<span fr-original-style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(61, 142, 185); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;" style="font-size:15.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(61, 142, 185);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">"Listening to them play could easily be compared to a conversation among old friends — built on familiarity and trust, and full of seamless transitions as a wide variety of thoughts and feelings are discussed."<h1>— EMILY MOOK, LYNCHBURG LIVING</h1> <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Seven Hills Chamber Music is a hub of talented musicians from around the country "offering a fresh series of concerts" (The News & Advance) to energize and excite classical music across the United States.  The Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival — founded by Dudley Raine IV, and supported by grants, community organizations, individuals, and musicians — has quickly become a stand-out series in Lynchburg Virginia, with features in local papers and news stations. SHCM is now starting operations in NYC as well, to have concerts throughout the year in New York, and to eventually start touring around the country. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">"The creative energy among the artists is tremendous'' (The News & Advance), from their dynamic concerts and pop-up events to their educational outreach and community engagement. During the two week festival, our artists work with students in public schools, give masterclasses, have open rehearsals, perform pop-up concerts in local businesses, and interact with our audiences, all to forge meaningul community connections through our passion for chamber music.  <span fr-original-style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(61, 142, 185); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;" style="font-size:15.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(61, 142, 185);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">"Dynamic performances with a palpable, effortless, and knowing energy..."<h1>— EMILY MOOK, LYNCHBURG LIVING</h1> <p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(69,89,164,.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;color:rgb(55, 65, 81);font-family:Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.15">SHCMF is entering its fifth year, and we're thrilled about our significant growth, as well as the upcoming concerts and events for our next series in the Summer of 2025. We achieved substantial milestones in 2024, such as expanding our composer-in-residence program with the highly-acclaimed artist Jessica Meyer, enhancing our educational initatives with a partnership at Jubilee, and hosting our inaugural operetta production "In Venice" in New York City in September.<p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(69,89,164,.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;color:rgb(55, 65, 81);font-family:Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.15"> <p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(69,89,164,.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:1.25em 0px 0px;color:rgb(55, 65, 81);font-family:Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.15">We're steadfast in our commitment to sharing outstanding chamber music with the world, and we take immense pride in offering free concerts and events to the public. The generous support we receive from sponsors like the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, the Schewel Charitable Foundation, the James D and Eleanor J Taylor Endowment, and others, including supporters like you, plays a vital role in making our mission a reality! <span fr-original-style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1704821706/s5znzr59my9whlhemhua.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Sincerely,Dudley Raine IV & Nicole Brancato

Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;-webkit-touch-callout:none;-webkit-user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;" style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;-webkit-touch-callout:none;-webkit-user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;-webkit-touch-callout:none;-webkit-user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;" style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;-webkit-touch-callout:none;-webkit-user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, Thank you so much! Your donation greatly helps our mission and brings Seven Hills Chamber Music programming to life, from our summer festival, concerts, and pop-up events to our educational initatives. You are helping us increase accessibility to world-class music and education in our communities, and we are so grateful for your support! If you would like to support us further, talk to your friends about SHCM, join our mailing list, follow/share about us on social media @sevenhillscmf (Instagram) / Seven Hills Chamber Music (Facebook/YouTube), and check out our website <a href="https://www.sevenhillscmf.org/" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;box-sizing:inherit;-webkit-user-select:auto">https://www.sevenhillscmf.org/</a> We're passionate about building community around a shared love of chamber music, and we thank you for being a part of the SHCM community! With immense appreciation, Dudley Raine, IVFounder & Co-Director<a href="https://www.sevenhillscmf.org/" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;box-sizing:inherit;-webkit-user-select:auto">www.sevenhillscmf.org</a> dudley@sevenhillscmf.org  434-944-8122 This email also confirms that no goods or services were provided in return for your gift. Seven Hill Chamber Music is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Code and your gift is fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

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"Listening to them play could easily be compared to a conversation among old friends — built on familiarity and trust, and full of seamless transitions as a wide variety of thoughts and feelings are discussed."— EMILY MOOK, LYNCHBURG LIVING Seven Hills Chamber Music is a hub of talented musicians from around the country "offering a fresh series of concerts" (The News &amp; Advance) to energize and excite classical music across the United States.  The Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival — founded by Dudley Raine IV, and supported by grants, community organizations, individuals, and musicians — has quickly become a stand-out series in Lynchburg Virginia, with features in local papers and news stations. SHCM is now starting operations in NYC as well, to have concerts throughout the year in New York, and to eventually start touring around the country. "The creative energy among the artists is tremendous'' (The News &amp; Advance), from their dynamic concerts and pop-up events to their educational outreach and community engagement. During the two week festival, our artists work with students in public schools, give masterclasses, have open rehearsals, perform pop-up concerts in local businesses, and interact with our audiences, all to forge meaningul community connections through our passion for chamber music.  "Dynamic performances with a palpable, effortless, and knowing energy..."— EMILY MOOK, LYNCHBURG LIVING <p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.15;max-width:100%">SHCMF is entering its fifth year, and we're thrilled about our significant growth, as well as the upcoming concerts and events for our next series in the Summer of 2025. We achieved substantial milestones in 2024, such as expanding our composer-in-residence program with the highly-acclaimed artist Jessica Meyer, enhancing our educational initatives with a partnership at Jubilee, and hosting our inaugural operetta production "In Venice" in New York City in September.<p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.15;max-width:100%"> <p style="border:0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227);box-sizing:border-box;--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-pan-x: ;--tw-pan-y: ;--tw-pinch-zoom: ;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-gradient-from-position: ;--tw-gradient-via-position: ;--tw-gradient-to-position: ;--tw-ordinal: ;--tw-slashed-zero: ;--tw-numeric-figure: ;--tw-numeric-spacing: ;--tw-numeric-fraction: ;--tw-ring-inset: ;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-shadow:0 0 transparent;--tw-blur: ;--tw-brightness: ;--tw-contrast: ;--tw-grayscale: ;--tw-hue-rotate: ;--tw-invert: ;--tw-saturate: ;--tw-sepia: ;--tw-drop-shadow: ;--tw-backdrop-blur: ;--tw-backdrop-brightness: ;--tw-backdrop-contrast: ;--tw-backdrop-grayscale: ;--tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ;--tw-backdrop-invert: ;--tw-backdrop-opacity: ;--tw-backdrop-saturate: ;--tw-backdrop-sepia: ;margin:1.25em 0px 0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.15;max-width:100%">We're steadfast in our commitment to sharing outstanding chamber music with the world, and we take immense pride in offering free concerts and events to the public. The generous support we receive from sponsors like the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, the Schewel Charitable Foundation, the James D and Eleanor J Taylor Endowment, and others, including supporters like you, plays a vital role in making our mission a reality! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1704821706/s5znzr59my9whlhemhua.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Sincerely,Dudley Raine IV &amp; Nicole Brancato