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Updated 8/19/2024

Gather Hear

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Cultural Series Organization

Gather Hear, Inc.’s mission is to provide professional quality, live, inclusive classical music experiences to people who may otherwise not have access to the art form.

Through our signature project, Gather Hear Tour, we tour widely across all 50 states with a piano in a van and perform in community gathering spaces, free to the public. We target locations that lack access to the arts - whether it is a rural town or a disadvantaged neighborhood of a city.

Gather Hear Tour’s mission is to foster human connection and dialogue across socioeconomic and political differences and to capture an honest, intimate, and ultimately hopeful portrait of America through documentation of its tours amidst a national climate of division and violence.

Gather Hear Tour has given 80+ free performances in Alaska (2017), West Virginia (2018), Massachusetts (2021), and Utah (2021), Louisiana (2022), and Alabama (2023). Performances are organized in collaboration with a social service organizations or businesses - libraries, cafes, bars, schools, community centers, homeless shelters, and prisons, to name a few.

Gather Hear is constantly reimagining the format of the classical recital, centering every audience member as a vital part of the musical experience. We have collaborated with theater director Daniel Pettrow and composers Brendon Randall-Myers, Ariel Friedman, and Elisabet Curbelo to commission and create original shows and music.

Gather Hear documents and shares its stories and findings on American life. It has created three films, a vlog series (WV), and a blog series (AK and LA). 

Find Me

Miki Sawada (she/he)
Job Title: CEO, Pianist
Address:
Brighton, MA 02135

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Cultural Series Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2022

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Cultural Series Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2022

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Solo / Recital

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Community Arts
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Nonprofits
  • Native American Tribes
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • Rural Populations
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Houseless/Housing Insecure Individuals
  • General Public
  • Businesses
  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Elders
  • Teens
  • School Groups
  • Youth-At-Risk
  • Families

Languages Available:

  • Japanese
  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • National

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • N/A

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • N/A

Awards

Awards:

  • N/A

Education

Education:

  • N/A

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • None

Accessibility Accommodations Needed:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Fee Range:

Each state tour costs $15,000~$30,000 to produce, depending on level of documentation. Gather Hear is also available for hire for community events specifically catered to the presenter's needs. Please inquire for fees.

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

5

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • None

Accessibility Accommodations Needed:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Fee Range:

Each state tour costs $15,000~$30,000 to produce, depending on level of documentation. Gather Hear is also available for hire for community events specifically catered to the presenter's needs. Please inquire for fees.

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

5