​Lowell Mason was the champion of public school music education. The Lowell Mason House is working to re-imagine his 1792 birthplace in Medfield, MA. While Lowell Mason was innovative for his time, we are working to make sure the Lowell Mason House community continues to inspire others and to be forward thinking.

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We are launching the 6th annual Lowell Mason House Competition with the theme of How Music Lifts Our Spirit and Our Souls. While the organization is working very hard to raise money and awareness for renovating Lowell Mason’s birthplace in Medfield, we continue to explore how music making, music composition and music therapy can help foster communication and community connections.

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In the past, we have asked competition participants to share their best music education lesson plans. Another year we requested that the competition participants be innovative, inspiring and inclusive. Last year we asked how music inspires you and how that passion is shared with others.

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This year the Lowell Mason House is asking the competition participants to demonstrate how music making turns turmoil into fulfillment, how music encourages communication and community, and how that passion is shared with others.

 

The winners of the 2025 Lowell Mason House Music Education Advocacy Competition are as follows:

1st PLACE – Jillian Caci, Ithaca, New York - Project Title: “Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Power of Music"

2nd PLACE – Hong Le, Berea, Ohio - Project Title: “Music Uplifts - My Journey: How Music Lifts Our Spirits and our Souls" 

3rd PLACE – Shaman McGowen, Memphis, Tennessee - Project Title: “The Soulsville Foundation Music Community: The Soulsville Fine Arts Charter School, Dedicated to Inspiring, Uplifting, and Connecting Students Through Music Every Day"

Honorable Mention – Olivia Henderson, Cincinnati, Ohio – Project Title: "Harp Student at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music – Her Story"

Honorable Mention – Elizabeth Moose - Aubrey, Texas – Project Title: “Brockett Elementary Choir - My Personal Journey - How Music Can Elevate Our Spirits and Nurture Our Souls”

Honorable Mention – Shawn Hagen – Silver Spring, Maryland – Project Title: “How Music Lifts Our Spirits and Our Souls - A Soldier's Journey to the Alphorn.”

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