I’ve created a composition that is not only a musical statement on the transformation of our democracy into an oligarchy, but it is also built to be a fundraiser for causes and organizations to help fight this transformation. I’m publishing the score here and it is free to use.
Overview:
The piece can be performed by any group of any size. You will need a score and parts of the Star Spangled Banner. The larger the group, the greater the potential to raise more money.
Here is the Score:
The fundraising aspect is first: every note of the piece is for sale. This represents the selling off of our democracy. This would have to be set up with the announcement of the concert. Notes, phrases, etc. could be purchased. Whatever was purchased must be cut from the score.
How you sell and package this is up to you. You could offer price points for one note, a phrase, an entire part, (violin, flute, etc.), and for whatever is bought, you could offer various tiers of how the person would receive their purchase:
- Electronic
- Performed and recorded
- Hand engraved
- On a T-shirt, mug, tote, etc.
For high-end donors, possibly a private performance of the notes they bought with dinner or something. The possibilities are endless. Once the window for purchases closes, the final score for performance will be only the notes and parts that have not been purchased. If everything has been purchased, when people show up, they should be seated and the group should not play for the duration of the original work.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
