Presented at the Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters and its various branches, MSI is scheduled seasonally and is open to the public.
Patrons are free to bring their own brown bag lunch or purchase lunch from an on-site vendor.
The Music Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for music students in Spartanburg County Schools. Through the Alia Lawson Pre-College Department of Music at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., aspiring music students in middle schools and high schools can compete for scholarships funded in part by the Music Foundation. The Music Foundation holds the annual Henry Janiec Young Artist Competition open to undergraduate and graduate music students currently enrolled in a college or university music degree program in South Carolina. Contestants may choose vocal or instrumental selections requiring orchestral accompaniment and are judged based on their proficiency, performance style, etc. Each year, the Music Foundation presents the annual youth concerts for Spartanburg County Public School students at Twichell Auditorium on the Converse College campus.