Maren Morris, Brittney Spencer, more to appear at October Save the Music fundraiser
Two well-regarded members of the Highwomen collective and a leading female music industry executive will be honored at the Save the Music Foundation's 5th annual "Hometown to Hometown" event at Nashville's City Winery on Oct. 15, 2024.
Grammy-winning performer Maren Morris, critically acclaimed artist Brittney Spencer and Live Nation Women's president Ali Harnell will be honored for their contributions to the music industry and passion for music education at an event co-hosted by CMT's senior vice president of music strategy Leslie Fram and CMT's 2024 "Next Women of Country" inductee, Angie K.
The Save the Music Foundation fundraiser will feature acoustic performances from Americana, country and roots artists Abbey Cone, Allison Russell (with Ruby Amanfu), Brandy Clark and Joy Oladokun, and Morris and Spencer.
Danielle Zalaznick, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Development Officer of SaveThe Music, offers the following note via a press statement:
“This year's ‘Hometown to Hometown’ event is especially exciting as we celebrate our fifth year and, for the second time, feature an all-female roster of executives, songwriters, and artists. We're incredibly grateful to Ali, Brittney, Maren, and this year's performers for empowering young people through music. Since Save The Music first teamed up with Ross Copperman in 2019, the Nashville music and songwriter community has funded 12 music education programs through this annual event, enabling thousands of students to make music during the school day.”
2023's "Hometown to Hometown" event honored Mickey Guyton, Trisha Yearwood and 2024 event host Fram, plus featured performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Madeline Edwards, Caylee Hammack, Karyn Rochelle, Leslie Satcher, 2024 honoree Spencer and Julie Williams.
Save The Music, at a glance
All funds raised from this year’s “Hometown to Hometown” event will support music technology programs in Nashville, Baltimore, and Dallas' under-resourced high schools.
Over the past quarter century, Save The Music has donated over $78 million in instruments and music technology equipment to over 2,800 public schools nationwide.
A press statement adds that the organization's work has "addressed the systemic inequities in music education by investing in culturally rich communities across the US by donating instruments and technology impacting millions of students' lives in hundreds of communities nationwide."
For more information on supporting this event or Save The Music programming, visit savethemusic.org.
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