When you make your estate plans, naturally your primary concern is providing for your loved ones. At the same time, it is important that your plans reflect your life and values. As you put together the documents that will establish your legacy, please consider including a gift to the New England Music Camp so that we can continue to provide extraordinary learning opportunities for young musicians for generations to come.
A gift to NEMC in your will or trust is easy to arrange. When you prepare your will, please include simple language to describe the gift you would like to make. Here are some options:
- General gift for a certain dollar amount, for example, “I give the sum of $25,000.” If you would like to make this type of gift, please provide the following language to your attorney: "I give to the New England Music Camp, a Maine nonprofit (Tax ID #), or its successor, the sum of $___________________________, for any purpose the New England Music Camp deems appropriate."
- Specific asset - for example, shares of stock or real estate. If you would like to make this type of gift, please provide the following language to your attorney: "I give to the New England Music Camp, a Maine nonprofit (Tax ID #), or its successor, (the real estate located at _____________________________ or 1,000 shares of XYZ stock), for any purpose as the New England Music Camp deems appropriate.”
- Residual - a gift of the remainder of your estate after all other distributions and expenses have been paid. If you would like to make this type of gift, please provide the following language to your attorney: "I give to the New England Music Camp, a Maine nonprofit (Tax ID #), or its successor, ___________% of the rest of my estate, for any purpose as the New England Music Camp deems appropriate.”
- Contingent bequest - this conditions your gift on certain occurrences. For example, “in the event that my spouse does not survive me, I give....” Your attorney can advise you on how to phrase your conditional bequest.
Next Steps:
- If you already have a will or trust, review the documents to determine if any changes in your family or other circumstances warrant revising the document.
- If you wish to add the New England Music Camp to your existing will or trust, contact your attorney and request a simple amendment as described above.
- If you don’t have a will or trust, contact an attorney to have these documents prepared.
We are here to help!
If you have questions, please contact us by calling Christa Johnson at 207-465-9648 ext. 203 or by email at .
Thank you for your consideration!
Emma Canalese is a graduate of The Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts and The Neighborhood Playhouse, NY, and an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Work includes Einstein and Mileva (World Premiere at Theatre Row, NY), Peter and The Starcatcher (The Naples Players, nominated for Best Director of a Musical, Broadway World Regional Awards), Silent Sky (The Naples Players, Naples Florida Weekly Top Pick) Hollywood, Hollywood (Midtown International Theatre Festival, nominated for Best Direction and Best Choreography), Yellowpants (SOLOCOM at The Pit, NY), America (Downtown Urban Theatre Festival, winner of Best Audience Award), Thick Gnat Hands, The Brazilian Dilemma, Stick, Stiff, Any Given School Day, Twenty (Collective NY), The Tempest: Remixed (Teatro Heckscher, NY), A Sense of Purpose On Sunday’s (IO Myers Theatre at UNSW, Aust), Par amnesia (Seymour Centre with One Extra Dance, Aust), The Magic Flute (Talent Unlimited), Oklahoma and Mame (Stagedoor Manor).
She is co-writer and director of the play A 100 Years of the History of Dance. The show had its first Australian tour in 2019, was a Western Australian Critics Choice winner at Fringe World Festival 2020 in Perth, WA, has had runs in Brisbane at The Powerhouse (2019) and La Boite Theatre Company (2021) and is currently on tour throughout Australia. In 2020 she directed Holiday’s From The Heart, a virtual performance and fundraising program produced by Bravehearts For Broadway, streamed on Playbill.com for The Actors Fund. She has taught and directed at The Papermill Playhouse Conservatory and Intensive Summer Programs, StageDoor Manor, Rutgers-RSAC, Pomona College, CA and UNSW Dance and Drama Dept.
Music Program
Instrumentalists and vocalists at New England Music Camp spend their mornings in four one-hour periods of music taught by a prestigious faculty of professional performers and educators from universities, colleges, and highly recognized public and private school music programs. A 4:1 faculty to student ratio provides an environment rich in sharing and learning. Students and their teachers at home often remark that “one summer of music at NEMC is like a year at home”!
Campers at New England Music Camp design their own schedules, choosing from a wide range of classes. The weekly schedule includes two one half-hour private lessons, with the option to add additional lesson time, and participation in one or more of the major performing groups. Public performances take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm at our outdoor amphitheater, the Bowl-in-the-Pines.
NEMC Employment
Snow Pond Center for the Arts is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Snow Pond Center for the Arts makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Faculty
Faculty members at New England Music Camp are carefully chosen for both their achievements as professional performers and their recognition for excellence in teaching. We live in a close knit community where we dine family style and many of our faculty enjoy joining the campers on the recreation fields.
Click on the appropriate department below to read faculty bios.
Music Lessons