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Celebrate Kronos at 45
Bella + Canvas Jersey T-shirt
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About this campaign
Before Kronos Quartet even had its first rehearsal, founder and violinist David Harrington asked his friend and former teacher Ken Benshoof to compose a string quartet for the new ensemble. That was 45 years ago, and Ken's “Traveling Music” became Kronos’ first commission. In those days, David had no way to compensate Ken for his beautiful music, but thanked him with a bag of doughnuts.
Composers, of course, cannot live on doughnuts alone, and goodwill can only sustain an artist’s career for so long. So, two years later, Kronos became a nonprofit and began to raise money so that we could champion our mission with more than just baked goods.
It is a testament to the generosity of our community of donors that Kronos has commissioned and premiered 1000 original works and arrangements, written by 400 artists from around the world. Among these are those included in Kronos’ Fifty for the Future open access education initiative. Through our website, young musicians in 80 countries have downloaded – for free – 11,000 free scores and parts by contemporary composers like Aleksandra Vrebalov, Philip Glass and Wu Man.
In honor of our 45th year, please consider rounding up the price of your t-shirt to $45 (just $20 more) to help Kronos continue to reimagine the world through music. Your support lifts up not only Kronos, but also the composers and musicians whom we collaborate with, the students we mentor, and the audiences we have been introducing to the future of music since our founding.
Thank you!
Supporters
My husband and I have been fans of the Kronos Quartet for many years and our children are both studying music. We think it is great idea to support young composers and musicians in this way.
I love KRONOS. The music is so captivating. I have enjoyed exposing my young daughters to them and watching them live, they appreciate the art. And the musicians are so friendly. Had the honor of meeting them and my daughters were very excited.
As a young composer and performer, I love being able to listen to such a high level group play contemporary works.
Fellow musician who has long admired the Kronos's work.