Letting music go free

For 13 years, Sebastian Ruth has been offering free music lessons in Providence to children who can't afford them. What the Brown University graduate started with a $10,000 grant has flourished into a 13-person paid staff with a $750,000 annual budget. His program, Community MusicWorks, will be honored Wednesday at the White House as one of 15 recipients of a National Arts and Humanities Youth Programs Award. Scroll through to see scenes from a Community MusicWorks lesson. In this photo, from left, 12-year-olds Heather Argueta and Alana Perez played their violins with Ruth. <a href='http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/10/20/high_honors_for_letting_music_go_free/?page=1 '>Read the article.
Debee Tlumacki for The Boston Globe
By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff
For 13 years, Sebastian Ruth has been offering free music lessons in Providence to children who can't afford them.

What the Brown University graduate started with a $10,000 grant has flourished into a 13-person paid staff with a $750,000 annual budget.

His program, Community MusicWorks, will be honored Wednesday at the White House as one of 15 recipients of a National Arts and Humanities Youth Programs Award.

Scroll through to see scenes from a Community MusicWorks lesson.

In this photo, from left, 12-year-olds Heather Argueta and Alana Perez played their violins with Ruth.

Read the article.