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    • What's New
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    • Virtual Institute Home >
      • Ear Training Bootcamp
      • Score Reading Workshop
      • Choral Arranging Workshop
  • Who We Are
    • Mission & Values
    • Explore Our Repertoire >
      • Concert & Programming History
      • Premieres
    • Watch
    • Press
    • staff | board
  • what we do
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    • Chorus >
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​SUPPORT
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Donations & SUbSCRIPTIONS

SUPPORT CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY TODAY
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​For personal checks, please find info below
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE $300 CARES ACT ADDITIONAL DEDUCTION IN 2020
Signed into law on March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") includes provisions designed to encourage charitable contributions of cash. It allows taxpayers who do not itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns to receive a tax deduction of up to $300 for cash donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations during calendar year 2020, in addition to taking the "standard deduction" on their returns.

SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENT TO FIND A WAY TO SING TOGETHER DURING THIS TIME
WITH MUSIC & COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL LAST BEYOND IT
Choral Chameleon entered the summer with an absolute artistic commitment to innovate - seeing so many performing groups all over the world going into effective hibernation, we decided we must double-down to create new art, now more than ever. This pandemic would be an inspiration for us, not a limitation.

So we spent months figuring out how to create new music safely. Virtual choirs - singing alone into your phone - wouldn't be enough. If people aren't singing together, in real time, balancing and feeding off one another, it doesn't sound the same.  If we were going to make music this Season, we wanted it to last.

The route we have chosen is to make music in person at a high-end recording studio that has 4 completely separate booths. That means 4 people at a time can sing together, safely. We've been recording both our Chorus and our Ensemble like that, in quartets, and then are mixing them all together. The results are already phenomenal in their quality and warmth - I invite you to listen for yourself on Patreon.

It's also incredibly expensive - the studio costs hundreds of dollars per hour, and we need a lot of hours since we can only record 4 singers at a time and must leave the studio empty for an hour in between each session.  The Chorus has over 40 singers physically participating in this process and we are continuing to pay our professional Ensemble singers.  

This season we're also staying mission-focused by producing groundbreaking new art just like we did before Covid! We're combining our exquisite choral music with custom recipes for food and drinks inspired by the music to stimulate the senses during lockdown. And we've commissioned beautiful handmade rugs whose colors and texture you'll hear in sumptuous new recordings of us singing.   Our food and design partnership with The Taste Curators is beautifully packaged via the medium of video, in collaboration with our supremely talented videographer Jacob McCoy.

We don't know what the future holds, but it could be another year or more before we're all back in the same room together.

Would you consider making a gift to sustain us during this difficult time?

With a donation, you'll be helping create more of Choral Chameleon's trademark beauty, love, and wonder... and lighting the path forward for other arts organizations in New York City and around the world.

​Nicole Belmont, Executive Director
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​If you prefer to donate by personal check or wish to donate via a donor-advised fund, please make your donation payable to 'Choral Chameleon, Inc.' and 
email our treasurer Eddie Maddalena for further instructions (we are not using our usual mailing address at the moment).

THANK YOU TO EARLY SEASON SUPPORTERS
Thank you to every one of the donors who supported Artistic Director Vince Peterson's Birthday campaign, 'Props to the Pros' Giving Season and those who remembered is in your end of year giving. You've enabled us to embark on our journey in earnest, and have gone a long way to being to support our professional artists for the length of the season.

​​​We continue to need your help to KEEP THE CREATIVE MOMENTUM GOING in this season to complete our projects and to put us in a strong position to navigate the inevitable uncertainties of Fall 2021.
SEASON 2020-2021 DONORS TO DATE
​$1000+
Anonymous (2)     
Karen Beluso
​David Dabbon
​Rex Isenberg
Karen Miller-Lewis
Christopher & David Murray
Morgan Stanley Trust
Stan Ponte
Deborah Robbins
​Brian Rosen
​Kara Unterberg

$500-$999
Peter Belmont
Richard Berg
Bob Evans and Steve Davis

Sarah Fels
​Michael & Jaime Monday
​Rasmuson Foundation
​

$200-499
Audrey Elias
Sandra Garner

​Barbara Kopans
Donna Lee
Alexandra McKay
​John Prince
​Heather Randall
​SeiSei Tatebe-Goddu
Edward Thompson
Joanne Tuck & Stuart Freedman
​Derek Weagle
Nicholas Weininger
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$100-$199
​Bruce Barth
Deborah Bishop
Este Cantor
Ken Conradt & John Maclay
David Conte
Marie Duggan
Mia Farinelli
Matthew Finkel
Jacqueline Francis
Raphael Fusco
Doug Geers
Barbara Gilbride
Joseph Gregorio
Jacques Joseph
Catherine Mesner
​Clay Morris
Dylan Nagler
Jacqueline Perez
​Judy Rabuffo
Peter Rutenberg
Boreta Singleton

