Choral Chameleon's mission is to reinvent the art of choral music from every perspective.
We've been working on it since 2008, through a combination of innovative programming and staging, and by educating composers and emerging conductors to become their best musical selves - all sung by those who want to find a place to stretch themselves within a culture of love and of joyful curiosity.
It is this unique culture that has enabled us to quickly move on from cancelled in-person performances and programs, to be able to provide valuable online learning opportunities like our Virtual Institute, and to plan creative projects for the Fall that we are just as excited about as we would be for our normal concert venue performances.
Our influence continues to have impact - Choral Chameleon's Artistic Director Vince Peterson recently hosted a panel at Chorus America's national conference on 'Building Composer Partnerships' with 3 of our former Composers-in-Residence and one of our long-term collaborators. Using our Residency program as a model, they made a compelling case for choirs to plan composer residencies and commissions as part of any plans to come out of the Covid-19 crisis stronger and more relevant than before.
We were founded to ensure the future health of this art form - our work is more critical than ever.
If you love choral music and the role it plays in bringing people closer together, please consider making a donation to Choral Chameleon today to ensure that we will continue to surprise, delight and inspire through the months ahead, and beyond.
Nicole Belmont, Executive Director
We've been working on it since 2008, through a combination of innovative programming and staging, and by educating composers and emerging conductors to become their best musical selves - all sung by those who want to find a place to stretch themselves within a culture of love and of joyful curiosity.
It is this unique culture that has enabled us to quickly move on from cancelled in-person performances and programs, to be able to provide valuable online learning opportunities like our Virtual Institute, and to plan creative projects for the Fall that we are just as excited about as we would be for our normal concert venue performances.
Our influence continues to have impact - Choral Chameleon's Artistic Director Vince Peterson recently hosted a panel at Chorus America's national conference on 'Building Composer Partnerships' with 3 of our former Composers-in-Residence and one of our long-term collaborators. Using our Residency program as a model, they made a compelling case for choirs to plan composer residencies and commissions as part of any plans to come out of the Covid-19 crisis stronger and more relevant than before.
We were founded to ensure the future health of this art form - our work is more critical than ever.
If you love choral music and the role it plays in bringing people closer together, please consider making a donation to Choral Chameleon today to ensure that we will continue to surprise, delight and inspire through the months ahead, and beyond.
Nicole Belmont, Executive Director
If you prefer to donate by personal check, please address it to 'Choral Chameleon Inc.' and email our treasurer Eddie Maddalena for mailing instructions (we are not using our usual mailing address at the moment).
We also accept Venmo (@ChoralChameleon)
If you prefer to donate by personal check, please address it to 'Choral Chameleon Inc.' and email our treasurer Eddie Maddalena for mailing instructions (we are not using our usual mailing address at the moment).
We also accept Venmo (@ChoralChameleon)
Choral Chameleon historically relies on a combination of revenues, not just ticket revenues from live performances, dues and grants.
Individual donor support is critical for us to continue our important and influential work in New York City and beyond.
This work includes:
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.
- 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.
SEASON 2019-2020 DONORS
Thank you for your invaluable support during a challenging season
Thank you for your invaluable support during a challenging season
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$1000+
Anonymous (1) Nicole Belmont David Dabbon Mark Endozo Morgan Stanley 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 |
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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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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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