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By: Christopher Edwards<\/a><\/p>\n

A century-old music school in Fort Greene has raised over $500,000 in recent weeks to keep its doors open amid severe financial trouble. The school turned to the public for fundraising efforts after having to cut spring programming and furlough much of their staff.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1909,\u00a0Brooklyn Music School<\/a>\u00a0(BMS) offers music lessons, dance classes, music therapy and theatre classes to both children and adults year-round. BMS Executive Director Brian Adamczyk\u00a0says the school serves many low-income families and offers financial aid to keep their programs affordable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s about creating affordable and accessible performing arts programming for any demographic that wishes to receive it, regardless of their financial or economic status,\u201d said Adamczyk. \u201cWe intentionally keep our programming very low cost but high quality.”<\/p>\n

This year, BMS faced a perfect storm of financial issues that led to Adamczyk\u00a0and the school board\u2019s decision to ask the public for donations. \u00a0For one, the school\u2019s campus, a charming-four story building with 30 classrooms and a 250-seat theater is in constant need of repair.<\/p>\n

Several months ago, the school replaced all of the classroom doors so that they could be fully up to code, costing around $100,000. \u201cJust to keep it safe and compliant has been a big expense the last couple of years,\u201d said Adamczyk. \u201cI’ve lost track of how many pipe bursts we had this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to building repairs and rising costs due to inflation, funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs and their local city council district were delayed this year. This led BMS to make the decision to furlough the majority of its\u00a0employees and cancel the final three weeks of classes for the\u00a0spring semester in June. \u201cIt was out of absolute, dire necessity to just keep cutting costs\u00a0to bring expenses down,\u201d said Adamczyk.<\/p>\n

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Even after cutting back, the school estimated it would need to raise at least $100,000 by the end of the month to move forward with its\u00a0summer programming. BMS quickly set up an\u00a0online fundraiser<\/a> and planned a benefit concert to reach its goal.<\/p>\n

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The June 26 concert received support from some big names in entertainment. Performers included Meshell Ndegeocello, Mark Kelley and Captain Kirk Douglas of the Roots, Peter Gunz, Members of Living Colour, Gordon Chambers and DJ Logic. Actor and friend of the school, Jeffrey Wright, promoted the concert on social media to get the word out. From the concert alone, the school raised $10,000.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhat was really neat about the concert is that they all donated their time and performance for this cause,” said Adamczyk. \u201cThey all messaged their network about this cause and encouraged people to raise money.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn Music School, which offers music instruction to children and adults, has raised hundreds of thousands to keep their doors open. . Photo: Brooklyn Music School<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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After hearing about the school\u2019s position through an ABC report, New York Presbyterian offered BMS a large donation of $250,000, knocking their goal out of the park. An additional $180,000 was donated by an anonymous donor through a fund managed by\u00a0Brooklyn\u00a0Org<\/a>. Meanwhile, the online fundraiser reached its $100,000 goal on its final day after a $15,000 donation from\u00a0PLUS1<\/a>, an arts nonprofit.<\/p>\n

Adamczyk is still processing the fundraiser\u2019s success. \u201cI truly didn’t know if I was going to be opening the school the next week, or closing the doors and trying to understand if the school would survive at all,” said Adamczyk. \u201cIt’s just been a rollercoaster of uncertainty and achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s new safety net is a relief to the BMS\u2019 students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve always seen Brooklyn music school as a part of my life that would never not be there,\u201d said Sterling Savage, a high school senior and BMS student of 10 years. \u201cIt\u2019s just so exciting that I know we have enough money to continue on and support not only mine, but other families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since reaching its goal, BMS’ furloughed staff has returned, and the school\u2019s summer classes moved forward, beginning on July 8.<\/p>\n

However, despite surpassing of its\u00a0goal, the school is not entirely out of the woods. With the summer covered, Adamczyk\u00a0says,\u00a0BMS will need to continue fundraising to support the school through the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money is going to be used very carefully,\u201d said Adamczyk, who says it will go to operating costs, payroll\u00a0and debts, as well as be set aside for future emergencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t have a lot of words for just how happy I am that the goal was reached,” Adamczyk\u00a0said. “It showed the community that we were capable of doing this.<\/p>\n

“The community truly stepped up and wasn’t going to let the school just close without fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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