Port Hope, ON — December 2025 — Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is thrilled to announce a major success in bringing free music to kids across Northumberland: a donation of 20 violins! The donation of instruments, including 18 from a single generous supporter, will expand youth access to music for years to come. With this influx of instruments, SONG …
SONG Receives National SiriusXM MusiCounts Community Fund to Expand Youth Music Access
Port Hope, ON — Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is proud to announce it has been selected as a recipient of a national grant from MusiCounts, Canada’s leading music education charity. SONG is among a select group of organizations across the country receiving funding through the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund — a national initiative distributing $500,000 to programs …
Ontario Arts Council Support Brings Music to 136 Rural Students
Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is proud to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council through the Artists in Communities and Schools Grant, which has made it possible to deliver high-quality, in-school music programming to students across Northumberland County. From May 2025 through this spring, the Ontario Arts Council grant helped SONG work with 136 students across four …
SONG provides Mental Health First Aid training to Northumberland youth workers.
SONG Strengthens Community Bonds Through Youth Mental Health Training: 21 Workers Across Northumberland Trained in Mental Health First Aid Port Hope, ON – November 26, 2024 Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is proud to announce the completion of Mental Health First Aid Training for Workers with Youth, an initiative that provided free training for 21 individuals from partner organizations …