Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
The Lynn Harrell Foundation supports musicians and educators of all ages and backgrounds to create collaborative educational and musical experiences. Inspired by the legacy of cellist Lynn Harrell, we embrace the full narrative of each performer and prioritize honest expression and storytelling through the arts.
Vision
The Lynn Harrell Foundation envisions a world where the barriers to classical music are removed. We see a world full of accessible educational environments in which the individual expression of each person is welcomed and encouraged. We see a world brimming with artists that embrace themselves in all their wondrous complexity and view music or artistic expression as a tool for communication and connection.
Values
Exposure to music provides the opportunity to learn, hear and experience life through one's own unique lens.
Music inspires life-changing impacts for artists and audiences alike.
Music ignites a new fire with audiences, regardless of background or lived experiences, opening one's mind to something they didn't know was there and viewing it from a different perspective.
Music is a tool to communicate and connect, not just as entertainment.
Music is a tool to learn about our own selves and the world around us.