SUPPORT ETF

Ear Taxi Festival is a presentation of New Music Chicago, a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization with a mission to support and advance Chicago’s robust cultural scene with resources for artists, composers, and audiences.

Your generosity is what makes Ear Taxi Festival possible. Your support enables us to program innovative, thought-provoking, boundary-breaking concerts—along with panel discussions, networking sessions, and professional development workshops. 

  • The first festival, in 2016, featured 54 world premieres with performances over six days. 

  • The 2021 festival took place over two weeks and featured more than 350 musicians over the course of a six-day festival reaching over 9,000 listeners. 

  • The 2025 festival is poised to bring together audiences from across Chicagoland and the Midwest with three weeks of curated programming plus two weeks of community-organized performances including: 

    • 400+ artists through performance organizations and freelance, including instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and crews.

    • 20-35 Illinois-based composers through an unprecedented number of commissions, making it the largest single commissioning initiative in Illinois history.  

    • 50+ hours of programming

    • 200+ College-level and 5th-12th grade students and educators through educational workshops and masterclasses.

    • 5000+ In-person audience members from Illinois and the Midwest

Your tax-deductible donation supports artists, festival operations, and ensures the success of future Ear Taxi Festival presentations. Thank you for helping us shine a national and international light on the Chicago music community.

When you make a contribution to the Ear Taxi Festival, you help us:

  • Support Emerging Artists: By funding performance opportunities, commissions, and professional development, we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of trailblazing composers and performers.

  • Expand Community Engagement: Our workshops, interactive events, and outreach programs connect people of all ages and backgrounds with contemporary music, sparking creativity and fostering connection.

  • Present New and Diverse Voices: We are dedicated to featuring music that reflects the diversity of our city and our world. Your gift will help us showcase voices that too often go unheard.

INDIVIDUAL DONOR LEVELS AND BENEFITS

  • All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Invitation to special private dinner event with one of our Anchor Performance composers

    • Four (4) complimentary VIP Level Festival Passes

    Named recognition as a sponsor of one of the Anchor Performancest goes here

  •  All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Invitation to Festival Artist’s-only Party on October 19, 2025

    • Two (2) complimentary VIP Level Festival Passes

    • Named recognition as a sponsor of one (1) of the Composer Showcase performanceson text goes here

  •  All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Priority seating for all events 

    • Your choice of Ear Taxi Festival merchandise

    • Two (2) complimentary Premier Level Festival Passes

    • Named recognition as a sponsor of the Taxi Performances

  •   All benefits listed below, plus:

    • One (1) complimentary Standard Level Festival Pass

    • Ear Taxi Festival poster

  • All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Tote bag or t-shirt

  • All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Ear Taxi Festival sticker

    • Acknowledgement on the Ear Taxi Festival website and the digital program book. (For inclusion in the digital program book, please make your gift by September 1, 2025, thank you!)

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

  •  All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Pre-concert onstage acknowledgment at all events

    • Four (4) complimentary VIP Level Festival Passes

  •     All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Invitation to Festival Artist’s-only Party on October 19, 2025

    • Two (2) complimentary VIP Level Festival Passes

    • Logo inclusion on all event posters

    • Full banner advertisement for one (1) event category.

    • Named recognition as a sponsor of one (1) of the Composer Showcase performanceson text goes here

  •      All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Two (2) complimentary Premier Level Festival Passes

    • Logo inclusion on event posters for a specific category (Anchor performances, Composer Showcase, Taxi Performances, or Accent Performances)

  •    All benefits listed below, plus:

    • One (1) digital 1:1 ad in online program book

    • Two (2) complimentary Standard Level Festival Passes

  •      All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Logo inclusion and support acknowledgement on the Ear Taxi Festival website and the digital program book. (For inclusion in the digital program book, please make your gift by September 1, 2025, thank you!)

  • All benefits listed below, plus:

    • Ear Taxi Festival sticker

    • Acknowledgement on the Ear Taxi Festival website and the digital program book. (For inclusion in the digital program book, please make your gift by September 1, 2025, thank you!)