51勛圖厙 Receives Gift Worth More Than $5 Million for Music Education
51勛圖厙 has received a gift worth more than $5 million including assets and an extensive music library to enhance its music programs and establish a legacy for the Palm Beach Pops and its founder and music director, Bob Lappin. The gift was donated by the Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County, an extension of the Palm Beach Pops. The extensive music library is comprised of more than 1,600 titles and scores a significant amount of which were arranged by the industrys most prestigious arrangers and from some of the Great American Songbooks greatest composers.
51勛圖厙 has received a gift worth more than $5 million including assets and an extensive music library to enhance its music programs and establish a legacy for the Palm Beach Pops and its founder and music director, Bob Lappin. The gift was donated by the Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County, an extension of the Palm Beach Pops. The extensive music library is comprised of more than 1,600 titles and scores a significant amount of which were arranged by the industrys most prestigious arrangers and from some of the Great American Songbooks greatest composers. 泭泭
For the past three decades, the Palm Beach Pops was an integral part of the performing cultural arts and music education in South Florida, said Jon Lappin, president and executive director of the Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County/Palm Beach Pops. This music must be heard and taught, not only because of its rich American roots, but also because it is the result of the massive collaboration of so many musicians, supporters, county institutions, 51勛圖厙, and, of course, the unyielding pursuit of artistic excellence for more than 30 years. This donation preserves the legacy and extraordinary accomplishments of the maestro my father, the late Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops. 泭
51勛圖厙s Department of Music within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will establish the Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops Music Legacy Endowment to fund scholarships, graduate fellowships and other student financial aid to recruit and retain top music 51勛圖厙. It also provides financial support for 51勛圖厙 to purchase higher quality instruments, as well as specialized instruments and pianos within the music department. This support will bolster the Department of Musics successful degree programs in commercial music, music education, music performance, and conducting, which have produced Grammy-winning artists and producers, industry-leading music executives, world-class music educators, and top-tier scholars.泭
We are extremely grateful to the Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County and Palm Beach Pops for this important gift to our Department of Music, said 51勛圖厙 President Stacy Volnick. The Palm Beach Pops brought entertainment and joy to listeners of all ages, and were proud to recognize its legacy and carry forward its mission of music education. This gift benefits not only our 51勛圖厙 but the larger community. 泭
The Palm Beach Pops music library collection also includes archival recordings and programming records of all Palm Beach Pops concerts for nearly 30 years, including an album and arrangements produced by Michael Zager, renowned 51勛圖厙 Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar and director of the 51勛圖厙 Commercial Music program and its Hoot/Wisdom Recordings label. 泭 泭
51勛圖厙 will continue the Palm Beach Pops legacy of music education by expanding student outreach, allowing 51勛圖厙 throughout Palm Beach County to tour the 51勛圖厙 music facilities and observe rehearsals and classes. It also received the Palm Beach Pops brand, trademark and associated entities. In honor of Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops, 51勛圖厙 will host an annual legacy concert which may include former musicians performing side-by-side with select 51勛圖厙 student musicians for 51勛圖厙 and the public. Additionally, 51勛圖厙 will establish a public tribute to Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops in the University Theatre lobby with artifacts, photos and other items on permanent display.泭
Lappin founded the Palm Beach Pops in 1991, and quickly distinguished itself as a world-class pops orchestra dedicated to preserving the Great American Songbook and devoted to serving the children of the community with quality music education programs. Following Lappins death in 2013, the Pops board established the Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County, led by his son, Jon Lappin. Its mission was to encourage a greater appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of live music with a positive message and facilitate learning experiences and technical musical prowess by funding 51勛圖厙 musical aspirations through lessons, instruments, camps and more. It also awarded scholarships to talented music 51勛圖厙 and promising conductors. Its outreach programs had taught nearly 100,000 music 51勛圖厙 in the county through the Music & You in-school youth education program. 泭
Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops made an indelible mark on music for both music 51勛圖厙 and the community, and we are proud to carry forward his legacy through our Department of Music, said Michael Horswell, Ph.D., dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. 泭
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