CD: Homage to Nadia Boulanger
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UPDATE: Thank you all so much for your contibutions so far!! We are humbled and grateful to have reached our initial goal of $2500, which covers the cost of recording. We have raised our goal to $3300, which will allow us to get fancy with the artwork and liner notes of the CD. Reaching this goal will also help us with the less glamorous aspects of releasing the album, such as paying licenses, the gofundme platform fees, and other incidental expenses. Thank you for helping us with this project!!
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We are the Wollman-Longendyke Duo, comprised of violist Rose Wollman and pianist Clare Longendyke, and we are thrilled to begin work on our latest CD: Homage to Nadia Boulanger. This album will include four very different works, but they all trace their influence back to the great composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. We have two works by her students, Emile Naoumoff's Viola Sonata, and Astor Piazzola's Le Grand Tango; we have a work by the master herself, Three Pieces for Viola and Piano; and we have a work by a composer descended from Boulanger's teaching lineage, Cinco Danzas de Chambi by Gabriela Lena Frank.
We love the combination of these pieces. There is a huge range of influences, including Peruvian folk music, Jazz, Tango, Debussy, and Shostakovich, and we think it is a beautiful microcosm of how Boulanger chose her students and encouraged them to explore their unique musical voices. The other reason we are so excited about this project is that this will be the first recording of both the Naoumoff and Frank, and a unique adaptation of the Boulanger for Viola (from the original cello). We have been working with tango musicians Daniel Stein (also our esteemed producer) and Julian Peralta on the Piazzola and are excited to bring this insight to our performance We can't wait to share this music with you!
As incentives for you to give us your hard-earned money, we have some rewards at different donation levels. We hope you enjoy!
1. $5 - Thank you email / recognition on facebook
2. $10 - digital download of CD plus #1
3. $20 - Copy of the CD plus #1
4. $25 - Signed copy of the CD plus #1
5. $40 - Musical birthday voicemail, plus #4
6. $50 - Musical birthday voicemail, a signed copy of our previous CD Music of Vieuxtemps and Naoumoff, plus #4 (limit 7)
7. $100 - Skype performance, plus #4
8. $500 - performance and dinner for you and 5 friends at Clare’s home in Indianapolis, IN, plus #4
9. $500 - performance in your home (within 100 miles of Indianapolis, IN), plus #4
10. $1000 - performance in your home (within 250 miles of Indianapolis, IN), plus #4
11. $3000 - performance in your home (within the continental US), plus #4
We are asking for $2500 to get this project off the ground, which will cover the fees for the engineer, the venue, and the piano tuner. Our producer, Daniel Stein, has graciously offered his services for no fee, and anything we raise over the funds earmarked above will go toward pressing CDs and buying Daniel a really nice bottle of bourbon. Here is a breakdown of the projected budget:
Engineer: $75/hour - 12 hours = $1000 to be safe
Venue rental: $1350
Piano Tuner: $150
TOTAL: $2500
Other expenses:
CD pressing
Producer fee / gift
gofundme fees: 2.9% + $0.30/pledge
Thank you so much for your support, we can't do this project without you!
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We are the Wollman-Longendyke Duo, comprised of violist Rose Wollman and pianist Clare Longendyke, and we are thrilled to begin work on our latest CD: Homage to Nadia Boulanger. This album will include four very different works, but they all trace their influence back to the great composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. We have two works by her students, Emile Naoumoff's Viola Sonata, and Astor Piazzola's Le Grand Tango; we have a work by the master herself, Three Pieces for Viola and Piano; and we have a work by a composer descended from Boulanger's teaching lineage, Cinco Danzas de Chambi by Gabriela Lena Frank.
We love the combination of these pieces. There is a huge range of influences, including Peruvian folk music, Jazz, Tango, Debussy, and Shostakovich, and we think it is a beautiful microcosm of how Boulanger chose her students and encouraged them to explore their unique musical voices. The other reason we are so excited about this project is that this will be the first recording of both the Naoumoff and Frank, and a unique adaptation of the Boulanger for Viola (from the original cello). We have been working with tango musicians Daniel Stein (also our esteemed producer) and Julian Peralta on the Piazzola and are excited to bring this insight to our performance We can't wait to share this music with you!
As incentives for you to give us your hard-earned money, we have some rewards at different donation levels. We hope you enjoy!
1. $5 - Thank you email / recognition on facebook
2. $10 - digital download of CD plus #1
3. $20 - Copy of the CD plus #1
4. $25 - Signed copy of the CD plus #1
5. $40 - Musical birthday voicemail, plus #4
6. $50 - Musical birthday voicemail, a signed copy of our previous CD Music of Vieuxtemps and Naoumoff, plus #4 (limit 7)
7. $100 - Skype performance, plus #4
8. $500 - performance and dinner for you and 5 friends at Clare’s home in Indianapolis, IN, plus #4
9. $500 - performance in your home (within 100 miles of Indianapolis, IN), plus #4
10. $1000 - performance in your home (within 250 miles of Indianapolis, IN), plus #4
11. $3000 - performance in your home (within the continental US), plus #4
We are asking for $2500 to get this project off the ground, which will cover the fees for the engineer, the venue, and the piano tuner. Our producer, Daniel Stein, has graciously offered his services for no fee, and anything we raise over the funds earmarked above will go toward pressing CDs and buying Daniel a really nice bottle of bourbon. Here is a breakdown of the projected budget:
Engineer: $75/hour - 12 hours = $1000 to be safe
Venue rental: $1350
Piano Tuner: $150
TOTAL: $2500
Other expenses:
CD pressing
Producer fee / gift
gofundme fees: 2.9% + $0.30/pledge
Thank you so much for your support, we can't do this project without you!
Give $50 to help get this fundraiser to its goal
Organizer
Rose Wollman
Organizer
South Bend, IN
