New Music USA has announced $130,000 in emergency funding for freelance artists in the new-music community. The New Music Solidarity Fund was formed by New Music USA and a group of composers and musicians to help freelance performers with urgent financial needs following cancellations of their work in this initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was made possible through the collective organizational efforts of Marcos Balter, Julia Bullock, Claire Chase, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Du Yun, Judd Greenstein, Reena Esmail, Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman, Christian Reif, Christopher Rountree, Caroline Shaw, Conrad Tao, and Seth Parker Woods. These artists and other colleagues in the field sought to extend help to less-secure individuals within their community. The fund is being administered by New Music USA, and all donations are fully tax-deductible. The New Music Solidarity Fund opens to applicants on March 31 at 12 p.m. ET, and will run until April 30. More information is available at New Music USA.
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