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Donate
Help us keep the music going with your donation today. Individual donations help power our weekly music classes at 18 sites across the city of Houston.
Recurring donations are especially helpful for sustaining consistent, high-quality programming.
Donors who give $500 or more annually become part of our Ambassador program and receive special recognition on our website, in publications, and at events.
In Fall 2025, we launched our Prelude Alumni Ambassador Program, a special opportunity for families who have been part of our community through our sister organization, Prelude Music Classes for Children. Visit the program link below to learn more.
Attend an Event
We host several events during the year to prepare materials for our program sites and to raise critical funds for our program.
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is our annual Luncheon, where our program staff and leadership share highlights from our program year and share an inspiring look inside our program. Our 2026 Luncheon will be Thursday 2/26 at the Junior League of Houston; learn more on our Events page.
We also host additional events featuring our friends from Mercury Chamber Orchestra. In 2025, our Vivaldi in the Garden event welcomed more than 40 people to an enchanting backyard concert featuring selections from Vivaldi and Piazzolla.
Our end-of-year concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre brings more than 4,000 people together for a free, hourlong concert for the 2,600+ preschool children in our program and for all families in the Greater Houston community.
Our annual Summer Institute unites our team of music specialists with 40+ early childhood educators from our program sites for a two-day intensive professional development experience about integrating music into daily classroom practice.
These events raise funds and build community and they are critical components of our program year.
To become a sponsor or underwriter for one of our events, please email Director of Operations Margaret Owen at margaret@preludechild.com.
Host An Event
Extraordinary things happen when people gather to make music. In the past, generous families have hosted intimate gatherings at their homes where professional musicians play and we share our program's story.
If you'd like to host such an event for your family and friends, please email Director of Operations Margaret Owen at margaret@preludechild.com.
Ambassador Donors
These generous people and organizations have supported the Prelude Music Foundation this year with gifts of $500 or more
Rebecca and Andrew Ang
Roslyn Bazzelle
Rebecca Browder
Dr. Maricel Marquez & Dr. Carlos Cabarcas
Mary Chris and Peter Godfrey
Julia & Michael Hiner
Shayla Joiner-Ford
Arthur Levinowitz
Veta Byrd-Perez and David Perez
Sloan & Bates Pound
India Riggs
Faye & Earl Sadberry
Sally Anne Schmidt
Angela & Doug Seaworth
Jessica and Joshua Solera
Dr. Jaime & Matt Titus
Lili and Arthur Levinowitz
Alexis Lewis
Sarah and Christopher Lewis
Michelle Ludwig
Rosemary Malbin
Annette & Eric Mullins
Charles F. Oudin III and Julie P. Oudin
Martha & Richard Owen
Alumni Ambassador Families
These generous families made music together at our sister organization, Prelude Music Classes for Children, and now they're keeping the music going for other children and families with their gifts of $500 or more.
The Leibe Family
The Montivello Kievlan Family
The Mundroe & Dalea Family
The Trammell Family
The Ziker Family
The Capps-Pavon Family
The Dixon Family
The Glickert Family
The Kaim Family
Organizations
The following foundations and organizations have supported the Prelude Music Foundation this year with gifts of $500 or more.
PNC
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Steen Family Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts
United Way of Greater Houston
The Brown Foundation
Charity Guild of Catholic Women
Jack and Jill of America Inc. Houston Chapter
The Junior League of Houston
Posey-Glickert Foundation
The Powell Foundation
Posey-Glickert Foundation
Steen Family Foundation
Miller-Shedd Family Charitable Fund
