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Friends of Musique Vin Friends of Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot Inc. FOMVis a taxexempt American 501c3 organization dedicated to the support of promising young musicians around the world through providing funds an instrument loan program training awards and travel which also includes making occasional grants to and sponsoring the Gala concert and dinner of the annual Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot festival held in late June every year 2025 with be the 17th edition. Promoting a FrancoAmerican cultural partnership has been a cornerstone of the festival since its conception and FOMV has been an active and engaged nationwide US supporter. In the fall of 2019 FOMV held its inaugural concert and dinner at the French Consulate in New York City where a portion of the funds raised were used to commission a violin by master luthier Sam Zygmuntowicz which was then awarded as a loan to the winner Blaire Kim of FOMVs April 2023 Violin Competition at Lincoln Center.