Kids & Family

Charlestown Singer Belts Out National Anthem at Celtics Game

A student at Berklee City Music, the after-school music education program at the Berklee School of Music.

Charlestown's Adeline Um, 16, who attends Berklee City Music after-school programs, performed the national anthem with fellow City Music students – Grace Mann, Calvin Falcon and Lea Grace Hicks-Swinson – before the Boston Celtics game at TD Bank Garden on Friday, Nov. 15. 

Also that night, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation celebrated its partnership with Berklee City Music by presenting a $50,000 check to the after-school music education program last week. The presentation was made by Boston Celtics co-owner and Shamrock Foundation president Stephen Pagliuca at halftime of the game.

Berklee City Music is a nonprofit program that provides contemporary music education to students from underserved communities in Boston and at 45 network sites across the United States. Since its inception in 1991, the program has benefited 23,000 4th to 12th graders, and has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships for summer and full-time undergraduate studies.  
 
“This generous commitment from the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation allows Berklee City Music to impact the lives of more youth, inspiring them to tap into their musical passions, build self-confidence and set the foundation for success in life,” said Executive Director of Berklee City Music J. Curtis Warner, Jr.

Berklee City Music is a nonprofit program that provides contemporary music education to students from underserved communities in Boston and at 45 network sites across the United States. Since its inception in 1991, the program has benefited 23,000 4th – 12th graders, and has awarded more than 1,500 scholarships for summer and full-time undergraduate studies.  


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Charlestown