PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS

In July 2024, Matinée Musicale awarded $54,000 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations 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 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

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