About this project
The Avant Music Festival is five nights of contemporary avant-garde music presented each February at The Wild Project in New York City’s East Village.The 2012 Festival, taking place February 10-18th, features a day of celebrations in honor of John Cage’s 100th Birthday, new works by minimalist composer Randy Gibson, an evening pairing Arnold Schönberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” with works by Jenny Olivia Johnson, and the evening-length presentation of Eve Beglarian’s “Songs From The River and Elsewhere.” Avant Media needs your help to ensure the total realization of these diverse artists’ visions. The focused method of concert programming that is at the heart of the Avant Music Festival – where a single composer is selected for each night and given free reign – is something all-too-rare in the world of contemporary music. The festival offers the opportunity for composers to have their work performed wholly as they envision – whether that is as a solo concert or alongside interrelated works.
We are raising $1000 to make sure we can take care of all the needs of our artists, from instruments, to programs; from lighting, to microphones and everything in between.
As a special treat to you, our donors, we will be presenting a special preview concert and party at The Wild Project on December 19th. Everyone pledging $10 or more through this Kickstarter campaign will be able to attend this special event with performances by Eve Beglarian and Mary Rowell, members of the Pierrot Project, and Randy Gibson.
All donors will have their names listed in printed programs and online. In addition to the performances, the December 19th preview party will include free wine and beer, food, and a raffle.
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Yes - Even though the Kickstarter campaign has closed, you can still get tickets to the preview performance on December 19th, for a minimum $10 donation at the door.
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free download of one track from the special AMF2012 EP, listing in the printed program and online.
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the above plus: artist entry to the donor party
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the above plus: standard entry to the donor party, full version of the download-only AMF2012 EP, and two special $8 presale tickets to the festival night(s) of your choice
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entry to the donor party, full version of the download-only AMF2012 EP, two complimentary festival tickets, and exclusive reserved festival seating.
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entry for two to the donor party, two special $8 presale tickets to the festival night(s) of your choice, and exclusive reserved festival seating.
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entry to the donor party, special download-only EP, one full festival pass (good for entry to all the festival performances), five $8 presale individual tickets, and exclusive reserved festival seating.
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entry for 2 to the donor party, special download-only AMF2012 EP, two complimentary individual tickets, four $8 presale tickets, and exclusive reserved festival seating.
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entry for 2 to the donor party, special download-only EP, two full festival passes, four $8 presale tickets, and a special CD package of limited edition albums from Randy Gibson (Aqua Madora) and Eve Beglarian (BRiM, Songs From The River Project)
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entry for 4 to the donor party, special download-only EP (four copies), four complimentary festival tickets, unlimited $8 presale tickets, exclusive reserved festival seating, and special CD package.
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group entry to the donor party, special download-only EP, two full festival passes, unlimited $8 presale tickets, and special CD package.
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Avant Media supports the production and performance of collaborative artistic projects. Focusing on live performance, film, and installation, Avant Media promotes a method of parallel collaboration that engages all members of the creative team from concept through realization.
The centerpiece of Avant Media’s programming is the Avant Music Festival, a five-night series that takes place each February and celebrates the evolution of avant-garde music and the collaboration of composer and performer. Curated by Artistic Director Randy Gibson, and experimental vocalist Megan Schubert, the Avant Music Festival features talented, young, cutting-edge interpreters of contemporary music performing the works about which they are most passionate.
