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Help ECISD Harp Students go to Chicago!

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The students of the Ector County ISD Harp Program in Odessa, Texas, directed by Vincent Pierce, are traveling to Chicago in June 2019. Our students will get the chance to see the Chicago Symphony, Blue Man Group, a musical theater performance, and - our reason for going to Chicago - tour and perform at the Lyon and Healy harp factory! For many of our students, this will be their first trip out of state, and for many, their first time on an airplane!

We are using every possible means of raising funds for these awesome students that we can. Any amount you can contribute will help these students so much! The current project total of $10,000 listed on our campaign is the total for the first payment of three for 20 students. Thus the actual total is approximately $32,000 for the entire group! 

As tokens of our appreciation, we will gladly send personalized thank you letters, recordings, and even provide live performances for donors who make significant contributions and are in the Permian Basin or nearby!

The students in the ECISD Harp Program are wonderful kids - they are hard-working, respectful, dedicated students. We hope you will consider contributing to a truly exceptional experience for them. 

Sincerely,
Vincent Pierce
Director, ECISD Harp Program


Lyon and Healy is the foremost harpmaker in the world, since 1898. Their harps are played all over the world. Their staff have been supporting the ECISD Harp Program since its inception, and they are some of our biggest fans! Check out some photos below to get a glimpse into what our students will be doing at Lyon and Healy this June!

The beautiful Lyon and Healy hall, located adjacent to the harp showroom, has seen some of the world's greatest harpists on its stage. It overlooks Willis Tower and offers a stunning backdrop for concerts! (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

A forest of harps in the Lyon and Healy showroom! (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)


Participants of the 2017 Summer Concert Series tour the Lyon and Healy Factory (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

Harp Columns carved and waiting to be made into harps! (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

A Lyon and Healy staff member describes the harp fabrication process. (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

The University of North Texas 'HarpBeats' perform in Lyon and Healy Hall at the 2017 Lyon and Healy Summer Concert Series (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

Mr. Pierce and students from Odessa HS and Ector MS perform at the Dallas Public Library in October 2017 as part of 'Harptacular' (photo © Lyon and Healy Harps, Inc.)

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Vincent Pierce
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Odessa, TX

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