the Crowden Letter
Announcing the Ann and Gordon Getty Fund We are thrilled to announce that Crowden’s Board of Trustees has established the Ann and Gordon Getty Fund, seeded by the Getty’s extraordinary donation of $10 million, to further open the doors to a Crowden education for all children.
Ann (1941–2020) and Gordon Getty’s extended
Composers Program.
relationship with Crowden has spanned over
“Ann and Gordon always valued
three decades, culminating with an incredible
Crowden’s philosophy of blending music with
$10 million donation. In addition to this truly
academic scholarship as the secret to a balanced
transformative gift, and annual support from
education, and the foundational work that we
the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, over
specialize in,” remarks Crowden’s Executive
the years Mr. and Mrs. Getty hosted regular
and Artistic Director Doris Fukawa. “Crowden
receptions in their home to nurture the creative
started as a labor of love by teachers and that
endeavors of Crowden’s young musicians, in-
continues today. We really see each student,
troducing many emerging talents to their first
and we care, and our students know that—they
influential audiences. A composer himself, Mr.
feel seen, and are comfortable being and find-
Getty has a particular interest in the incuba-
ing themselves. Our shared love for music, and
tion of young composers and was instrumental
the joy of playing together, translates for our
in founding Crowden’s John Adams Young
students into a lifelong curiosity and passion