Exeter High Student in GRAMMY Program

The following is a news release:

Exeter High School student Aubrey Harris will attend the pretigious GRAMMY Camp in August.

Harris will be a sophomore this fall. She was selected to the New Hampshire Jazz All-State group as a freshman and is currently working on an art apprenticeship through a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. She wants to attend the Berklee College of Music.

The GRAMMY Foundation selected Harris among 136 talented high school students from 116 cities and 32 states for the GRAMMY Camp program.

"We are excited to bring GRAMMY Camp to three dynamic music markets this summer, and provide this valuable experience to the next generation of music makers," said Neil Portnow, president/CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. "GRAMMY Camp is one of our most immersive programs in terms of exposing young people to what it's like to have an actual working career in the music business, and the opportunity to receive instruction directly from GRAMMY-winning artists and industry professionals instills knowledge, confidence and lasting lessons in students."

Applications for GRAMMY Camp 2013 are currently online at www.grammyintheschools.com and the deadline is March 31, 2013. Financial aid is available and approximately 75 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid have received assistance.

"When you combine the energy and passion of high school students with the creative guidance of music professionals, a little bit of magic always happens," said Kristen Madsen, senior vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation. "The end product is lots of remarkable new music, strong new relationships, and tremendous growth in every student."