The FIFOM Board would like to congratulate five schools/music educators as recipients of our 40th Anniversary Season new school grant program funded by the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. View the list here.

Orchestra and band students across Beaufort County had a rockin’ good time on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 when they performed the Electrify Your Symphony Concert with internationally known musicians Mark Wood and Dr. Javier Stuppard.  This project, led and organized by Beaufort Middle School Band/Orchestra/Music Director, Amanda Trimpey, included a day-long workshop in which these professionals instructed the students how to bring motion and Emotion into their music.  This project was funded by the South Carolina Commission Distinguished Arts Program Grant along with support from Fripp Island Friends of Music.
You can check out the students’ responses to this experience
here.
(Note all the different Beaufort County schools that participated in the event!)

View the YouTube video with the students from Coosa Elementary School enjoying the Sultans of String.

Fripp Island Friends of Music arranges for our performers to visit a Beaufort County school on the morning after the Fripp concert. With performances tailored for the younger ages, these talented musicians captivate their student audiences, exposing them to a world beyond the Sea Islands. In addition to our school visits, Fripp Island Friends of Music supports local young musicians with scholarships and financial contributions.