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      Melissa Rosati on February 25

      Missy, congratulations to you and your collaborators! This is wonderful news!

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      Maura McGovern on February 24

      thrilled - you made it! congratulations.

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      Maura McGovern on February 23

      wonderful + good luck over the next 24 hours!

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(All donations tax-deductible!) -A special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public

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(All donations tax-deductible!) A "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, A special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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(All donations tax-deductible!) A CD sampler pack including Cathedral City by Victoire (Missy's band) and both of NOW Ensemble's albums (Awake, and NOW), A "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, a special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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(All donations tax-deductible!) 2 complimentary tickets to the performance of your choice at the Kitchen in NYC (Feb. 24- Mar. 3, 2012), a CD sampler pack including Cathedral City by Victoire (Missy's band) and both of NOW Ensemble's albums (Awake, and NOW), a "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, A special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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(All donations tax-deductible!) A copy of the score, signed by composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek, filmmaker Stephen Taylor and director Gia Forakis, 2 complimentary tickets to the performance of your choice at the Kitchen in NYC (Feb. 24- Mar. 3, 2012), a CD sampler pack including Cathedral City by Victoire (Missy's band) and both of NOW Ensemble's albums (Awake, and NOW), a "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, a special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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(All donations tax-deductible!) 4 complimentary tickets to the performance of your choice at the Kitchen in NYC (Feb. 24- Mar. 3, 2012), a one of a kind original photographic print from the production (only 5 available), a copy of the score, signed by composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek, filmmaker Stephen Taylor and director Gia Forakis, a CD sampler pack including Cathedral City by Victoire (Missy's band) and both of NOW Ensemble's albums (Awake, and NOW), a "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, a special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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(All donations tax-deductible!) A private house concert featuring composer Missy Mazzoli and soloist Abigail Fischer (NYC area only), 4 complimentary tickets to the performance of your choice at the Kitchen in NYC (Feb. 24- Mar. 3, 2012), a one of a kind original photographic print from the production (only 5 available), a copy of the score, signed by composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek, filmmaker Stephen Taylor and director Gia Forakis, a CD sampler pack including Cathedral City by Victoire (Missy's band) and both of NOW Ensemble's albums (Awake, and NOW), a "leaked" track from the opera - hear it before the world premiere!, a special sneak preview copy (digital download) of the recording, before it's available to the public (available August 2012)

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Composer Missy Mazzoli was recently deemed "one of the more inventive and surprising composers now working in New York" (NY Times) and "Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart" (Time Out NY). SONG FROM THE UPROAR is part one of a trilogy of operas about fascinating women of the 20th and 21st centuries. www.missymazzoli.com

Filmmaker Stephen Taylor has been producing documentary films for the last eight years. Samples of his work are available at www.stevetaylor3000.com.

Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer is equally expert at music from the Baroque era to contemporary works. She has performed with New York Collegium and Early Music New York, and has given world premieres of music by John Zorn, Nico Muhly, Bernard Rands and the Bang on a Can artists. www.abigailfischer.com

NOW Ensemble is a dynamic group of performers and composers dedicated to making new chamber music for the 21st century. With its unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet, piano, electric guitar and double bass, NOW Ensemble brings a fresh sound and a new perspective to the classical tradition. www.nowensemble.com

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