Ali Akbar College of Music
For General Operating Support
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Amount$70,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/22/2016
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Ali Akbar College of Music teaches traditional North Indian classical music. Since 1967, the organization has trained thousands of students, and educated audiences through public concerts and recordings of master Ali Akbar Khan. Following Maestro Khan’s passing in 2009, the organization continues to experience demand for its classes and concerts, led by the maestro’s master disciples. Renewed funding will support the organization’s efforts to maintain classes for novice to advanced students; increase the resources it offers through a newly adopted online education platform; and maintain the Ali Akbar Khan Library, a publicly accessible archive that opened in 2015.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aacm.org/aacm
Address
215 West End Avenue, San Rafael, CA, 94901-2645, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Ali Akbar College of Music is an independent school dedicated to the teaching and continuation of North Indian classical music. It reaches approximately 2,000 people each year through its in-person and online classes, concert and community education programs, and collaborations with public and private schools in Oakland and San Francisco. In addition, the organization provides online and in-person public access to the Ali Akbar Khan Library, which houses more than 8,000 hours of the late Ali Akbar Khan’s work. Support for the Ali Akbar College of Music advances the Performing Arts Program’s Artists strategy.