. Every gift holds the possibility of a brighter and more harmonious tomorrow. Are you ready to make a difference?
About Us
Founder and Director, Volunteer Musicians for the Arts, Inc.
In 2012, the Volunteer Musicians for the Arts, Inc. officially formed as a Massachusetts nonprofit organization. We soon recruited exceptional graduate degree students to perform the greatest chamber music masterpieces for patients, visitors, and staff passing through the Cancer Center and main lobby of Massachusetts General Hospital. As we grew in numbers, so did the nationwide ripple effect of our Boston-based volunteer team, with Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Conservatory incorporating our volunteer model into their current academic curriculum.
With over 10 years of public service experience propelling us forward, the VMA invites you to join us on our journey. We are committed to building a legacy of compassionate leaders and that legacy begins with you.
Jonathan Yasuda, Founder and Director of Volunteer Musicians for the Arts, is a pianist, volunteer coordinator, and piano faculty lecturer for music academies and higher education institutions.
