Madison Area Music Association (MAMA) charitable organization donated $500 to Waunakee High School student Ryan Meese’s Eagle Project.  Ryan’s project brought professional musician James Hersch to the Waunakee community.  Hersch is a classical guitarist and will be working with numerous students across all grade levels over three days.  He teaches composition, incorporating the curriculum of the day, as one way to demonstrate to younger students how music can become part of your everyday life. 

Hersch was in the Waunakee Schools from February 2-4, 2010.  He will performed a free concert on February 3^rd to the residents of the Waunakee Manor, one of the local nursing homes.  He does a very personal presentation where he turns stories of the residents into songs as well.  Hersch creates a personal connection with his audience and creates memories that last a lifetime.

The conclusion of this artist-in-residence project culminated with James providing a free concert to the community on February 4^th at the Waunakee High School Performing Arts Center.  James will perform on stage with the children he has been working with over the three days. 

This $500 donation comes on the heels of a recent $6,000 donation made to the Mediaworks program at the Goodman Atwood Community Center.

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