NOTEWORTHY CIM Scholarships Make a Difference When Iris and Tom Harvie established the Iris and Tom Harvie Director’s Award in 2019, they knew their gift would help lower the cost of tuition at CIM and extend one exceptional student a life-changing scholarship. What they didn’t know was how rewarding their bond with that one student would become. Thiago Silva-Correia is a master’s double bass student studying with Derek Zadinsky, assistant principal bass of The Cleveland Orchestra. His first thought upon winning the first Director’s Award in 2020 was how happy he was to be headed to Cleveland, and particularly to University Circle. Even during his brief audition trip, he said he sensed that CIM is “an amazing school with a deep connection to the community.” Thanks to the scholarship, he’s been able to focus on his studies and remain at CIM through the COVID-19 pandemic. But this gift has also left a meaningful impact on the Harvies. Initially attracted to the idea of supporting CIM students in general, since 2020, the couple has found Thiago Silva-Correia joy in watching their support transform one extraordinary individual. They’ve witnessed firsthand the profound artistic and personal changes Silva-Correia, along with the rest of his CIM peers, have undergone, and now describe their connection to the bassist as “incredibly meaningful.”
“It is a privilege to support classical music, and we are grateful and fortunate to be able to create a named scholarship,” the Harvies said.
A New Path to Greatness: Changes Coming to Preparatory Program
(photos by Robert Muller)
CIM is committed to ensuring a bright future for classical music and that begins with our youngest students. A year and a half ago, a task force of faculty, staff and board members convened to evaluate CIM’s Preparatory programs. After much research and thoughtful discussion, it reached the enthusiastic consensus that it is time for CIM Prep to move toward a comprehensive model of music education, beginning in August 2022. At the heart of the new system will be the Academy at CIM, a program inspired by successful models elsewhere and intended to make CIM the preeminent pre-college classical music education center in the Great Lakes region. It will deliver focused musical training in a supportive, collaborative environment wholly committed to seeing students complete their own unique journeys. Complementing the Academy – best suited for students in middle or high school – will be other foundational music education programs as well as the ongoing Young Artist Program for exceptional adolescent musicians seeking Conservatory-style training. For more information visit cim.edu/academy.
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