Across the globe there are numerous philanthropic organizations that support community music engagement. Philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others and is generally supported by the generous donation of money to good causes. One such group situated in Melbourne is Creativity Australia who oversees the With One Voice choirs. This program offers weekly community choirs that are led by a professional conductor. Each meeting is followed by supper. The choirs are supported by public sponsorship and currently around 68% of the choir members are subsidised. In this multiple case study we interviewed stakeholders, conductors and members of several of the choirs. This research is part of a larger joint research project, begun in 2008, Well-being and ageing: community, diversity and the arts in Victoria. Data were gathered from documentary sources and by individual and focus group semi-structured interviews (2014-2015) and were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This paper explores the intersections of community music making and philanthropy
History
Pagination
8-8
Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Start date
2015-09-24
End date
2015-09-27
Language
eng
Publication classification
E2.1 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed
Copyright notice
2015, ANZARME
Title of proceedings
ANZARME 2015: 37th Australian and New Zealand Association for Research In Music Education Annual Conference: Surfing the Zeitgeist