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Guitar legend Lou Reed,
New York's first Public Advocate Mark Green, Tennis
legend Yannick Noah, Ben Jelen, Dominic Chianese and
other special guests attended the Ten O'Clock
Classics (TOC) 6th Annual Gala Event in support of
their musical education programs at The Union Square
Ballroom, 29 Union Square West in Manhattan on
November 10, 2009. TOC raised money through a silent
and live auction with items such as a Justin
Timberlake autographed piano,
a Lou Reed autographed guitar, NY Giants tickets and
field game passes and tickets to The Today Show with
a behind-the-scenes tour, just to name a few. The
seated dinner included a much anticipated
performances by Ben Jelen with children from the
Mount Carmel Holy Rosary School in East Harlem,
12-year-old prodigy violinist Alice Ivy-Pemberton,
French tennis legend and singer Yannick Noah and
world renowned opera singer Ailyn Perez.
Additionally, paintings by celebrated Hamptons based
artist Michelle Suna was on display and for sale
throughout the event. a Portion of sales from her
paintings will go towards the fund raiser.
Ten O'Clock Classics (TOC) is a non-profit group
seeking to eliminate the financial barriers that
keep talented, underprivileged children in New York
City from fully realizing their artistic potential
by providing them with the resources needed to study
classical music. This gala, TOC's sixth, raised
funds for their program and allows TOC to provide
many services free of charge, such as music lessons
taught by graduates of the Juilliard School,
instruments for home practice, educational outings
to concerts at venues such as Lincoln Center and
Carnegie Hall and outreach concerts for large groups
of children at public schools. At last year's gala,
Ten O'Clock Classics raised nearly $200,000.
Founded in 2000 by concert pianist Ronen Segev and
led by Chairman of the Board, David Picket, TOC is
comprised of the finest young concert artists in the
world. Hailed as "The Hip of Classical Music" by The
New York Times, TOC has performed in venues
throughout the world including New York's Carnegie
Hall, Cortot Hall in Paris, and the Melbourne
International Arts Festival. TOC's outreach concerts
include performances at Studio 54, Gotham
Properties, Crunch Fitness, The Knitting Factory,
The Cutting Room, MAKOR, Le Cirque, Union Square
Ballroom, and numerous other venues. TOC brings
Classical Music to a broader audience by presenting
top-quality performances in non-traditional venues.
By having world-renowned musicians and celebrity
hosts perform on young people's turf, the musical
experience has much more meaning. TOC's educational
initiatives include providing weekly private music
lessons and instruments free of charge to NYC school
children, and performances and lectures at schools
throughout
the country.
For further information, visit:
http://www.tocmusic.com
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