Ann Stedman
Nanci Tuck
​Jessica Wong

$0-99
Caleb Albo
Blake Allen

Michaelangelo Allocca
Amazon Smile
Caroline Aquino
Karen Aronson
Katya Barmotina
Nicole Belmont
Paul Bergel
Bruce Bergquist
Kristina Boerger
Ladd Boris
Fran Born
Scott Brown
Tom Bruett
​Lauren Bydalek
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Alison Calderara
Ryan Campo
Cara Caponi
Kitty Carlisle
Erba Carskadden
Elise Caves
Jamey Cook
Robbie Cowan
Becca Crivello
Emily Crowe
Carlos Díaz
Liliana  de Jesús
Kate Delaney
Anjuli Deo
Julie Eastman
​Christian Edward
Andy Einhorn
Edward Enrique

Matt Fernandez
Nancy Fernandez
Jared Field
Jeremy Fitzgerald
Julie Foh

Ryan Foley
​Candace Forest

Jeremy Francis
Sheri Galardi
Rose Gallagher
Joe Gilbride
Joseph Gilbride
Kathleen Gilbride

Conor Gilroy
Norma Glassman
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Matthew Goinz
Kelly Baxter Golding
Michelle Gott
Samuel Grace
Erica Gragg
​Leigh Haber
Jessica Harris
Anne Heminger
Laura Heyman
Rachel Hickey
Johanna Hirota
Aaron Hock
Westley Holiday
Kathryn Hotarek
Erika Insana
Mona Kennedy
Ilya Khodosh
​Dee Kittany
Richard Lamura

Bebe Landis
​Ronald Languedoc

Rosalyn Lavarias
Tania Lopinto
Clare Maloney
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Sonja Maund
Karen Mazzotta
Janice Melara
Leonor Melara
Tegan Miller
Maggie Monahan
Denyse Montegut
Patrick Owens
Chris Palmer
Roxanna Panufnik
Gina Parnaby
Chris Patterson
Paypal Giving Fund
​Alex Pepperman

Erik Peregrine
Vince Peterson
Lynn Peterson
​Martin Peterson

Anthony Pho
Bill Powell
Robyn Prezioso
Eric Pulsipher
William Pusey
Molly Rabuffo
Zaq Rathbone
Pam Reich
Gumesindo Rivera
​Ronnie Romano

​Gerald Rosen
​Taylor Rossellini

Shannon Ryan
Mark Shapiro
Sara Shapiro
​Michael Smith

Mary Speers
Kathryn Squitieri
Christina Squitieri
Ethan Starr
Jacob Stensberg
Brennan Stokes
Krishna Stone
Parade Stone
Miguel Sutedjo
Nanna Tanier
Robert Tedesco
Bill Trafka
Geri Travins
Rob Tuck
Emily Uz
Pamela Wagner
Peter Walters
​Caroline Waxler
Angie Weber

Donna Wiederkehr
Jace Wittig
​Joseph Wong

Shawne Workman

MONTHLY/ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION VIA PATREON
Become a Patron!

​YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT CHORAL CHAMELEON AS OUR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE ON PATREON!

​We are delivering new programming every month this season online via the fan-support platform PATREON, which we're testing out for the first time. This is our virtual venue for the Season and it works via a monthly plan, or 10% discounted annual upfront pledge in the place of concert tickets.

Choral Chameleon's Ensemble and Chorus are making completely fresh new music for our virtual audience EVERY MONTH via high-quality studio recordings, delivered to subscribers with gorgeous video from our collaborators and other benefits like livestream chat on launch day, swag and more!

All of the content we have launched this season is accessible NOW from our $10 tier upwards!
  • $10/month provides access to new monthly music
  • $25/month provides access to new monthly music and artisanal keepsakes developed to accompany our series - these benefits are only available until December 31st 2020, so act now
  • $40/month provides the above plus more access to work-in-progress

Learn more about how to access and support our Season HERE.

​​[Please note, while PATREON is a way to support us monthly, it is a platform for us to deliver goods & services to you, and is not tax-exempt]
SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR FRIENDS ON PATREON (as of DECEMBER 31 2020):
Abigail Fels
​Agnes & Jo Buchanan
​​Alan Ahles
Alan McGowan
Allison Carroll
Amy Rafa
​Anela Laguyan
​Anya Gibian
​Audrey Elias
Becca Crivello
'Beigeforce'
Boreta Singleton
Brian Moseley
​Brian Rosen
Briel Steinberg
​Cara Caponi
Caroline Quinn
​Carly Robinson
Christopher Derby
Corey Kinger
Dale Trumbore
Dan Venora
David Bloom
David Dabbon
David R. Murray
Dean Goodman
Deborah Robbins
Diane Palmeri
​Doug Slemmer
Edward Thompson
Eli Gilboa
Emily Crowe
Emily Uz
Erba 'n' Dan
Evelyn Beliveau
​Geoffrey Belmont
Hee Sung Kim

