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Join Us on May 14 – MFS Spring Celebration

March 20, 2024
Join us for a very special Spring Celebration on May 14, when we present Musical Fund Society Lifetime Achievement Awards to two outstanding recipients: Diane Monroe, violinist, and Jeffery Cornelius, […]

Join Us: Connecting Community Ensembles

March 20, 2024
Join us for our next virtual lunchtime session! We’ll welcome leaders and members of community instrumental and vocal ensembles to share experiences, address common challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration. […]

Member Spotlight: Leon Schelhase

March 21, 2024
About Leon A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Leon Schelhase found himself resonating with Baroque music from an early age, and is now sought after as a harpsichord soloist […]

Grantee News: Esperanza Arts Center

March 21, 2024
MFS is thrilled to spotlight grantee Esperanza Arts Center, which has been in the business of spreading hope for more than 30 years. The Esperanza Arts Center, dedicated in December 2018, is […]

Member Spotlight: James Reese

February 20, 2024
About James A “shining tenor” (New York Classical Review), James Reese is a frequently sought tenor soloist with leading orchestras and ensembles throughout North America. James maintains close relationships with […]

Join Us: Achieving Equity in the Arts – a virtual member event!

February 25, 2024
Vanessa Rose, Executive Director for the American Composers Forum (ACF), joins us for a virtual lunchtime presentation on how ACF has navigated the successes – and failures – of achieving greater equity in the organization […]

Member Spotlight: Suzette Ortiz

January 24, 2024
About Suzzette: Suzzette Ortiz, hailing from Bayamon, Puerto Rico is a gifted pianist, singer, arranger, recording artist and composer. She is versatile in many musical styles and holds a Bachelors degree […]

Applications are now open for the Musical Fund Societyʼs Institutional Grants for FY 2025!

January 16, 2024
Every year, MFS makes modest grants (typically ranging from $1000 – $6000) available to 501(c)(3) classical-music organizations in the Philadelphia region, for projects which advance the foundational goals of the […]

MFS is now on Instagram!

January 5, 2024
New year, new platform! MFS is now on Instagram. Here you will find info about our upcoming events, grantee news, member info and more! To follow along be sure to […]

Grantee News: PRISM Quartet

December 20, 2023
MFS is thrilled to spotlight grantee the PRISM Quartet. Now in its 39th anniversary season, PRISM recently announced the release of its newest album this month, MENDING WALL, on XAS Records. In […]