Press Release
Contact:
Mun-Tzung Wong
New York Conducting Institute
(917) 960-3123
[email protected]
New York Conducting Institute Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Pledges to launch Scholarship Programs for NYCI Conducting Workshops starting in 2017
NEW YORK, NY, November 29th, 2016 – New York Conducting Institute has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. To visit our donation page, click here. Occurring this year on November 29, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
New York Conducting Institute's mission is to help leaders transform the world through the power of music. The New York Conducting Institute produces professional conducting workshops in New York City. Our workshops provide opportunities for conductors at all levels of experience to study with exceptional pedagogues. The instrumentalists and singers in the lab ensembles are professionals from the New York City area. The repertoire includes works from the orchestral, ballet, and operatic canon. New York Conducting Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
We aim to provide affordable and professional conducting masterclasses and workshops - a nurturing ground for conductors. Tuition fees cover only part of our costs. As a non-profit organization, we depend on the generosity of our donors to cover the remainder. “Pursuing the art of conducting comes with costs. There is a heavy investment of time and effort in learning to play an instrument proficiently and in pursuing the additional training necessary for a conducting career.” said Alicia Lieu, one of the founders of New York Conducting Institute. “There is also a financial cost to dedicating one's life to becoming a professional musician. e.g. purchasing scores, tuition and travel costs to classes and workshops, fees for private teachers, and the time away from more lucrative activities. We strongly feel that offering need based scholarships will allow conductors to participate in workshops that they might otherwise not be able to afford.”
92Y − a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around its core values of community service and giving back − conceptualized #GivingTuesday as a new way of linking individuals and causes to strengthen communities and encourage giving. In 2015, the fourth year of the movement, #GivingTuesday brought together over 45,000 partners in 71 countries and helped raise nearly $117 Million online in the US alone. “We have been incredibly inspired by the generosity in time, efforts and ideas that have brought our concept for a worldwide movement into reality,” said Henry Timms, founder of #GivingTuesday and executive director of 92Y. “As we embark on our fifth year of #GivingTuesday, we are encouraged by the early response from partners eager to continue making an impact in this global conversation.”
Those who are interested in joining New York Conducting Institute’s #GivingTuesday initiative can visit here. For more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on social media.
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About New York Conducting Institute
About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give—the 2016 iteration will be held on November 29, 2016. This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners—nonprofits, businesses and corporations as well as families and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media to create a global movement dedicated to giving around the world.
To learn more about #GivingTuesday participants and activities or to join the celebration of giving, please visit:
Website: www.givingtuesday.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday
Twitter: twitter.com/GivingTues
Mun-Tzung Wong
New York Conducting Institute
(917) 960-3123
[email protected]
New York Conducting Institute Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Pledges to launch Scholarship Programs for NYCI Conducting Workshops starting in 2017
NEW YORK, NY, November 29th, 2016 – New York Conducting Institute has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. To visit our donation page, click here. Occurring this year on November 29, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
New York Conducting Institute's mission is to help leaders transform the world through the power of music. The New York Conducting Institute produces professional conducting workshops in New York City. Our workshops provide opportunities for conductors at all levels of experience to study with exceptional pedagogues. The instrumentalists and singers in the lab ensembles are professionals from the New York City area. The repertoire includes works from the orchestral, ballet, and operatic canon. New York Conducting Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
We aim to provide affordable and professional conducting masterclasses and workshops - a nurturing ground for conductors. Tuition fees cover only part of our costs. As a non-profit organization, we depend on the generosity of our donors to cover the remainder. “Pursuing the art of conducting comes with costs. There is a heavy investment of time and effort in learning to play an instrument proficiently and in pursuing the additional training necessary for a conducting career.” said Alicia Lieu, one of the founders of New York Conducting Institute. “There is also a financial cost to dedicating one's life to becoming a professional musician. e.g. purchasing scores, tuition and travel costs to classes and workshops, fees for private teachers, and the time away from more lucrative activities. We strongly feel that offering need based scholarships will allow conductors to participate in workshops that they might otherwise not be able to afford.”
92Y − a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around its core values of community service and giving back − conceptualized #GivingTuesday as a new way of linking individuals and causes to strengthen communities and encourage giving. In 2015, the fourth year of the movement, #GivingTuesday brought together over 45,000 partners in 71 countries and helped raise nearly $117 Million online in the US alone. “We have been incredibly inspired by the generosity in time, efforts and ideas that have brought our concept for a worldwide movement into reality,” said Henry Timms, founder of #GivingTuesday and executive director of 92Y. “As we embark on our fifth year of #GivingTuesday, we are encouraged by the early response from partners eager to continue making an impact in this global conversation.”
Those who are interested in joining New York Conducting Institute’s #GivingTuesday initiative can visit here. For more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on social media.
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About New York Conducting Institute
About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give—the 2016 iteration will be held on November 29, 2016. This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners—nonprofits, businesses and corporations as well as families and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media to create a global movement dedicated to giving around the world.
To learn more about #GivingTuesday participants and activities or to join the celebration of giving, please visit:
Website: www.givingtuesday.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday
Twitter: twitter.com/GivingTues