Help Us To Spring Forward in 2025!

As we approach our ninth anniversary, ~Nois is more committed than ever to bringing you the fiercest saxophone music by some of the world’s leading composers! But with funding for the arts being more uncertain than ever, we need your help to bring our artistic vision to life. Your contribution to our $20,000 campaign will help support the following:

Composer Collaborations - ~Nois dedicates more than 20% of our annual operating budget to pay composers equitably and record their incredible work. With upcoming premieres by renowned composers such as Nico Muhly, Shawn Okpebholo, Jeffrey Scott, Alex Temple, and Evan Williams, your support will allow us to continue bringing this cutting-edge music to our concert series in Chicago and beyond.

Member Salaries - The members of ~Nois work together in-person 20 hours every week to both rehearse and manage the administrative needs of the ensemble. Our 2024/25 season saw us give 25+ performances and 40+ educational engagements, all of which required hours of meticulous planning and rehearsing to maintain the high standards we have for our programming. Your contribution will ensure that our day-to-day artistic and administrative needs can be met (and will only occasionally fund 20 minute debates about the length of staccatos).

Travel Expenses - Beyond presenting new work in our home town of Chicago, ~Nois spends 60-70 days a year on the road to bring new work and educational programming to audiences across the country. By supporting the cost of flights, rental cars, and lodging, your donation directly increases the geographic reach of our mission. You can also rest easy knowing your donation might just be the tipping point that means someone doesn’t have to sleep on a living room couch at the Airbnb.

~Nois Performing Arts Organization, NFP (EIN: 84-3205738) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.