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Keep the music going. Help us reach $1,500 by December 31. For 42 years, the Phyllis Triolo Competition has given middle and high school musicians across Central Pennsylvania a stage, a panel of judges, and a real reason to practice. Since the first competition on May 18, 1985, students on piano, voice, violin, cello, flute, classical guitar and more have performed in a public recital, many for the first time. The competition began in memory of Phyllis Triolo, a beloved pianist, lecturer and teacher, with support from the State College Music Guild, the Nittany Valley Symphony and Penn State's Music Department. The community built this event, and today it needs the community again. It costs more than $2,000 each year to run. Our teachers have carried most of that through membership dues, and many have quietly covered extras like the judges' lunch themselves. Grant funding that once helped is no longer available to us, so we are turning to the people who care most about young musicians.Our goal is $1,500 by December 31, 2026. If we reach it, the 43rd Phyllis Triolo Competition will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at State College Area High School. If we do not, we will not be able to hold the competition in 2027. Gifts are not refundable, and any gift made toward a goal we miss will stay with the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association to help us bring the competition back. What your gift covers<ul><li>$25 prints the programs</li><li>$50 feeds our judges</li><li>$100 honors a third-prize winner</li><li>$200 pays for piano tuning, or a half-day judge</li><li>$300 honors a first-prize winner</li></ul>Every amount helps. Thank you for standing behind the next generation of musicians. The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and Zeffy will email your receipt right away. Questions? Write to <a href="mailto:bhakti@cpmta.org">bhakti@cpmta.org</a>.

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