Saturday, February 28, 2015

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

NAMM Foundation Steps in as Title Sponsor of the 2015 Spirit of Harmony Foundation Symposium on the Moral Imperative of Music Education

Donation seeks to inspire fans of Todd Rundgren to support Spirit of Harmony Foundation

Providing opportunities for personal development and self-expression through the support of music and music education.

“On behalf of our members around the world, NAMM is proud to partner with the Spirit of Harmony Foundation”

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 26, 2015

The Spirit of Harmony Foundation (SOHF) is proud to announce the generous support of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as title sponsor of the 2015 Spirit of Harmony Foundation Symposium on the Moral Imperative of Music Education. This national gathering about the role of music education in learning will be in collaboration with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

The NAMM Foundation’s $25,000 support of the April 18 Symposium is offered as a challenge grant to the Spirit of Harmony Foundation’s network of fans of rock legend Todd Rundgren, and supporters of music education. The NAMM Foundation will match donations dollar for dollar up to $25,000 who wish to join with the Spirit of Harmony Foundation in supporting the April 18 Symposium and music education advocacy efforts.

The Moral Imperative of Music Education Symposium features researchers, educators and practitioners committed to ensuring access and availability of music education to all school age children in the U.S. The mission of the Symposium is to increase awareness of groundbreaking research indicating an inextricable link between music education and the neurological, social, academic, economic and emotional well-being of students. Donations can be made via this secure website.

“On behalf of our Members around the world, NAMM is proud to partner with the Spirit of Harmony Foundation” said Joe Lamond, NAMM president and CEO. “Under Todd Rundgren’s leadership and in the spirit of President Clinton’s long-term support of music and arts education, this collaboration will further our vision of a world in which every child has a deep desire to learn music and a recognized right to be taught”

Confirmed speakers for the symposium include: Margaret Martin, DrPH, MPH (Harmony Project, Los Angeles), Nina Kraus, PhD. (Northwestern University Brainvolts Lab), George Ford (Phoenix Center, Washington, D.C.), Carl Mouton (Maumelle High School band director, Arkansas), and Todd Rundgren, as well as Roger Clinton and NAMM’s Mary Luehrsen. Performances by the Mabelvale Elementary Drum and Groove Line, Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra Brass Quintet, and Todd Rundgren with original members of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia will round out the event which will be recorded in their entirety and aired on KAUR Little Rock Public Radio. A VIP reception will follow the event.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For information about sponsorships, contact Mark H. Cohen at mc(at)spiritofharmony.org or at 319 224 0432.

For more information about the Spirit of Harmony Foundation contact the Jean Lachowicz at 708 603 0628 or Ed Vigdor at 310 254 4309, or visit the foundation on: YouTube, Twitter or Facebook.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

more Global tour dates

The Roxy Hollywood CA 6/3
On-Sale: 2/27 10:00AM PST

The Fox Theatre, Tucson AZ 5/31
Pre-Sale; 3/4
On-Sale: 3/6 10:00AM PST

The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano CA 6/6
Pre-Sale 2/25 code: CHTODD15
On-Sale: 2/27 10:00AM PST

House of Blues, New Orleans LA 5/26
Pre-Sale: 2/25
On-Sale: 2/27 10:00AM CT

Sunday, February 22, 2015

RundgrenRadio Update from Yesterdays Show

Be sure to visit www.SpiritOfHarmony.org

ARCHIVE FROM SATURDAY'S SHOW IS NOW AVAILABLE!

DETAILS ON TODD'S NEW ALBUM AND TOUR!

OUR APOLOGIES ON THE TECH ISSUES WITH THE SHOW YESTERDAY!

Apparently, if you didn't have the direct link to the show yesterday you were not able to find it. Turns out this was an iTunes issue of all things. We rated the show PG-13 as always but all of a sudden iTunes decided to default those to private shows while they decide on whether to make them all public or private for some reason. Itunes maybe bought Blog Talk Radio or maybe they just have some kind of special agreement. We switched the rating to "Public" and now you can easily find it but here is the direct link just in case ...
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2015/02/21/todds-dj-for-the-tour--the-mystery-is-solved-on-rr
Check it out if you'd like to hear from the man himself, TR (via a pre-recorded interview from yesterday), about the new album and tour info! We also played some song clips from the new album. Todd also discussed a possible Utopia reunion!
FYI, pre-orders for Todd's new album GLOBAL are being taken now by Toddstore.com.

Speaking of the Toddstore, they announced that they will be posting more tour dates soon that included a major hint about the west coast getting some of that touring action. Stay tuned! To keep up with tour info, visit our Tour page at http://www.rundgrenradio.com/todd-on-tour.html.

Todd's foundation, Spirit of Harmony, is looking for additional corporate sponsors for their music education symposium in Little Rock. Todd fans are not expected to fund everything they do - - - but fans are always welcome to participate of course --- but if you know of any corporations that might be interested in sponsoring an event like this please contact jean@spiritofharmony.org or ed@spiritofharmony.org. Their business will get some good brand exposure and some nice perks too.

Toddfan Magazine promo issue has been published and they are currently sell only 30 of the overruns so if you are interested this is your last chance. The magazine looks great! www.Toddfan.com