Inspire: A Choir for Unity
A Choir for Unity
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Our most ambitious project to date!
New York, NY, US
- $980 raised of $5,000 goal
- 12 donations
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Fiscally Sponsored by Fractured Atlas
Inspire is embarking on our most ambitious project yet with our season three finale on May 29, 2020.
"Can't You Hear Us?!", will feature a large-scale music commissioning project in partnership with Urban Word NYC, 350NYC, and The New York Society for Ethical Culture. This multi-piece commission will be a joint venture between local composers, Urban Word youth poets, experts from 350NYC, and Inspire’s own artists.
"Can't You Hear Us?!", will feature a large-scale music commissioning project in partnership with Urban Word NYC, 350NYC, and The New York Society for Ethical Culture. This multi-piece commission will be a joint venture between local composers, Urban Word youth poets, experts from 350NYC, and Inspire’s own artists.
This project is particularly valuable because:
- There is a lack of socially conscious quality choral repertoire in the literature and a desire in the choral community for it to exist and be performed.
- It unites two of our previous partners with a new one, deepening our existing relationships while widening the scope of community building that Inspire can facilitate.
- It provides a platform for the voices of those who will be most profoundly affected by the current climate crisis, should it continue unchecked: our youth.
Commissioning is a costly endeavor, as is the effort required to bring so many different organizations together. This is why we are asking for your help to do it right.
Please peruse the rewards to the right and consider supporting our poets, composers, venue rentals, and reception in exchange for some exciting rewards including:
Please peruse the rewards to the right and consider supporting our poets, composers, venue rentals, and reception in exchange for some exciting rewards including:
- An "Inspire Our Future" Tote Bag,
- A signed manuscript of one of our new commissions
- A signed poem by one of our Urban Word Poets
- Tickets to our May 29 concert, "Can you Hear Us?!"
To accomplish our musical and community development goals and to share the transformative power of music through unforgettable performances, visionary creative work and community partnerships, we are seeking to raise $5,000. Now more than ever, we need your support to ensure we have the resources to realize our goals.
Learn more about us at choirforunity.org
Learn more about us at choirforunity.org
Rewards
A Song for Sustainability
Donate $75.00 or more
Amount over $20.00 is tax-deductible.
On May 29, Inspire will be performing three world premières inspired by the words of Urban Word poets and composed by the brilliant and caring pens of Arianne Abela, Alexander Lloyd Blake, and Ari Messenger. Your donation will help fund these commissions, which we hope will be the fist of many.
- A manuscript signed by its composer
- A poem signed by its author
- A ticket to "Can you Hear Us?!"
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Room for Respect
Donate $10.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
New York City is an expensive place to gather. Your donation will contribute towards the high cost of reserving rehearsal space in the Big Apple.
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Food for our Future
Donate $25.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
Community building, education, and face-to-face exchange are pillars of our work. As such each Inspire concert is immediately followed by an opportunity to connect with each other - to share thoughts, feelings, and experiences casually over refreshment. Your donation will help feed us and open lines of communication on May 29!
- A ticket to "Can you Hear Us?!"
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A Poem for Peace
Donate $50.00 or more
Amount over $15.00 is tax-deductible.
Your donation will help contribute towards the compensation of our three slam poets from Urban Word. Aryanna, Nathaniel, and Jessica have composed librettos for our three composers and will be performing their work in person alongside these world premières at our concert on May 29.
- A poem signed by its author
- A ticket to "Can you Hear Us?!"
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A Hall for Hope
Donate $150.00 or more
Amount over $50.00 is tax-deductible.
"Can't You Hear Us" will be hosted by the acoustically glorious and stunningly beautiful Auditorium at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Although the Society is providing this venue to Inspire at cost, it is still a significant expense. Your donation helps us perform in such a high quality and meaningful venue.
- "Inspire Our Future" Tote Bag
- A manuscript signed by its composer
- A poem signed by its author
- Two tickets to "Can you Hear Us?!"
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