A Note From
Alan Fletcher
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is summer marked a new era for the Aspen Music Festival and School. Unveiling the fully renovated Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Campus to our students, artist-faculty, and patrons was a truly unforgettable experience! The Campus buzzed with excitement that day and all summer long. Practice rooms and studio spaces were booked throughout the summer by students, their teachers, and ensembles. It was a gift to see the Campus in full operation every day this season.
I was more impressed than ever by our students' talent, determination, and growth throughout the summer. I was equally touched by our patrons and audience members who, collectively, help to create a supportive environment where curiosity and creativity thrive.
All of us at the AMFS are grateful to our supportive and appreciative donors and patrons. Thank you for investing in the future of classical music. Your support of the
Where Dreams Begin
Campaign is an investment in our promise to be an unsurpassed summer institution of classical music education, performances, and presentations.
Alan Fletcher
President and CEO
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Planned Giving Tools Now Online!
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In our latest issue of
Fanfare
, our legacy newsletter, we shared ways to give now that can have lasting impacts on our students and the organization. Your support of the AMFS through an estate gift is critical to our continued excellence.
For more information about the
Fanfare
newsletter and our planned giving program, contact Alexander Brose, Vice President for Development, at
[email protected] or 970.205.5060.
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to make a contribution today.
To discuss an opportunity further, please contact Alexander Brose, AMFS Vice President for Development, at (970) 205-5060, or [email protected].
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225 Music School Road
Aspen, CO 81611
970-925-3254 administration
970-925-9042 box office
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Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Campus: Where Dreams Begin
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Alan Fletcher leads a Bucksbaum Campus tour during the grand opening on July 11, 2016.
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The Where Dreams Begin Campaign was created to revitalize our historic, 38-acre campus and strengthen endowment funding for students, faculty, and programs. With the completion of the Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Campus, we seek support for our endowment to ensure life-changing experiences for new generations of aspiring musicians-and so that Aspen audiences can continue to share in those experiences.
If you are interested in investing in the future of classical music, please contact Alexander Brose, VP for Development at [email protected] or 970-205-5060.
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Strengthening
the Work and People of the AMFS
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The AMFS is dedicated to attracting the highest-quality students by offering financial assistance, the world's best teachers, innovative programs, and programming such as the creation of new works.
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Endow Financial Aid For Our Students
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Sharon Isbin with a classical guitar student
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Increasing our student financial aid offerings is one of the greatest goals of the AMFS. Scholarships are an important recruitment tool to help students attend so they may explore their instrument and take chances in the classical music field.
A gift to endowed scholarship funds at the AMFS ensures financial support for the world's best students in perpetuity. A donor may create a tuition-only or a full scholarship with an establishing gift of $100,000 or $200,000, respectively.
Alternatively, gifts of any size may be designated for existing endowed scholarship funds. Many scholarship funds were created to honor our talented artist-faculty, but are not at the value necessary to fully support a student at the AMFS.
In the last month, a family from Colorado made a gift that supports four existing, but underfunded scholarships. This gift will raise the scholarship awards for four students next year, and also bring honor to the artist-faculty members whom the scholarships are named.
If you have questions about how you can support our students through gifts to the endowment now and through planned gifts, please contact Alexander Brose, Vice President for Development at [email protected] or 970-205-5060.
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Support Harris Concert Hall
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Joan Harris and the Irving Harris Foundation have challenged the Festival community with a $1 million matching grant
to the
Where Dreams Begin
Campaign that will support, in perpetuity, continued improvement of Harris Concert Hall's essential features as well as endowing a fund to support the Winter Music series.
Help us match their grant and preserve this iconic performance hall!
- Named in perpetuity as a Winter Music supporter - $50,000
- Name a seat in the Harris Concert Hall - $10,000
- Listing on the donor plaque in Harris Concert Hall - $5,000
Gifts of all sizes are celebrated and can be made online or by contacting Alexander Brose, Vice President for Development at
[email protected]
or 970.205.5060.
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The Aspen Music Festival and School is thankful for all supporters of the
Where Dreams Begin
Campaign for the development of the Bucksbaum Campus, additional student scholarships, the expansion of artist-faculty support, and the ability to pursue transformative artistic experiences.
Special thanks to our recent supporters of the
Where Dreams Begin
Campaign:
Nomee Altschul
American Brass Chamber Music Association, Inc.
Susan Beckerman
Carl and Katie Bergman
Deborah and Gabriel Brener
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brill, In Memory of David Karetsky
Alison Teal and Sam Brown
Jane Click
The Crown Family
Pam M. Cunningham
Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst
Deborah and Richard Felder
Bridget and Jesse Feng
Ellie and Stuart Fine
Karen and Jim Frank/J.S. Frank Foundation
Sandy and Stephen Friedman
AMFS Artist-Faculty Fund
Sally and Alan Gass
Thorey and Barry Goldstein
Judah Gudelsky
Estate of Gordon and Lillian Hardy
Carolyne T. Hyde
Susan A. Ingerman and Arlene Siegelman
Lawrence Isaacson
Emily Langlie
Linda Lee
The Malkin and Toews Families
Joelle McDonough
Bert Neirick
David Newberger
Fonda and Charlie Paterson
Hensley and James Peterson
Myra and Robert Rich
Linda and Jay Sandrich
Danner and Arno Schefler
June and Paul Schorr
Pamela Shockley-Zalabak
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation
Lubert and Andrea Stryer
Carol and Mack Trapp
Bob and Ruth Wade
Ralph Wanger
Jan and Rein van West
Andrea R. Yablon and Family, in memory of Marshall S. Yablon
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