🎶 Send Our Students to Williamsburg — Help Us Hit $7,000
From April 9–12, 2026, the NHS Chamber Choir and NHS Wind Ensemble will travel to Williamsburg, Virginia to take part in the Williamsburg Heritage Festival, a 4-day, 3-night national music festival and adjudicated performance showcase organized by WorldStrides.
At the festival, students will:
Perform on a national stage and receive adjudication by a panel of three professional musicians
Participate in an onstage clinic, receiving feedback to grow their musicianship
Visit Colonial Williamsburg, one of the world’s premier living history museums
Attend the awards ceremony at Busch Gardens (included)
Enjoy included hotel accommodations, meals, and guided festival activities
Be covered by accident & medical insurance and supported by 24/7 WorldAssist staff for their health and safety
This is an extraordinary opportunity — but with a cost of $850 per student, some of our students may not be able to attend without help.
Our Goal: $7,000
We are raising $7,000 to ensure that 13 students in need can fully participate. Several require full coverage of the cost.
Every gift helps:
🎵 $50 helps cover meals or ground transportation
🎵 $100 offsets part of one student’s cost
🎵 $425 arises toward half the cost of one student
🎵 $850 sends one student on the full trip
🎵 $1,700+ supports two or more students
👉 Donate Now (PayPal – select “JSB Fund”)
Or mail a check to Northampton Arts Council Inc. with “JSB Fund” in the memo line.
Why This Trip Matters
This is more than a field trip — it’s a pivotal learning and performance experience that will:
Let students showcase what they’ve worked on this year
Provide expert feedback to help them grow
Build community across students from different schools
Deepen their musical understanding through immersion in a historic cultural environment
Without financial support, some students will unfortunately have to stay behind — breaking up the ensemble and denying them this growth. Your gift ensures everyone travels together.
Student Voices
“Performing in Williamsburg and hearing my peers from across the country — I can’t wait for the inspiration.”
“If it weren’t for support, I wouldn’t be able to go. Music means so much to me.”
About the JSB Fund
The J. Scott Brandon Grant Fund was established to remove financial barriers in music education. It supports lessons, instruments, supplies — and now, by funding field trip expenses, ensures no student is excluded from opportunities like this festival.
Administrated by the Northampton Arts Council, all grant requests (for lessons or field trips) are reviewed by a Sub-Committee of school and Arts Council members.
Join Us
Your gift can send a student on this life-changing trip. Let’s raise $7,000 together and make sure every member of our Chamber Choir and Wind Ensemble stands on stage in Williamsburg this April.
👉 Donate Today
