Free Music for a Fair Election

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Want to support our U.S. democracy while making scores of my chamber music accessible to more musicians? Please consider contributing to Free Music for a Fair Election!


Your contributions will support three organizations working for the integrity of the democratic process: Fair Fight, Rock the Vote, and the ACLU.


To encourage donors to hit my fundraising goals before Sunday, October 4, 2020 (30 days before the General Election), I will be making scores for solo instruments, selected from my composition catalogue, available for free digital downloads:


If we raise $200, I will release the score of Horizon for solo cello for free download.


If we raise $500, I will add the score of Walks at Brush Creek for solo piano.


Finally, if we raise my goal of $1,000, I will also include the score of Triptych for solo classical guitar.


After this campaign is complete, musicians will be able to download the free digital scores from my website (nellshawcohen.com) from October 5 through November 2, 2020.


Thank you so much for helping me to support the incredibly important work these organizations are doing!


—Nell Shaw Cohen, composer

nellshawcohen.com


UPDATE: We've met our first fundraising goal! Now let's get to $500!


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Only contributions received through October 4, 2020 will be counted towards in-kind matching donations. But you are very much encouraged to *continue* donating to these organizations after the fundraiser!

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