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TALK TO US
Need to talk to someone about contributing to Rocky Ridge. Contact Anthony "Hutch" Monteson, Director of Development at
970 443-0243 or via email.
Spring 2008
Fundraiser
Rocky Ridge Presents a Special Concert on May 6th:
Tamburitzans from Duquesne University,
A celebration of Folk Traditions, music and dance from Eastern Europe.
This concert will be at the Boulder Theatre. Click for more details and to buy tickets.
This concert will help fund the 2008 Summer Season - Special donor tickets are available.
Rocky Ridge Contributions
We appreciate and depend upon the generosity of our alumni, parents, friends and others who believe in Rocky Ridge and want to make sure we can continue our mission in the future.
For sixty six years, Rocky Ridge Music Center has embodied excellence in music education, offered in a setting of unparalleled natural beauty. From the first small group of piano students who traveled to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with Beth Miller Harrod in 1942 to the nearly 275 students who practiced and performed at our historic Colorado mountain location in 2007, Rocky Ridge has maintained a reputation for an uncompromising commitment to excellence best expressed in our mission statement:
Rocky
Ridge nurtures the creative, musical and personal development of youth
in an inspirational setting.
Our unwavering belief that musical excellence can be nurtured in a non
- competitive and supportive environment continues today.
Rocky Ridge students tell our story best:
“in these five weeks I have taken such a big step forward, learning
how to practice and perform better. It is one of the best experiences I
have ever had in my life."
”Rocky Ridge is unique in the opportunities it presents to students”
“Rocky Ridge is a very supportive community and the most beautiful
place I've ever been”
Parents agree:
“My daughter’s teacher provided her with excellent instruction…He
provided guidance and insights into the music she had brought with her,
helped her explore new vistas in music and he helped her attain a higher
standard in her playing.”
We are fortunate to own a beautiful seventeen acre National Historic site at
the base of 14,256 foot Longs Peak in Colorado. Our 1907 lodge and concert
hall are architectural gems, described by University of Houston professor
James Pickering as the finest remaining example of turn of the century lodge
architecture in the Tahosa Valley of Colorado. Our commitment to preserving
our historic buildings, delivering music programs of excellence and living
gently with our natural environment are costly. Tuition could never meet
those costs, and we believe that our education should be available to students
of all income backgrounds.
The Rocky Ridge experience is typified in the diversity of our students
who come from many different states and several foreign countries every
year. They may live in a city, suburb or rural area. All YAS students,
scholarship or paying, participate in our camp work experience as well as
the music and recreational opportunities. Rocky Ridge is truly unique and
the experience has long term benefits that our alumni acknowledge.
“I owe Rocky Ridge a huge debt of gratitude. It set the course
of my life.” -- Robert Walter,Jr. principal oboe,
Metropolitan Opera, NY
Please let us know if your employer has a matching gift program.