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Making Music Matter Foundation

Tickets on sale NOW for the next Desert Winds concert on December 14!

 

YOU'RE INVITED

to the world premiere sponsorship launch of Eric On's

Symphony Number One - America

Please join Making Music Matter Foundation in our World Premiere Sponsorship Launch and be among the first to pledge financial support of this Premiere!

On June 21st, 2024, The Desert Winds will give the world premiere of Las Vegas native Eric On's "Symphony Number One - America". 

Commissioned by Making Music Matter Foundation, and conducted by renowned director, Dr. Charles A Maguire,

Eric's first symphony encompasses the idea of America while being rooted in Southern Nevada.

Please join us in supporting this historic moment, and get a sneak peak of this exciting new work!

WHEN: Saturday April 13, 2024 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm

WHERE: Carmine's Pizza Kitchen, 1395 Raiders Way, Ste 160, Henderson

RSVP: (775) 297-6270 or president@makingmusicmatterfoundation.org

Can't Make It??? Donate now in the Donorbox BELOW or at the following link:

https://donorbox.org/premiering-eric-on-s-symphony

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About us

Established in 2018 to usher the Las Vegas community into a new era of music and culture, the Making Music Matter Foundation stewards the Desert Winds, Chambers, Honor Winds, and Band Camp Reimagined. Learn more about each ensemble below.

Eclipsing the traditions of the classical music scene, the Desert Winds is as culturally searing as the desert climate from which it came. Led by Artistic Director Dr. Charles A. Maguire, this award-winning wind ensemble dynamically harnesses the creative spirit of musical art and burns into our consciousness that inclusivity and community are synonymous.

Extending the reach of our flagship ensemble, Desert Winds, Chambers provides a pocket-sized set of performances based on small ensemble music traditions. More intimate in nature, these concerts serve to advance the historically significant performance tradition of the Desert Winds.

Echoing the sound tradition of the Desert Winds, the Honor Winds fosters a tuition-free music education program that focuses on lifelong musicianship within its students. Representative high school winds and percussion players from across the valley come together to create life-mirroring musical art.

Education is at the core of our Camp Reimagined programs. Created in 2017 as the brainchild of master educators John Seaton and Dr. Charles A. Maguire, this student-centric camp implements the most innovative and modern music training techniques found today.

Support Matters

Your generous support allows us to continue the programing you have come to love and expect. As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization, we rely on volunteer and patron support.

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