(WWJ) Anyone have an old trumpet lying around? There's a kid in Detroit who could use it.
All this month, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is partnering with community groups and local businesses from around the state to hold an instrument drive in support of its Detroit Harmony program and its mission to put an instrument in the hands of every K-12 public, private, and charter student in the city of Detroit who wants to learn to play.
The drive will run from October 1-31 with the goal of collecting 2,500 new or used instruments to be refurbished and given to Detroit students.
Instrument drop-off sites are located across the state.
"Getting 2,500 instruments into the hands of Detroit students and enrolling them in a music program and lessons will be transformative for these kids," said Damien Crutcher, Managing Director of Detroit Harmony, who began playing horn at Cass Tech in Detroit and went on to study music at both Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
"I'm looking forward to the day when all students in Detroit feel what it's like to play that first note on an instrument, and as an alumnus of both MSU and U of M, I'm particularly excited to have the Spartan Marching Band and the Michigan Marching Band collaborating with us to collect instruments."
DROP OFF LOCATIONS
Michigan State University vs. University of Michigan Football Game Donation Event
October 30, 2021
Spartan Stadium
325 W Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI 48824
The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Detroit Community Concert Band
The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
A & G Central Music Madison Heights
323 E 11 Mile Rd, Madison Heights, MI 48071
A & G Central Music Macomb
51170 Romeo Plank Rd, Macomb, MI 48042
Clarkston Community Band
Sashabaw Middle School
Pine Knob Ln, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346
Cliff Bell's
2030 Park Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
Detroit Wayne Music Studio
21301 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
Farmington Community Band
32900 W 13 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Marshall Music Co. Lansing
3240 E Saginaw St, Lansing, MI 48912
Marshall Music Co. Troy
4052 Rochester Rd, Troy, MI 48085
Marshall Music Co. Traverse City
1197 W South Airport Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686
Marshall Music Co. Kalamazoo
951 Mall Dr, Portage, MI 49024
Marshall Music Co. Allen Park
6500 Allen Rd, Allen Park, MI 48101
Marshall Music Co. West Bloomfield
7470 Haggerty Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
McCourt's Music Berkley
3063 W 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072
McCourt's Music Waterford
3040 Sashabaw Rd, Waterford, MI 48329
Meridian Winds
2807 Jolly Rd Ste 300, Okemos, MI 48864
Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
3899 Okemos Rd Ste B1, Okemos, MI 48864
Rochester Community Concert Band
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
620 Romeo Rd, Rochester, MI 48307
North Oakland Concert Band
Lake Orion High School
495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Charter Township, MI 48360
PNC Bank 10 Mile / Meadowbrook
41325 W 10 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
PNC Bank Detroit Medical Center
4111 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
PNC Bank Walton / Old Perch
2015 Walton Blvd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309
PNC Bank Hayes / Hall
45125 Hayes Rd, Shelby Twp, MI 48315
PNC Bank Ecorse / Monroe
22111 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
PNC Bank Ann Arbor Downtown
101 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
