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Causes: Arts & Culture, Symphony Orchestras
Mission: Partners in performance (pip) aims to stimulate interest in recitals and chamber music, specifically in smaller communities outside the radius and without the financial resources of major urban centers. The local co-presenter keeps all proceeds of ticket sales, which are to be used in ways consistent with the goals of pip. Through partners in performance, high profile artists can donate their services for concerts to galvanize community attention and offer support to smaller-scale arts presenters. Partners in performance's activities and operations contribute to the cultural advancement of the general public by assisting organizations throughout the united states that teach or perform music or that foster music performance or composition in obtaining the funds necessary to promote greater knowledge, understanding and appreciation of music.
Programs: Since its incorporation in 2003, partners in performance has sponsored recitals by internationally-acclaimed violinist midori (the organization's founder and president) in fifteen communities across america. Pip has presented concerts in the following states: maryland, minnesota, missiouri, montana, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, vermont, washington, and wisconsin. All fifteen presenting organizations have reported increased interest in their organization, as well as higher demands for classical programming. One organization saw an influx of donation and volunteerism after its pip recital; another was able to expand existing classical music projects with the ticket proceeds. With the ticket proceeds from its pip sponsored concert, yet another organization was able to present a concert by a metropolitan symphony orchestra in their area, and one presenter was able to host a three day residency by a string quartet in which the group performed with area string students.