ANNUAL FUND
Support ACO's Annual Fund
Each gift to American Composer Orchestra supports our work to expand the definition of American orchestral music to ensure an inclusive and vibrant future. Your gift today will support ACO's concerts, middle school through college composer education programs, and composer advancement programs, fostering a community of creators, audiences, performers, collaborators, and funders.
We are extremely grateful to each individual and organization that decides to join our community of funders. To contribute or for more information, please contact Lyndsay Werking, Director of Development & Communications, at lyndsay [at] americancomposers [dot] org or 212-977-8495.
American Composers Orchestra is a 501c3 organization
Tax ID: 13-2838450
Impacts & Benefits of Giving
Leadership Circle $25,000
Impact of Your Gift
Supports one EarShot Reading with a national partner
- Partner symphonic orchestra rehearses and reads four new works
- 4 featured artists receive personalized mentorship and feedback from a conductor, mentor composers, and musicians
- Travel, lodging and a score printing stipend is provided to each featured artist
- 1 selected composer receives a $15,000 commission to write a new work for a future season
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Sponsors Instrumental Instruction and Compose Yourself! at Ft. Hamilton HS in Brooklyn
- 60 students receive direct instruction in percussion, flute, trumpet, trombone
- 52 sessions with 4 musician teaching artists for the year
- 15 students receive hands-on composition classes
- 24 sessions with 1 composer teaching artist for the year
- School population is 32% Latinx, 2% Black, 15% identify as having a disability, 72% low income
Sponsors Instrumental Instruction and Compose Yourself! at Ft. Hamilton HS in Brooklyn
- Year-long BenefitsSpecialized benefits catered to your unique interests through a one-of-a-kind customized performance, composer Q&A, workshop or other event planned in partnership with ACO artistic leadership for your office or home
- All $10,000+ Benefits
Benefactor $10,000
Impact of Your Gift
Underwrites an EarShot CoLABoratory workshop with 30 ACO musicians
- 4 Fellows workshop a new score with a professional orchestra
- Mentor composers, conductors, and performers build relationships with the Fellows
- Archival audio recording of each work is created for future study and limited promotion (less than 3 minutes)
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Sponsors Sonic Spark Lab: LaGuardia HS on Upper West Side
- 35 HS students complete creativity-focused classes culminating in presentation of original songs, poems, and other creative projects
- 30 sessions with 1 composer teaching artist for the year
- School population is 21% Asian, 16% Latinx, 9% Black, 30% low income
Year-Long Benefits of Giving
- An original hand-signed score from an ACO alumni composer, many of whom are winners of major composition awards such as the Pulitzer, Grammy, Grawemeyer, American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Rome Prizes
- All $5,000+ Benefits
Patron $5,000
Impact of Your Gift
Sponsors an EarShot CoLABoratory workshop with eight ACO musicians
- 4 Fellows workshop a new score with a small ensemble of ACO musicians
- Mentor composers, conductors, and performers build relationships with the Fellows
- Archival audio recording of each work is created for future study and limited promotion (less than 3 minutes)
Year-Long Benefits of Giving
- Socialize with featured musicians, soloists, guest ensembles and composers artists with an invitation to attend an intimate soiree at the home of an ACO board member
- All $1,000+ Benefits
Donor $1,000
Impact of Your Gift
Provides scholarship to one student for one semester of Compose Yourself! classes
- Student participates hands-on composition classes
- 12 sessions with 1 composer teaching artist for one semester
- 8 guest professional musicians perform original work by sponsored student
- Student receives professional recording of their original work for future study and college applications
Year-Long Benefits of Giving
- Invitation to a special ACO insider event
- Mingle with musicians, composers and special guest artists at the end-of-season Spring Fling Party
- Observe composers and conductors interacting with ACO musicians with VIP invitations to attend working rehearsals
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