Reading Musical Foundation

Congratulations, Josue, on your acceptance to West Chester University for Music Education! 🎉

We are so happy for you and excited to see all that you accomplish! What a beautiful statement about the impact your music teachers have had on your life and your desire to provide that for future students.

Josue was also the first recipient of the Michael Buterbaugh Family Scholarship Fund, which awards a college tuition scholarship to a high school senior who is majoring in Music Education 👏🏻

Congratulations to Micah on his acceptance to Penn State University for Industrial Engineering! 🎉

We wish you the best of luck in your next chapter, Micah!

Your guide to the weekend ⬇️

Friday 6/5
📍 Bethelfest at New Bethel Church at 5 PM
📍 Hubby Jenkins at Thorn Alley Stage Goggleworks Center for the Arts at 7 PM

Saturday 6/6
📍 Reading Pops Orchestra Side by Side Concert at Exeter Senior High School at 7 PM
📍 Ben Mauger Dixieland Band at the Kutztown Park Band Shell at 7 PM

Sunday 6/7
📍 Junior's Grades at Fleetwood Park at 6 PM

We're sending our congrats to Gabriel on his acceptance to Kutztown University in the Commercial Music program! 🎶

Gabe–congrats on taking this next step in your music career! We are so happy for you and can't wait to see what you accomplish in this next chapter.

We're excited to announce that the following projects have been awarded Outreach Grants from RMF!

✅ Trinity Lutheran Church: 4 Special Concerts for 250th Anniversaries
Trinity will present four concerts in celebration of Trinity and America's 250th anniversaries. The concerts will feature reputable artists in their fields for the Trinity congregation, Reading residents, and the greater Berks County community.

✅ Berks Youth Advanced Summer Band: Summer 2026 Season
Berks Youth Advanced Summer Band provides an opportunity for talented undergraduate students to participate in a high-level ensemble to help advance their musicianship.

✅ Red Tie Affairs: Colombian Cultural Festival
Red Tie Affairs is holding a Colombian Independence Day celebration featuring Colombian entertainment, activities, and cultural education. Their goal is to celebrate and educate the broader community about Colombian culture, shedding light on the underrepresented group.

✅ Friends of Fleetwood Parks: Berks County Scottish FIRE Regional Qualifier Fiddle Competition
BSFC is a qualifier competition for local musicians in and around Berks County who hope to compete at the national level. Along with bringing more competition opportunities to local musicians, the festival hopes to bring increased interest to Scottish music.

✅ Nightshift: Reading SkateFest
To raise positivity in the Reading community and help young residents feel pride in their city, the Nightshift band (featuring former RMF scholarship recipient, Alejandro Martinez) plans to bring a music festival to the Reading Skatepark.

Congratulations to Artemis for their acceptance at Oberlin for Oboe Performance! 🥳

Art—you are such a special musician, and we can't wait to see all the incredible things that you do. Best of luck at Oberlin!

Lots going on this weekend for music lovers! 🎶⬇️

Friday 5/29
📍 Tlooth, Time Being, & Paltrow at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts Thorn Alley Stage at 7 PM
📍 An Evening with Cole Porter presented by Bob Kreitz at St. Alban's Episcopal Church at 7 PM
📍 Reading Philharmonic Orchestra at Keystone Villa (Blandon) at 7 PM
📍 Spirit Wing at Clay on Main Half Moon Cafe at 8 PM

Saturday 5/30
📍 Noah Gibney Band at West Reading Motor Club at 7 PM

Sunday 5/31
📍 Reading Philharmonic Orchestra at Country Meadows in Wyomissing at 3 PM
📍 Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading Launches its 275th Anniversary! 🎉 Kick-off service starts at 10 AM
📍 Opus One: Berks Chamber Choir Pop Up Spring Solo Recital at Schwarzwald UCC in Exeter at 4 PM

Congratulations to Christopher for choosing Villanova University and studying Political Science! 🥳

Chris, we love hearing about how you want to give back to your community, and we wish you the best of luck as you take this next step!

Today, we take a moment to honor, reflect, and thank the service members who gave their lives in service to our country.

From the soaring notes of our National Anthem to the quiet power of "Taps", music has always been how we remember, grieve, and give thanks. Today, we dedicate every note to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. ❤️🎶