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Why support Next Fest?
Because 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 musicians are facing and how Next Fest offers a "360 view" that enables artists to thrive in this competitive landscape.
Because of how much we offer
Next Fest is a rural residency, New York performance tour, groundbreaking cross-disciplinary workshop — and much more.
Because everyone wins
Your donation expands portfolios for emerging artists, delivers commissions to established artists, and offers donation-based performances to audiences.
Because of who we are
Your contribution helps us lift up diverse voices. More than 75% of the works presented this year were by artists of color, female-identifying artists, or both.
Because it's tax deductible
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is completely deductible.
Because we care
Over 10 years, we've had hundreds of Fellows participate at a price they name. We are fiercely committed to young artists and to our signature, equity-based "pay-what-you-can" policy. While the "big" summer festivals can charge more than $12K per participant, our Fellows pay only what they can afford — often a few hundred dollars at most. This is thanks to the generosity of tax-deductible gifts from donors like you.
Fellow Spotlights
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
We greatly appreciate the support of our donors, who have helped us to connect artists and audiences, and to provide ongoing career guidance and resources to emerging artists. We are committed to making the Festival available to young artists, regardless of financial circumstances.
FOUNDING DONORS
Duane Conover
Kerry Donahue and Guy Story
Newton Freeman
Gary Hickling and Dennis Moore
James Michels
SEASON SPONSORS
Kitty Bateman
Duane Conover
Kerry Donahue and Guy Story
Karin Fong and Arjan Schütte
Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting
The Heineman Foundation
2023 Donors
Anonymous
Peter Askim
Jackson Bailey
An-Lin Bardin
Elizabeth Beilman
Derek Bermel
Sue Bernhard
Mei-Tsen Chen and Ronald Biderman
Simone and Les Blake
Laura and Greg Bottomley
Martin Bresnick
Whitman Brown
Kayleigh Butcher
Stephanie Collins
Duane Conover
Lori Cook
Madeleine Crouch
Miranda Cuckson
Kerry Donahue and Guy Story
Arlene and Larry Dunn
Noam Faingold
Ralph Farris
Nina Ferrigno
Bryan Fong
Karin Fong and Arjan Schütte
Lindsay Freeman in Honor of Newton Freeman
Alexander Glantz
Ashleigh Gordon
Luc Gregoire
Alexandra Grossi
Maureen Hurd Hause
Holly Hickman
Yuh-Chin Tony Huang
Sarah Jesudason
Stephen Kaye
Aaron Jay Kernis
Olga Kleiankina
Lydia Kontos
Lydia Coulter Kwee
James Leach
Cynthia Lee
Tania León
Nancy Levine
Alexia Lieu
Sandy Masur and Vic Schuster
Mary McKellar
Heather McRay
James Michels
Andrea Edith Moore
Melissa Ngan
Charlie Plowman
Bill Reed
Harumi Rhodes
William Rixon
Jinky Ang Rosselli
Suzanne Rousso
Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting
Arjan Schütte and Karin Fong
Ben Schwartz
Genie Schwartz
Nina Scolnik
Nora Shepard
Michael Spudic
Kevin Michael Sullivan
Loren Tripp
Liliya Ugay
John Whitfield
Sophia Zhou
Special thanks to The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Alice P. Ditson Fund at Columbia University, The Amphion Foundation, the BMI Foundation, New Music USA, The Williamson Foundation, and The Heineman Foundation.