Live Music Brings the Magic to Life

The lights go down. The curtain rises. Then the first glorious chord hits, and the audience comes together. 

Total goal: $14,000 to keep our live music:                                                                   The Nutcracker (December) – $6,000  and Sleeping Beauty (May) – $8,000

• $25— Helps provide music materials for a musician.
• $50— Helps cover rehearsal music preparation.
• $100— Helps support a musician’s rehearsal time.
• $250— Helps provide sheet music and orchestral parts.
• $500— Helps support a pianist or additional rehearsal.
• $1,000— Helps underwrite a professional musician for the production.
• $2,500— Helps support the conductor and orchestra rehearsals.
• $5,000+— Helps bring a full live orchestra to the stage.

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We will list our supporters in the program. 

A live orchestra gives dancers the energy, nuance, and musicality.

Ballet has historically been an art form created through the partnership of dancers, choreographers, musicians, and conductors. Supporting live music helps keep that tradition vibrant.

It supports working musicians and the performing arts ecosystem. 

Experiencing a live orchestra alongside professional dancers can introduce children and first-time audience members to multiple art forms at once.

Supporting live music isn't simply an added expense; it directly contributes to the quality, vibrancy, and ambition of the ballet company's productions.