In 2023, Matinée Musicale Cincinnati granted a total of $55,000 to 16 applicants who requested funding. These nonprofit organizations received grants in support of their outreach programs that promote music and music education.
In order to qualify for a grant, applicants must have a 501(c)(3) tax exempt status and be within the Greater Cincinnati counties of Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont (Ohio); Dearborn (Indiana); Kenton, Campbell, Boone (Kentucky). Click on How to Apply for Grants for more information.
2023 Grant Recipients
A total of $55,000 was granted to 19 different 501(c)(3) organizations.
Activities Beyond the Classroom for the benefit of The Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund
Art of the Piano for the 2023 Nina Simone Competition for African American pianists
Chamber Music Network of Greater Cincinnati for 2022 Chamber Palooza at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Boychoir for expanding the 2023 Boychoir Festival Choir
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra for its American Roots: Underground Railroad programs
Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble for expanding its High School Vocal Music Education Program
Cincinnati Song Initiative for the Narrative of a Slave Woman: Songs of Hope, Justice, and Freedom program
Clifton Cultural Arts Center for Scholarships for Music Lessons and Classes
Corryville Suzuki Program for its Saturday Ensemble and Music Theory Program
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for Season Two: Red Door Community Concerts
Immanuel United Methodist Church for the benefit of Immanuel School of Music’s Private Lesson Scholarships
Kennedy Heights Arts Center for the benefit of the 4-Way String Quartet for its 4-Way String Project at Woodford Paideia Elementary and Norwood City Schools
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra for the 2022 Free Summer Park Series
May Festival for the benefit of the Cincinnati Choral Academy, a choir program offered to Cincinnati Public School elementary students
Price Hill Will for the benefit of the MYCincinnati (Music for Youth in Cincinnati) Youth Orchestra
Queen City Opera for its Environmental Harmonies: Mahler’s Song of the Earth, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, and Tchaikovsky’s Undina
Viva Voices Choral Organization for Viva Voices 2022-2023 Concert Season (Adult Choirs)
Winton Woods Educational Foundation for its Fostering Achievement in Music Education (FAME) program, providing private lessons to deserving students during the school day
Wyoming Fine Arts Center for scholarships for Suzuki music students with economic need who work hard and have good attendance
2022 Grant Recipients
A total of $54,000 was granted to 19 different 501(c)(3) organizations.
Activities Beyond the Classroom for the benefit of The Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund
Art of the Piano for the 2023 Nina Simone Competition for African American pianists
Chamber Music Network of Greater Cincinnati for 2022 Chamber Palooza at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Boychoir for expanding the 2023 Boychoir Festival Choir
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra for its American Roots: Underground Railroad programs
Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble for expanding its High School Vocal Music Education Program
Cincinnati Song Initiative for the Narrative of a Slave Woman: Songs of Hope, Justice, and Freedom program
Clifton Cultural Arts Center for Scholarships for Music Lessons and Classes
Corryville Suzuki Program for its Saturday Ensemble and Music Theory Program
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for Season Two: Red Door Community Concerts
Immanuel United Methodist Church for the benefit of Immanuel School of Music’s Private Lesson Scholarships
Kennedy Heights Arts Center for the benefit of the 4-Way String Quartet for its 4-Way String Project at Woodford Paideia Elementary and Norwood City Schools
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra for the 2022 Free Summer Park Series
May Festival for the benefit of the Cincinnati Choral Academy, a choir program offered to Cincinnati Public School elementary students
Price Hill Will for the benefit of the MYCincinnati (Music for Youth in Cincinnati) Youth Orchestra
Queen City Opera for its Environmental Harmonies: Mahler’s Song of the Earth, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, and Tchaikovsky’s Undina
Viva Voices Choral Organization for Viva Voices 2022-2023 Concert Season (Adult Choirs)
Winton Woods Educational Foundation for its Fostering Achievement in Music Education (FAME) program, providing private lessons to deserving students during the school day
Wyoming Fine Arts Center for scholarships for Suzuki music students with economic need who work hard and have good attendance
2021 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Activities Beyond the Classroom for the Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for private lessons to middle and high school youth.
