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Chris Holland Featured On Everything Music Ed Podcast

Earlier this week, our CEO Chris Holland was featured on the Everything Music Ed Podcast! In this hour-long episode, Chris spoke with Falmouth music educator (and fellow UMass alumnus) Tom Borning about his experience in music education! Listen on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform to hear all about Chris's journey from music student, two…
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Reopen Creative Boston Grant Awarded to IAM

Inspire Arts & Music is proud to announce that we are a recipient of the 2022 Reopen Creative Boston grant! This year, 192 local arts and cultural organizations received a total of $3.42 million to assist with general operating support and COVID-19 relief through the Boston Cultural Council/Reopen Creative Boston grants. Each year, the City…
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Fantastic Festivals becomes a division of Inspire Arts & Music

Effective December 22, 2020 the Fantastic Festivals company, founded in 2007 by Gary Partridge, became a division of Inspire Arts & Music. Gary Partridge will continue on into the future with Inspire Arts & Music as the Director of Fantastic Festivals. Over 14 years, Fantastic Festivals has grown in size hosting over 225 groups and…
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Chris Holland Named DCI Board Chair

The Boston Crusaders and Inspire Arts & Music are pleased to announce that our very own Chris Holland was recently named the Drum Corps International Board Chair! During the DCI Annual Meeting held virtually this past January, Executive Director and COO Chris Holland was elected to a three year term as Chair of the Drum…
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2020 Concert in the Park Recap

Concert in the Park is the debut spring concert event featuring the best youth performing groups of New England’s Inspire Arts & Music. Usually held in Downtown Boston in early June, the evening concert usually kicks off the Boston Crusaders national tour with a hometown standstill performance. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, this highly anticipated…
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Robert L. Reynolds – 2019 Champion Award Recipient!

We are truly pleased to recognize Robert J. Reynolds as the 2019 recipient of the Inspire Arts & Music Champion Award, which was established to honor an individual who has been an extraordinary leader for the Arts. Reynolds embodies what this award stands for through his civic leadership and philanthropic spirit. Robert's philosophy has clearly…
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Inspire Arts & Music Returns Home to Hyde Park, MA

THE BOSTON CRUSADERS ARE COMING HOME: INSPIRE ARTS & MUSIC ACQUIRES NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HYDE PARK Boston, MA - Inspire Arts & Music, a Boston-based non-profit parent organization of the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the building housing the Riverside Community Theater. Located on Fairmount Avenue…
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