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We made it! Thank you to everyone who supported ou

We made it! Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign to professionally record with @yvetteyoung.

YOUR DONATION COVERS fees, lodging, and flights for the 18 string players we’re recording with.

SPECIAL THANKS to those that posted beautiful messages about the impact of this piece.

MORE GREAT NEWS. Any amount we raise over our goal will fund scholarships for our 2024 Performance Fellows.

VISIT THE GOFUNDME: bit.ly/record-with-yvette (link in bio)

#yvetteyoung #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #gofundmedonations #rockguitarist #orchestra #stringorchestra #nonprofitlife

JUST PUBLISHED: @yvetteyoung just released footage

JUST PUBLISHED: @yvetteyoung just released footage of us performing her first (of three) movements for strings and guitar.

WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-BF6czPrk

BE A SUPPORTER: Make a tax-deductible donation to our professional recording of this meaningful new work.

VISIT THE GOFUNDME: bit.ly/record-with-yvette (link in bio)

YOUR DONATION COVERS fees, lodging, and flights for the 18 string players we’re recording with.

MORE GREAT NEWS. Any amount we raise over our goal will fund scholarships to Performance Fellows participating in the 2024 Festival.

Video by @danieeharris

#yvetteyoung #guitarist #guitarists #composerlife #musiccomposer #gofundme #gofundmedonations #rockguitarist #orchestra #stringorchestra #musicians

(sound on) Learn about the first movement of @yvet

(sound on) Learn about the first movement of @yvetteyoung's composition for strings and guitar. (1 of 3)

Support the effort to professionally record this meaningful new work.

VISIT THE GOFUNDME:
bit.ly/record-with-yvette (link in bio)

YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION COVERS fees, lodging, and flights for the 18 string players we’re bringing into the recording booth.

MORE GREAT NEWS. Any amount we raise over our goal will fund scholarships to the Performance Fellows participating in our 2024 Festival.

Video by @danieeharris

#yvetteyoung #guitarist #guitarists #composerlife #musiccomposer #gofundme #gofundmedonations #rockguitarist #altrock #musiciansofinstagram #artistinterview

After 10 years, we’re still committed to making

After 10 years, we’re still committed to making our industry “more human”. Support the next 10 years this #givingtuesday.

LINK IN BIO: bit.ly/nextfest-10-more-years

Our unique pay-what-you-can model has helped launch over 200 young musicians (like Julia) into their professional careers. Your help makes this a reality and we are so grateful.

There are so many reasons to consider investing in our next 10 years:

THE NEED IS GREAT: "It is twice as hard to get into an orchestra than to get onto a major league baseball team." 2022 Guest Artist, Alecia Lawyer, notes the uphill battle young musicians have, and how Next Fest offers a “360° view" for artists to thrive.

WE OFFER SO MUCH: The festival is like four festivals in one: a rural residency, a New York performance tour, a collaborative workshop, and a groundbreaking cross-disciplinary laboratory.

EVERYBODY WINS: Your donation helps young artists build their professional profiles, provides commissioning fees for emerging and established composers and makes contemporary music accessible through donation-based performances.

IT'S TAX DEDUCTIBLE: Since we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, your donation will be completely deductible, just in time for your 2023 taxes.

#nonprofit #nonprofitlife #nonprofitorganization #nonprofitlife #nonprofitfundraising #501c3 #givingtuesday2023 #youngmusicians #cellist

“I’ve been training for this my whole life.”

“I’ve been training for this my whole life.” @yvetteyoung’s 3 Pieces for Strings and Guitar perfectly fuses her classical music and alt rock history. Support the world premiere recording with our String Orchestra.

VISIT THE GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN: bit.ly/record-with-yvette (link in bio)

YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL COVER fees, lodging, flights, and other travel expenses for 18 string players.

Last June, Next Fest commissioned and premiered Yvette’s score (her first for orchestra) to packed houses and standing ovations with @ps21chatham and @amercomporch.

Donate to our @gofundme to help us re-hire our 2023 Performance Fellows and fund a studio recording of what we performed together so you can listen to it in high quality forever.

This is an independent endeavor with no label support. Your tax deductible donations truly make the difference and we thank you!

Video by @danieeharris

#musicrecording #yvetteyoung #guitarist #guitarists #composerlife #musiccomposer #gofundme #gofundmedonations #rockguitarist #altrock #musiciansofinstagram #artistinterview

BIG NEWS! We’ve launched a @gofundme to support

BIG NEWS! We’ve launched a @gofundme to support a world premiere recording with @yvetteyoung! And, we’re bringing our 2023 Performance Fellows into the recording booth with us!

LEARN ABOUT THE PROJECT: (link in bio)
bit.ly/record-with-yvette

After premiering Yvette's FIRST music for orchestra to packed houses and standing ovations, we want to share this amazing music with the rest of the world!

Support this once in a lifetime collaboration with famed producer @fabdupont (J-Lo, BonJovi) and the great folks at Universal Audio.

Funds will help cover fees, lodging, flights, and other travel expenses for 18 String Fellows.

