Ansonia Music Outreach Organization, Inc.

Mission

Ansonia Music Outreach is dedicated to bringing the gift of music to a broad audience, through our work with young people at public and private schools, our efforts to bring the musical arts to low-income and underserved communities, and our concerts and events for the elderly, the ill, and the physically disadvantaged.  There is a large population of people who feel that the arts do not relate to them, that the arts are meant for a small minority, or that the arts will never fit into the daily enjoyment of their lives.  These beliefs are untrue, and the work and accomplishments of Ansonia Music Outreach demonstrate this.  The United States has predominantly borrowed the European model for arts presentation, and while this is effective up to a point, an effort must be made to inspire a new and wider American audience, through a more innovative integration of the arts into the community.  A continued decline in funding for arts education, and greatly diminishing opportunities for the public to experience quality performances, fuels the growing arts crisis in this country.  Since 1992, we have brought the gift of music to the underserved and to communities in need, enriching the lives of thousands, inspiring many who previously were unaware of the positive influence the arts can make in their lives.  Our mission is to help establish the musical arts as a more essential and valuable experience in the lives of the general public.