Help Ali graduate
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My name is Ali. I am a 20-year-old music enthusiast, starting my final year of a four-year piano program at Manhattan School of Music in New York.
I knew from a very young age that music would become my life. I started to play the piano at the age of 6 and composing music at the age of 8. Growing up in Baku, Azerbaijan, I have performed at various concerts and competitions, including performing my own music pieces together with orchestra at the State Philharmonic Hall in Azerbaijan. I am a fortunate recipient of several awards in music performance and composition (including 3rd prize at the Young Pianist of the North competition, UK, 2014, and 2nd prize at the PENTATON International competition for young composers, Ukraine, 2013).
I was fortunate and privileged to be accepted to MSM - the university that I dreamt of attending since childhood. I am very grateful to everyone who helped to support my studies so far, especially to the Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship Fund and Manhattan School of Music, which provided generous scholarships, to my parents who sold their house to provide for my education, and to my friends who provided material and moral support, especially to Peter Faber. I am also indebted beyond words to my mentor at Manhattan School of Music Prof. Phillip Kawin for all his support and guidance during these years. This support has enabled me to get this far. But now, during my last year of studies, I ran out of further financial resources that will help me graduate.
The combined cost of education, housing, and insurance is $60,000. A university scholarship ($37,000) covers a significant part of these costs. The remaining part ($23,000) is the amount of funding that I still need. I would be very grateful for any contributions which help me collect this amount.
Yours truly,
Ali Mammadov
P.S. As a thank you for your time and attention, I have uploaded a recording of Scriabin’s Etude Op.8, No.12 from my recital in Baku.
I knew from a very young age that music would become my life. I started to play the piano at the age of 6 and composing music at the age of 8. Growing up in Baku, Azerbaijan, I have performed at various concerts and competitions, including performing my own music pieces together with orchestra at the State Philharmonic Hall in Azerbaijan. I am a fortunate recipient of several awards in music performance and composition (including 3rd prize at the Young Pianist of the North competition, UK, 2014, and 2nd prize at the PENTATON International competition for young composers, Ukraine, 2013).
I was fortunate and privileged to be accepted to MSM - the university that I dreamt of attending since childhood. I am very grateful to everyone who helped to support my studies so far, especially to the Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship Fund and Manhattan School of Music, which provided generous scholarships, to my parents who sold their house to provide for my education, and to my friends who provided material and moral support, especially to Peter Faber. I am also indebted beyond words to my mentor at Manhattan School of Music Prof. Phillip Kawin for all his support and guidance during these years. This support has enabled me to get this far. But now, during my last year of studies, I ran out of further financial resources that will help me graduate.
The combined cost of education, housing, and insurance is $60,000. A university scholarship ($37,000) covers a significant part of these costs. The remaining part ($23,000) is the amount of funding that I still need. I would be very grateful for any contributions which help me collect this amount.
Yours truly,
Ali Mammadov
P.S. As a thank you for your time and attention, I have uploaded a recording of Scriabin’s Etude Op.8, No.12 from my recital in Baku.
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