She brings the joy of music to kids in need!

When Anne Fitzgibbon realized how many children in New York City didn't have access to music education, she stepped up to change the lives of thousands of young people in disadvantaged communities

- Hannah Chenoweth

As a young girl, Anne Fitzgibbon, now 53, discovered the clarinet and fell in love with music. It helped build her confidence and became a lifelong source of joy. Years later, when Anne became a policy advisor in the New York City Mayor's Office, she was disturbed to realize how many communities were lacking the musical opportunities that she had grown up with.

Music is a life-affirming experience that every child should have access to, she thought. In a city with so much culture and talent, surely we can better support communities where resources are scarce.

Anne envisioned an organization that would provide free, year-round music training to young people in underserved communities across all five boroughs. Despite setbacks, she continued believing that music education is vital for a child's education and development.