Help Morning Brown draw the circle wide!

Your gift supports live performances and music enrichment programs for elementary and secondary students, roundtable discussions for high school students, workshops, masterclasses, and mentoring for emerging professional singers, where resources for outreach events and representative role models are not plentiful.

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Book a Morning Brown Program

One of the most effective and rewarding ways to support Morning Brown is by booking one of our programs for a school or organization in your area. Reach out, and we will work with you to create a memorable and impactful event tailored to your school, community, or audience.

IMPACT

Morning Brown's ongoing outreach proudly includes 64 collaborators in 20 states, resulting in:

  • Reach of 5000+ individual elementary/secondary public and private school students
  • Reach of 1000+ individual university and college students
  • Presentations at 19 major universities for performances and masterclasses
  • Presentations with 25 opera companies, symphonies, and cultural nonprofits
  • Awarded multiple grants to create educational video and classroom curricula and present live shows for elementary to university-aged students from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Council Indy, The Indianapolis Foundation, Glick Philanthropies, and CREATE Indy

Our Collaborators:

Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Public Schools, New York

Foundation Academy Charter School, Trenton, New Jersey

Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana

Indianapolis Opera, Indiana

Lyric Opera of Chicago – Lyric Unlimited, Chicago, Illinois

Georgia State University Harrower Opera Program, Atlanta, Georgia

The Atlanta Opera, Georgia

Fayetteville State University and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina

Portland Summerfest, Oregon

Columbus Arts Council, Mississippi

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Young Artists Program, Missouri

Asheville Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina
Hugh Hodgson School of Music at The University of Georgia, Athens

Morgan State University, Maryland

Mercer University and Alexander II Elementary School, Macon, Georgia

Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey

Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Illinois Central College and First United Methodist Church, Peoria

Cheyney University, Pennsylvania

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Gardner Webb University, South Carolina

Delaware State University, Dover

National YoungArts Foundation, Miami, Florida

Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, Baltimore, Maryland

Eskenazi Hospital Concert Series, Indianapolis, Indiana

Mickey’s Camp, Indiana

Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, Idaho

The Walker Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana

Huntsville Chamber Music Guild and

Ars Nova Music School, Alabama

Lu Vason Presents and Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado

Marilyn K. Glick Propylaeum, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Fashion Week – Youth Design Challenge and Making It IN Design, Indianapolis

Clarkesville Community Concert Association and Austin Peay State University, Tennessee

Clayton State University, Georgia

Spelman College, Georgia

Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis, Indiana

Seattle Opera, Washington
Cincinnati Opera, Ohio

Opera Birmingham, Alabama

Florida Grand Opera, Miami

Elon University, North Carolina

National Association of Teachers of Singing, Eastern Region

Student National Association of Teachers of Singing, Indiana University, Indiana

Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado

Tyler Technologies Corporation, Indianapolis

CREATE Indy Grant, Indianapolis

Classical Music Indy, Indianapolis

University of Denver, Colorado

Peabody Conservatory Sylvia Green Vocal Competition, Maryland

Girls Empowerment, Indiana

Girls STEM Virtual Summer Camp, Indianapolis

Arts for Learning, Indianapolis

The Orchard School, Indianapolis

Lebanon High School Choral Program, Indiana

Freedom School of the Children's Defense Fund, Indianapolis

Indiana Performing Arts Initiative, Indianapolis

Indiana University Alumni Association, Bloomington

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 500

The PATH School, Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Foundation

Butler University Jordan College of the Arts, Indianapolis

University of Indianapolis

Glick Philanthropies

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

The University of Mississippi - Ole Miss

Kala Sisters Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation

Philip and Elizabeth Smith Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

PARMA Recordings

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Jackson State University, Mississippi

Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble Institute of Music, Ohio

Cincinnati Matinee Competition, Ohio

Opera Ebony, New York

IndyArts Council

2025 IN REVIEW

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2024 IN REVIEW

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2023 IN REVIEW

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ABOUT MORNING BROWN, INC.

Morning Brown, Incorporated

Morning Brown, Inc., is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including introducing and exposing economically and ethnically diverse and multigenerational audiences to opera and classical music through live and recorded performances in the context of a wide array of musical genres. Morning Brown, Inc., is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Morning Brown, Inc. strives to provide communication, digital resources, and programs accessible to everyone. Communication is available by voice, text, email, and video conference. Digital resources in the form of our program companion curriculum and our website are available for download and are designed for multi-abled learners and users. Our performance partners (schools, performing arts organizations, and community centers) are selected based on their ability to provide a safe, accessible experience for all participants and attendees.

Morning Brown, Inc., is grateful for the support of Indy Arts Council the City of Indianapolis, and the National Endowment for the Arts that make programming and new works possible, furthering our mission.

For questions or more information, please contact Janet Jarriel, program administrator: phone/text: (404) 663-4135 or email: janet@morningbrown.org.