Hope deFrenes
​Howard and Roberta Robinson
Ian Scheffler
​Irina Tseyref
​Jacqueline R Francis

James Taylor
​Jeffrey & Lisa Waller

Jillian S Hornick
​Joan Bredthauer
Johanna Hirota

Joshua Diamant
​Julia Armstrong

Julia Trencher
Karen Beluso
Kathleen Gilbride
Kathryn Squitieri
Katie Zaffrann
Kristen Darmody
​Lisa W Cook

Lynn Peterson
Marilynn Berkey
Mark Endozo
​Mark Heflin

Mark McManus
Marshall Taylor
Matthew Finkel
Max Parke
​'Meghan'
Melanie A Watanabe

​Michael Squitieri
Michelle Coladonato

Mike Rowan
​'Naomi'
​Nick Haas
​Nicole Belmont
​Nina Cass

'Nona Suomy'
​Norma Glassman
​Pat Bumgarner

Paul & Connie Beliveau
Paul Golding
Peter A Belmont
Richard Berg
Rina McNamara
Rita Coladonato
Robbie Cowan
​Robyn Caponi
​Rod Hines

Sally Fleming
Samantha Jones
​Sandra Garner

Sarah Fels
​Scott Brown

Stephanie Tuck
Tegan Miller
Thomas Lloyd
​Tricia Bell
Victoria Beliveau
​Vince Peterson

Tyler Smith
Westley Todd Holiday
​Winnie Lee

Xan Weiser

SEASON 2019-2020 DONORS
THANK YOU TO THESE INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPORT IN A CHALLENGING SEASON
$1000+
Anonymous (1)
Nicole Belmont
David Dabbon
Mark Endozo
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Christopher & David Murray
Brian Rosen
Kathryn Squitieri
Michael Squitieri
Seisei Tatebe-Goddu
​
Kara Unterberg
Nicholas Weininger

$500-999
Peter Belmont
Donna Lee
Karin Miller-Lewis
Clayton l. Morris
John Prince
Deborah Tuck 
$200-499
Elise Caves
Tom Gabbard
Joseph Gilbride
Larry Squitieri
Hilary Sterne
Stefanie Teitelbaum
Joanne Tuck and Stuart Freedman

​$100-199
​Richard Berg
David Bloom
​Scott Brown

Cara Caponi
Dean Dinnebeil
Joseph Gregorio
Johanna Hirota
Martin Isenberg & Lynda Sher
Matt Oltman
Vince Peterson
​Hilary Sterne

Nanci Tuck
Stephanie Tuck
$10-99
​Amazon Smile
Nadia Al-Said
Blair Desmon
Andy Einhorn
​Audrey Elias
​Jared Field
Barbara Gilbride
Barry Gilman
Kimberly Glassman
​Kelly Baxter Golding
Abner Greene
Phil Gutierrez
​Westley Holiday
Richard LaMura
William Pusey
Maura Rabuffo
Benjamin Shaw
​Alyssa Venora
Evelyn Zornoza

BUILDING ON TWELVE GROUND-BREAKING SEASONS
Choral Chameleon historically relies on a combination of revenues: ticket revenues from live performances/digital subscription, Chorus dues, grants and crucially, INDIVIDUAL GIVING.

​Individual donor support is critical for us to continue our important and influential work in New York City and beyond.

This work includes:
  • Preparation and Presentation of groundbreaking choral music programming, dealing with real human themes for real people that require exceptionally flexible and open-minded artists.
  • Guaranteeing our audience will experience premieres of exciting new choral music in every season. We have commissioned, nurtured and produced OVER 180 WORLD PREMIERES since 2008 - an unprecedented number, and a major statement about the support of new concert music for voices!  This is one of the key reasons why Choral Chameleon has been recognized nationally by the choral community in our winning of the Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming in 2015 and why founder Vince Peterson was awarded the Chorus America Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal.
  • Ability to offer year-long composer residencies.
  • Freedom to explore secular contexts for choral music alongside the spiritual, to provoke reassessment of what a choral music concert can feel like, utilizing unexpected venues, videos and collaborations with other disciplines.
  • Unparalleled educational experiences for emerging composers and conductors at our Summer Institute and providing guest conducting rotations. 81 composers and conductors have attended our Institute since 2010.
  • Increasing awareness of important social issues in our shared community through the medium of ensemble singing.
  • Promoting personal health and well-being through choral singing as a sustainable life-practice for avocational and professional singers alike.
  • ​“Changing the Voice of Choral Music” on the modern concert scene, and claiming our American choral music heritage.

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This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.   
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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The performance venues for Choral Chameleon are ADA-compliant and wheelchair accessible spaces.

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