Please consider making a contribution to eighth blackbird. eighth blackbird Performing Arts Association is a publicly supported, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization devoted to creating high quality new musical experiences that are unique, entertaining and relevant to all audiences.
All contributions, whether large or small, help us continue to bring you innovative, world-class performances and recordings. Also, all contributions are fully tax deductible and are gratefully acknowledged in writing. Please ask your employer about matching contributions.
Official Mission Statement
The organization's purpose is to educate the general public about contemporary classical music through the performances and other related activities of eighth blackbird, a chamber music ensemble committed to the performance of contemporary classical music.
These activities include the public performance of recitals of contemporary classical music throughout the United States and abroad; the performance of specific educational programs consisting of contemporary music and other media; the offering of lectures, lecture demonstrations, and masterclasses; and the sponsorship of the creation of new works by composers, particularly the sponsorship of new works by American composers, for public performance.
We are grateful to the following for their generous support
Individual Donors
$5,000 and above
$1,000-4,999
Robert Duvall
$500-999
Oscar Gerrardo
$100-499
David Craig
Elaine Fishman
Howard Haas
Lee Haupt
Chen Yi & Zhou Long
Clyde Owen
Arnie Portner
Curtis Macomber & Judith Sherman
Mr. James Tocco
Up to $99
Anna Antonini
Sam Cole
Fred Cook
Jeff B. Cohen
David A. Grusenmeyer
Mary & Peter Hess
Christina Johnson
Sam Kisner
John Keller
Matt & Herine Koschak
Gini Maccaferri
Linda & Jack Martin
Foundation & Corporate Giving
$20,000 and above
$10,000-19,999
$5,000-9,999
Illinois Arts Council
Up to $4,999
Individual Donors
$5,000 and above
$1,000-4,999
Hester Diamond
Jan and Daniel Lewis
Kathleen Panoff
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Peter Nicholson
Kathryn Stuart
Dennis Wentz
$500-999
Oscar Gerardo
Ralph Kaminsky
$100-499
Neil Cohen
Rollin Larrick
Astri Lindberg
Edward Nieminen
Ellen Primac
Angela Trabert
Up to $99
James Ginsburg
Marc Lapinski
Foundation & Corporate Giving
$20,000 and above
$10,000-19,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles
Arts Work Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
Prince Charitable Trusts
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
$5,000-9,999
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Up to $4,999
The BMI Foundation, Inc.
GE Foundation
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Individual Donors
$5,000 and above
$1,000-4,999
Charles Jett and Nancy Church
Hestor Diamond
Robert and Judy Duvall
Ralph Kaminsky
Peter Nicholson
Kathleen Panoff
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Kathryn Stuart
Dennis Wentz
$500-999
Neil Cohen
Scott Fehlan
Oscar Gerardo
Rollin Larrick
$100-499
Daniel Baldini
Katherine Blauvelt
Ted Fishman
Rebecca Givan
Stan Harrison
Rev. Howard Lee Kilby
Ken Krehbiel
Astri Lindberg
Nion McEvoy
Eugenia Moliner
F. Radicate di Brozolo
Greg Sandow
Chen Yi
Foundation & Corporate Giving
$20,000 and above
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at University of Maryland
$10,000-19,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles
Chicago Community Trust
Prince Charitable Trusts
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Stanford University
$5,000-9,999
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
The Illinois Arts Council
Up to $4,999
The BMI Foundation, Inc.
GE Foundation
The University of Chicago Presents
Individual Donors
$5,000 and above
$1,000-4,999
Betsy Aubrey & Steven Lichtenberg
Charles Jett & Nancy Church
Peter Nicholson
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Kathryn Stuart
Dennis Wentz
$500-999
Scott Fehlan
David Grusenmeyer
$100-499
Anonymous
Robert Beck
Phoebe Coleman
Liese Dalibauman
Robert and Judy Duvall
Oscar Gerardo
Stan Harrison
Elizabeth Kay
John Kern
Ken Krehbiel
Astri Lindberg
Corey Okada
Elizabeth Price
David Schober
Up to $99
Brandon Barton
Derek Bermel
Sandra Danforth
Nina Heebink
James Karela
Milos Kovacevic
Robert Kritz
Dean Kalman Lennert
Susan Noel
Enlin Pan
Susan Phillips
John Rot
Gautam Srikishan
Christiana Thomas
Stefan Weisman
Charlie Williams
Foundation & Corporate Giving
$20,000 and above
$10,000-19,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles
The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
The Ojai Music Festival
Prince Charitable Trusts
Stanford University
$5,000-9,999
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
Corporate Funding by The Boeing Corporation
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
The Illinois Arts Council
$1,000-4,999
The BMI Foundation, Inc.
The University of Chicago Presents
Individual Donors
$10,000 and above
Charles Jett and Nancy Church
$5,000-9,999
$1,000-4,999
Kathleen Johnson
Kirk Johnson
D. Carroll Joynes
Jim Rosenfield
Kathryn Stuart
Angela Trabert
Dennis Wentz
$500-999
Scott Fehlan
Rollin David Larrick
Abby ONeil
$100-499
Daniel Biss
Bill Hood
Astri Lindberg
Jennifer Pedraza
David Schober
Melba Slavin
Christine Uchida
Up to $99
JoAnne Colbert
Foundation & Corporate Giving
$20,000 and above
$10,000-19,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles
$5,000-9,999
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
Corporate Funding by The Boeing Corporation
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Meet the Composer
$1,000-4,999
Chamber Music America
The BMI Foundation, Inc.
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
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