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Founder of musical education foundation to speak at BYU-Idaho University Forum
Elizabeth Shropshire, founder of the Shropshire Music Foundation, will speak at the Brigham Young University-Idaho Forum on Thursday, September 20 at 2:00 p.m. in the Taylor Chapel.
The Shropshire Music Foundation establishes long-term musical education and performance programs for children and communities who suffer from violence and intolerance in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and Uganda. Shropshire's forum address is titled "No More Us and Them; Teaching Peace to Children of War."
Shropshire earned a bachelor's degree in music composition and theory from BYU in Provo and an advanced graduate degree in composition for the music industry from the University of Southern California. She spent 20 years teaching in public schools, teaching private lessons, and serving as the educational director of the Long Beach Symphony.
A question and answer session will follow Shropshire's address at 3:00 p.m. The forum will also be broadcast live on KBYI-FM 100.5.
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