Celebrities Donate to Support Music Education Scholarships for Kansas City Children and Families at Kansas City Vocal Institute
Celebrities from around the world have donated items to be auctioned at the 2010 Kansas City Vocal Institute Charity Auction. The scholarships provide children and families in the Kansas City metropolitan area with free music lessons.

OVERLAND PARK, KS, November 23, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Celebrities from around the world have donated items to be auctioned at the 2010 Kansas City Vocal Institute Charity Auction. Celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, David Cook, Melissa Etheridge, Yo-Yo Ma, Tom Watson, Maya Angelou, and many more support scholarships that provide free or greatly discounted music education through the Kansas City Vocal Institute. The scholarships provide underprivileged children and families in the Kansas City metropolitan area with free voice lessons, music theory instruction, and diction tutors for up to an entire year.

The auction features several unique items including several autographed film scores. John Williams has donated an autographed copy of the title theme from the film score "Star Wars", which won four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar. James Horner has provided an autographed page from the "Avatar" film score and Randy Newman is auctioning a page from the "Toy Story 3" film score. All of the proceeds from each item will benefit their donor's scholarship fund.

Other items included in the auction are four autographed poems by Maya Angelou, an autographed copy of a Law & Order: SVU script from Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, and various pieces of art, books, photos, and music.

Several celebrities have ties to Kansas City including American Idol winner David Cook and Academy Award winner Melissa Etheridge.

The Kansas City Vocal Institute was founded in July of 2010 by Bryan Pinkall and has already made a large impact on the music culture of Kansas City. The Institute teaches over 200 students and provides lessons all across the Kansas City metropolitan area. The teachers at the institute all have earned either a Master's or Doctorate degree in music and through charity scholarship programs are able to provide free and greatly discounted music education. The Institute also travels to area schools and provides free private music instruction for students.

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