Photos by @eliasphotographyco @annaliesetassano, @tom_roggio

#musicrecording #yvetteyoung #guitarist #guitarists #composer #musiccomposer #gofundme #gofundmedonations

🎉🎉 Cheer on all the Next Fest guest artists

🎉🎉 Cheer on all the Next Fest guest artists just nominated for a GRAMMY by the @recordingacademy! 🎉🎉

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

"Difficult Grace" by @sethparkerwoods is a semi-autobiographical multimedia concert featuring Woods in the triple role of cellist, narrator/guide, and movement artist.

Parker Woods was a Next Fest Guest Artist in 2021. Watch his cello masterclass with us on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=OTc0BshRLkE

"Of Love" by @curtis.stewart_violin was recorded in his childhood apartment after his mother’s passing. Curtis' compositions for strings, electronics and voice weave between a poem of prayer and songs Curtis’ visionary mother taught him.

The Next Festival String Orchestra was part of the live premiere of Stewarts' "Embrace" in 2023.

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM

"Passion For Bach And Coltrane" by @jeffscott_composer is a 7 movement work for wind quintet, string quartet, jazz trio and orator.

Next Fest most recently commissioned and presented the world premiere of Scott's "Winter 1983" at @roulette_intermedium in 2022. Watch that performance here: youtube.com/watch?v=KbzA9aR5eHY

#grammys #grammynominated #thegrammys #composers #classicalmusicians

NOW ON YOUTUBE: Experience the electric charge of

NOW ON YOUTUBE: Experience the electric charge of @peteraskim's "Into Cerulean Skies". Subscribe to the Next Fest Youtube Channel for free access to world premiere performances like this and much more.

LINK IN BIO: youtube.com/@Next_Fest

Sometimes serene, often urgent, Askim's new work conceptually explores dreams of floating and falling, the infinity of the sky, and passion to embrace being truly alive.

Conductor and Composer Peter Askim is the Director of Orchestral Studies at @ncstatemusic and conductor of @rcsymphonyassoc. He's also conducted @knoxsymphony, @vt_symphony and more.

This performance was in partnership with @amercomporch, @americancomposersforum, @orchleague and @newmusicusa.

Video by @dannieeharris

#composers #composersofinstagram #newmusicalert #musiciansofinstagram #musicians #musiciansofig #contemporarymusic #contemporaryclassical #orchestra #orchestralmusic

(sound on) What if we measured time by breath? Tha

(sound on) What if we measured time by breath? That's what @matthewevantaylor had in mind when composing “okussa: for Damascus”, a piece structured by each musician's breath.

NOW ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@Next_Fest (link in bio)

In partnership with @amercomporch's SONiC Festival, @americancomposersforum, @orchleague and @newmusicusa.

Composer and improviser Matthew Evan Taylor focuses much of his work on the climate crisis and redefining virtuosity. His music has been performed by @cleveorch, @detroitsymphony, and @metroensemble. As a performer, Matthew has collaborated with musician @elliott_sharp, visual artist @dannielletegeder, and more.

Video by @dannieeharris

#composers #composersofinstagram #remembertobreathe #musiciansofinstagram #musicians #musiciansofig #contemporarymusic #contemporaryclassical #ambientmusic #soundbath

Help us applaud Next Fest Director @peteraskim, wh

Help us applaud Next Fest Director @peteraskim, who just premiered his piece "The Lost Art of Writing" with Ivan Josip Skender and the musicians of @100godina.muza.

Congratulations everyone!

Photos by Magda Galić

#orchestra #orchestralmusic #orchestralife #composer #composerlife #contemporaryclassical #classicalmusicians

Here's a soft sweet flashback for your Friday from

Here's a soft sweet flashback for your Friday from our work with @yvetteyoung at @ps21chatham.

Last Spring, Next Fest premiered her "3 Pieces for Strings, Guitar, and Electric Guitar", an uplifting work that marries Young's roots in classical music with her current alt rock sound. In partnership with both PS21 and @amercomporch.

VISIT NEXT-FEST.ORG to learn more about the festival.

JOIN THE EMAIL LIST while you're there so you know when our videos from the 2023 festival become available. Thanks!

#stringorchestra #orchestra #symphonyorchestra #orchestralife #rockguitarist #classicalmusicians #musiciansofinstagram #rehearsal #musicrehearsal #flashbackfriday #fbf

Hang out with this rising violin star. Here, 2023

Hang out with this rising violin star. Here, 2023 Fellow Camille Jones brings home one of the essential goals of Next Fest, to demystify the process of making music a viable career path.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/watch?v=Y7jzV6rrGxw

🎻 Camille Jones (@millyj05) has served as a Sphinx Orchestral Futurist Fellow, helping to curate workshops for K-12 students. She’s been a teaching artist for @detroitsymphony’s Civic Youth Ensembles and was recently awarded a @vasymphony Fellowship! 🎉

Video by @danieeharris

#violinist #youngmusician #youngmusicians #violinplayer #stringplayer #violinista #violinists #violinistsofinstagram #artistinterview

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