In Harmony: the Kaufman Center Newsletter
Help Make Wishes Come True at the Kaufman Center
Leave Your Mark On Merkin
Leave a lasting impression in the Merkin Concert Hall lobby by purchasing a plaque on our new donor wall, located in the center of the south wall in the ground floor Merkin lobby. The plaque can be engraved with a name of your choosing. Honor a loved one or show others your personal commitment to the Kaufman Center.
Kaufman Campaign Update
Additional opportunities remain to support The Kaufman Campaign, including named spaces and gifts to endow the Center’s programs for generations to come. We have now raised $16,646,000 toward our $17 million goal.
Annual Wish List Campaign
Our season may be over, but our wish list campaign is just beginning! Make a gift before August 31, 2008, to help finish out the Kaufman Center’s 2007–08 fiscal year. Some Kaufman Center wishes:
Perfect Pitch: Help tune a hardworking piano––$100
Notable Achievement: Sponsor the program notes about the artist and music for a concert produced by Merkin Concert Hall––$250
Singing Your Praises: Purchase much-needed sheet music for the Special Music School student choirs––$300
Hello, Dolly!: Help produce the family-friendly Broadway Playhouse series, which introduces families to musical theater classics through sing-alongs, games, a summary performance of a highlighted show, and interviews with lyricists and composers––$1,000–$30,000
Log-in with the Kaufman Catalog: Help update the cataloging software used in the Kaufman Center’s Birnbaum Music Library and make its contents available on the Kaufman Center’s website - $1,400 (one-time cost of $1,000 for software updates; $400 annual contribution to maintain the Catalog on kaufman-center.org)
Star Power: Contribute to the artist fund for the Merkin Concert Hall Tuesday Matinees series, which highlights up-and-coming classical musicians and ensembles––$1,500
Summer Singin’: Send a disadvantaged child to the Summer Musical Theater Workshop, a five-week theater camp that culminates in three performances of an original work––$1,800
Face the Music: Commission a professional composer to create an original work for the Face the Music ensemble, a performance group comprising students from the Special Music School––$2,000
Musical Muse: Provide a scholarship for a disadvantaged child (and parent) to study a full Suzuki violin program at the Lucy Moses School––$2,300
Real Mitzvah: Reach out to two deserving inner-city children by providing them with a full year of instrumental lessons at the Lucy Moses School––$4,000
Orchestrate the Future: Sponsor a year of music study for a gifted Special Music School student, which includes intensive musical training and personal coaching––$6,000
Get it in Writing: Be a sponsor of the Merkin Concert Hall 2008–09 season and have your name or company logo prominently printed on all 80,000 season catalogs––$7,500
Going for Gold: Sponsor the Lucy Moses School and Special Music School Concerto Competition–– $10,000
To learn more or to make a gift, please contact Development at 212 501 3350 or .
