2008 End of Year Appeal

It doesn’t take a degree in economics to know that we are living in turbulent times, when the collected wealth of our families and communities have taken a hard hit. How can the arts matter in times like these?

THE ARTS DO MATTER, because we also know that arts strengthen our communities and affirm our common, human bond. SFNM’s Language of Birds Youth Opera project is doing just that, bringing together over 100 area youth, from Pre-K through high school, in a professional-quality artistic experience of mastery in singing and operatic performance that will culminate in four performances in March at the Lensic and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

One need not be a historian to understand that our nation sits at a dramatic crossroads, as we await the passage to new leadership. In so doing, we are well aware that each of us will be called upon to make sacrifices in response to a changing world. How can we afford to support the arts in this climate?

WE CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS in this climate, because we know the return on investment for arts and culture is enormous to each individual who is touched by artistic expression. For centuries, artists have gifted their contemporaries with trenchant responses to the contemporary world. The dividend for us, the arts-lover and patron, is to receive reflection, awakening, and delight. The bequest for future generations will be works of longevity, which inspire over the centuries.

The experience of live performance of the music of our time is a tremendous opportunity, one that not many Americans outside the two coasts get to experience, the way you can, as a SFNM audience member. For eight seasons, it has been our mission to advocate, educate, delight, and incite, presenting works that are both timely and timeless. Whatever act of generosity you feel enabled to make during this holiday season to Santa Fe New Music will be gratefully accepted.

You may choose to make a gift to support our general operations, and ensure that this exciting 2008-2009 season culminates in a resounding success.

Perhaps you wish to earmark your gift for the youth opera project, and help underwrite this extraordinary sustained artistic experience for 100 local children as participants — and their families and friends as audience members. (Please see the enclosed envelope to know how your gift will support a child’s participation.)

Or you may choose to support our “beyond the concert hall” adult education initiatives such as podcasts, our blog, streaming mp3s on our website, and other Internet education components.

The choice is yours — and so will be our effusive thanks for your partnership in helping Santa Fe New Music continue to bring the music of our time to diverse and appreciative audiences, and to continue to enhance Santa Fe’s stature as a forward-thinking, nexus of artistic expression, to the rest of the nation.

Thanks for your support.

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