Sara Bareilles Performs At GRAMMY In The Schools Live Event 2/9

Members of theGRAMMY Jazz Ensembles, along with student alumni from GRAMMY Camp® and GRAMMY Signature Schools, with a special guest performance by GRAMMY nominee Sara Bareilles (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) on Feb. 9, 2011, at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif.

WHAT:
Second annual GRAMMY In The Schools® Live! - A Celebration Of Music & Education, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund with support from Best Buy and Converse.

WHEN & WHERE:
Feb. 9; 7 p.m. Dinner; 8 p.m. Performance
GRAMMY In The Schools® Live! with GRAMMY Nominee Sara Bareilles
University of Southern California, Grand Ballroom
3607 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089
310.581.8682
Tickets start at $75 per person; visit www.grammyintheschools.com to purchase tickets

WHY:
GRAMMY Camp, GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles,and GRAMMY Signature Schools are programs for U.S. high school students and high school music programs. They are part of the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools offerings and are supported in part by Best Buy, Converse, Ford Motor Company Fund, and the Hot Topic Foundation.

GRAMMY Camp is a signature music industry camp that will be held in both Los Angeles (July 9 - 18) and New York (Aug. 2 - 8) in summer 2011. GRAMMY Camp offers an interactive residential summer music experience focusing on all aspects of commercial music, with instruction by artists and industry professionals. GRAMMY Camp L.A. will be held at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and other professional venues throughout Los Angeles.GRAMMY Camp N.Y. will be held at Rubber Tracks, Converse's new state-of-the-art recording facility in Brooklyn, N.Y. and will culminate in a launch party at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square.

High school singers and instrumentalists can audition for the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles. Selectees will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the host city for the Annual GRAMMY Awards, and students will participate in high-profile GRAMMY Week performances and recording sessions and will attend the Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.

Just as the GRAMMY Award recognizes excellence in recording,the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top public high schools across the country for outstanding commitment to their music education programs. Each of the GRAMMY Signature Schools will receive a custom award and a monetary grant to benefit its music program.

Applications/Deadlines:
The 2011 GRAMMY Camp application deadline is March 31, 2011. Financial assistance is available to qualified applicants. The deadline for the 2012 GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles and GRAMMY Signature Schools programs is Oct. 22, 2011. Applications for all programs are available at www.grammyintheschools.com.

The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture - from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. Campbell's Labels For Education program is proud to be the official education partner of the GRAMMY In The Schools programs. For more information, please visit www.grammyintheschools.com.

Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.org.

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works to build communities through partnerships that support education, driving safety, and American heritage and community life. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2009 and made possible by funding from Ford Motor Company, its programs include Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, which provides high school students with academically rigorous, interactive learning experiences, and Ford Driving Skills for Life, a teen-focused safe driving initiative. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 20,000 Ford employees and retirees participate in a wide range of volunteer projects in dozens of countries around the world. For more information, visit www.community.ford.com.

GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles' sophomore album Kaleidoscope Heart debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. The first single "King Of Anything" is nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Critics have praised Sara's sophomore efforts on Kaleidoscope Heart across the board. The Wall Street Journal raved, "Kaleidoscope Heart plants Sara in Billy Joel territory." The New York Times praised Sara quoting, "Deliberately or not, Ms. Bareilles has figured out a singer-songwriter's response to the ascendance of "Glee." Now she's her own glee club," while People Magazine applauds the album, saying, "In 2007 the singer-songwriter rocketed from obscurity with her album Little Voice and the GRAMMY-nominated pop-rock gem "Love Song." How does she follow up on that? Impeccably." Kaleidoscope Heart is the follow up to her massive debut, Little Voice which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and garnered the singer/songwriter two GRAMMY nominations for the triple platinum hit single, "Love Song."

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