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Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation Donates $10,000 to NRPF

We are delighted to announce that the Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation has donated $10,000 to the National Recording Preservation Foundation.

The New York City-based Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation is committed to supporting the arts and sciences, especially through youth scholarships, and regularly contributes to community programs. Their generous gift will help further the NRPF’s mission to fund the preservation of important American recordings including music, radio broadcasts, oral histories and spoken word.

Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Awards Grant for Maine Audio Preservation

The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation has awarded the National Recording Preservation Foundation a $5,000 grant for the preservation of culturally-significant recordings from Maine, with a special emphasis on the mid-coastal region.

Mattina R. Proctor (1926-2005) was a compassionate philanthropist from Camden, Maine and Boston, who championed and funded many worthwhile projects to benefit the poor and ill, protect the environment and bring fine music and arts to the people.

The NRPF is preparing the call for proposals for Maine-focused audio preservation projects in the near future. Subscribe to our mailing list to be alerted or to receive periodic information on our efforts.

The Coen Brothers and T-Bone Burnett to Donate Concert Proceeds to the Foundation

Another Day Another Time concert posterJoel and Ethan Coen, T Bone Burnett, and Scott Rudin announced today a benefit concert entitled Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which will take place at The Town Hall in New York City on Sunday, September 29, 2013. The concert is inspired by music from the upcoming Coen Brothers’ film, Inside Llewyn Davis, which is set in the 1960’s Greenwich Village folk music scene. A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the National Recording Preservation Foundation.

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