Chamber Music Network for the commissioning of an original chamber work, in memory of the victims of Covid-19, to be premiered at the 2022 ChamberPalooza at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Church of Our Saviour/La Iglesia de Nuestro Salvador for its Lives United, a community music and arts program
Cincinnati Boychoir for its Project 52, an initiative designed to deepen community relationships while engaging boys, ages 8-18, from each of Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods
Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble to enable expansion of its high school vocal music and piano lab educational programs in Green Hills and Clifton
Cincinnati Song Initiative for expansion of its online programming through Beyond the Song Webinars
Corryville Suzuki Project for its Saturday Ensemble and Music Theory Program
Elementz for development and support of the area’s first Hip Hop Youth Orchestra, involving students from Cincinnati public schools
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Oxford for support of
the free series of Red Door Community Concerts
Immanuel United Methodist Church for scholarships for private lessons at Immanuel School of Music
Kennedy Heights Arts Center for the 4-Way String Quartet to provide free private lessons and ensemble experience for Kennedy Heights elementary school students
Northern Kentucky Symphony for its free 2021 Summer Park Series
May Festival for the benefit of the Cincinnati Choral Academy, a free after-school program offering music theory and the art of choral singing to Cincinnati Public School students, ages 8–13
Music Resource Center for individual and group lessons in theory and music performance
Peaslee Neighborhood Center for its Music Enrichment Program, providing piano lessons for students with financial need
Price Hill Will in support of the MYCincinnati Ensemble Project (Music for Youth in Cincinnati), a free youth orchestra for ages 7–18, modeled on El Sistema, a Venezuelan youth orchestra network
Queen City Cabaret for the Rosemary Clooney Historical Album Project, which honors the legacy of the talented and beloved singer and actress
Queen City Opera for preparation and performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio and Verdi’s Defiant Requiem
Southeastern Indiana Musicians Association for the SEIMA Project (Inspiring Local Music), which provides performance opportunities, mentorship, and cash awards to up and coming young musicians, ages 14–19
Viva Voices Choral Organization, a new graded choir program providing community choral experiences for people of all ages.
Winton Woods Educational Foundation for its Fostering Achievement in Music Education (FAME) program to assist financial need students with private lessons and obtaining instruments
Wyoming Fine Arts Center for support of the Paul and Jan Bartel Scholarship Fund, which is used to help under-served music students continue their music education at the Center.
2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Activities Beyond the Classroom for the Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for private lessons to middle and high school youth
Cincinnati Choral Society for its concert project, The Stories We Tell: Women in Music
Cincinnati Song Initiative for development of Music and Song Webinars
Corryville Suzuki Project for Saturday Music Theory Classes and Summer Camp
Rafael and Kimberly de Acha Foundation for the Music for All Seasons 2020-2021 concert season
Kennedy Heights Arts Center for the 4-Way String Quartet to provide private lessons and ensemble experience for Kennedy Heights elementary school students
Melodic Connections for its project, The Percussion Effect: Drums for Resilience
Music Resource Center for individual and group lessons in theory and music performance
Peaslee Neighborhood Center for its Music Enrichment Program, providing piano lessons for students with financial need
Queen City Opera for performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio and Tchaikovsky’s Undina
Winton Woods Educational Foundation for its Fostering Achievement in Music Education (FAME) program to assist financial need students with private lessons and obtaining instruments
2015-2019 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Activities Beyond the Classroom for the Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for private lessons to middle and high school youth
Cincinnati Chamber Music Network for Chamber Palooza, Palooza in the Park, and Palooza in the Library
Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble for its High School Vocal Music Education Program
Corryville Suzuki Project for Saturday Music Theory Classes and Summer Camp
Immanuel United Methodist Church for 1) The Northern Kentucky School of Music to provide scholarships for private lessons to students with financial need; and 2) The Immanuel School of Music’s Southbank Quartet to support local string programs in the Northern Kentucky School Districts
Kennedy Heights Arts Center for the 4-Way String Quartet to provide private lessons and ensemble experience for Kennedy Heights elementary school students
May Festival Association for the Cincinnati Choral Academy to provide choral music education for 8-13 year old students in six Cincinnati Public Schools
Melodic Connections for Music in the Schools, Musical Books Program and other projects
Peaslee Neighborhood Center for its Music Enrichment Program, providing piano lessons for students with financial need
Price Hill Will for MYCincinnati (Music for Youth in Cincinnati) for the youth orchestra
Queen City Opera for its opera productions and projects
Tikkun Farm for its project, Drums for Wholeness and Healing
UC Libraries for the CCM Library to process Russell Hinkle’s Sheet Music Collection
Winton Woods Educational Foundation for its Fostering Achievement in Music Education (FAME) program to assist financial need students with private lessons and obtaining instruments
