The document outlines the mission of the Punch Family Foundation to enhance music education access for under-resourced communities through programs like the Dallas Uptown Youth Orchestra, community outreach, and annual recitals. It emphasizes the importance of diversity in the arts and highlights success factors for aspiring musicians. The foundation aims to dismantle barriers to music education by offering free programs and securing sponsorships to support its initiatives.

1. Giving the Gift of Music through three core Programs

2. Mission and Vision To serve the under resource, expand the inclusiveness of the arts. Serve to expand audience exposure by providing a youth orchestra, community outreach and an Annual Benefit Recital. The Punch Family Foundation serves to reduce the barriers to music education. We want to increase diversity in the performing Arts.

3. Students learn in a nurturing environment .

4. Fact Success in the classical music profession requires many things: an early start, talent, and motivation; access to appropriate instruments and equipment, comprehensive training from excellent and dedicated teachers; enrichment activities, including attending concerts and participating in master classes and performances; family and peer support; and ongoing informed guidance tailored to each student's individualized needs.

5. Programs Dallas Uptown Youth Orchestra Annual Benefit Recital Community Outreach

6. Annual Benefit Recital The program serves as a funding source for subsidies and grants to music students. In June 2008 we added a Master class to this event. We had guest artist collaboration from Juilliard Alumni Ebony String Quartet and commissioned a work by an African American composer Gary Nash Ph. D. Fisk University. In 2009 we plan to extend this event and collaboration into a two week summer strings program. Uniquely designed to show case minority faculty members in the roles of teacher and mentor. Students at all levels will be welcomed and we like to offer this program without cost being a barrier. We are seeking a sponsor for this program.

7. 13th Annual Benefit Recital & Master Class

8. Dallas Uptown Youth Orchestra Dallas Uptown Youth Orchestra (DUYO): Founded in August 2007 by Richmond Punch who is the Artistic Director. We offer orchestral experiences for musicians from 7-18. In season I, 2007-2008, we trained 30 musicians who were at beginners and intermediate levels. We educated the parents and the students, on various subjects instrument care to, Why Study Music and we offered our students group lessons as well as private lessons. We teach music theory to all levels. Over half of the students require tuition subsidies and assistance in securing instruments.

9. Season II DUYO Auditions and Recruitment

10. Outreach with a 1,2, Punch Community Outreach : Imagine explaining Opera in terms of life experiences in the projects. We explore the opera La Boehm, opera careers and how music is used in opera to tell a story and show the emotions of the character. The students enjoyed a game call name that emotion. Describing what a character is experiencing just by the sound of the music. This program can introduce disadvantage students to Opera. This program was presented in collaboration with the Dallas Housing Authority, other participants the Dallas Opera. St Phillip Community School : Established a much need after school orchestra program for the 07 -08 school term. The school serves a large African American community in the hood at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Dallas Texas. The Punch Family Foundation offered an after school program when the school had no orchestral program. Students performed Christmas songs as well as Negro spirituals. We shared resources of the Dallas Uptown Youth orchestra including music and music stands. The program was organized and conducted by Richmond Punch on a weekly basis it ended May 2008. The Underground Railroad : Presentation to students K-6 explaining the path to freedom and how music was used as communication to help slaves to find freedom. We presented this program in February 2007 during Black History Month to over 1000 public and private school; students. Richmond Punch provided the lecture and musical performance Gayle Punch was the voice of Harriet Tubman. This is a brief overview of what we have accomplished, we have stretched our resources to meet the needs of the under resourced in Dallas.

11. Community Outreach Richmond Punch explains how music was used during the underground railroad to Duncanville ISD students

12. Duncanville ISD, St. Phillip’s, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and East Dallas Community School represent just some of the outreach in 2007-2008

13. Making A Difference We want a string instrument to be as popular as a basketball or football We serve a community We serve public school students We serve private school students

14. Our Staff Our staff is made up of Contract workers or Volunteers Gayle Punch-Texas Woman’s University Graduate- Bachelors Degree PFF Founder Richmond Punch-Juilliard and Yale University Graduate-Masters of Music Lauren Punch- Studied Music at Converse College, Dallas County Community College Lauren Wiggins-Harvard Graduate-Served the term of 2007-2008 Joanna Chang- Princeton Graduate UT Southwestern Medical Student Violist: Undergraduates from SMU Cellist: Undergraduates from SMU Violinist: Undergraduates from SMU Volunteers Lindsey Lieberman-Southern Methodist University-Served the term 2007-2008 Bridgit Connor- Undergrad Student Southern Methodist University Amory Walker-Florida State Graduate-Masters Music Theory Isaac Casals-Grad Student Southern Methodist University High School Student- Highland Park School District

15. Call for Auditions Season II Accomplishments Season I Annual Benefit Recital and Silent Auction: Dallas Uptown Youth Orchestra (DUYO) Student Recruitment: DUYO 2007-2008- We served about 30 students during the fall and spring terms 2008 DUYO, September 2008- For the 2008-2009 Student participation increases to 45 students The Results Performances DUYO December 2007- Debut concert in Horchow Hall During the Christmas Holidays. DUYO March 2008- Performed at the JW. Turner Family Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art, Family Day Celebration. DUYO, March 2008- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Performance as a community service project. DUYO, Spring Fling 2008- Concert at Historic Mansion Media KRLD October 2007 Community Hero DUYO December 2007 Christmas Article Dallas Morning News DUYO May 2008 Good Morning Texas Performance 2008 DUYO October 2008 Halloween Story on Hero character Community Outreach total for 2007-2008 3,500

16. Evaluation of our Programs Students are given a pre-assessment by audition New and Returning Students take Aural and Performance Exams Students are placed in a beginner and intermediate orchestra DUYO starts rehearsals in September Parents meet for the assessment of needs of new and returning students Parent survey given in October Students performance includes Four Orchestra Public Performances beginning in December Solo Public Performances Post Assessment is done during the year concluding in the following May Parent survey given in May