Inspired by New Music USA’s Table for Ten series, Table for 100 connects new music lovers with some of the most exciting music creators from our community. We’re also celebrating three extraordinary and inspirational honorees—Terri Lyne Carrington, Jim Kendrick, and Tania León—whose accomplishments have transformed the music of our time. In alignment with New Music USA’s values, the honorees’ impact and contributions to our field have built a stronger and more vibrant new music community.
We’re excited to raise a glass to our groundbreaking honorees on May 7th in NYC! Can’t make it? Consider making a donation in their honor or contributing a message to the journal.
Proceeds benefit New Music USA’s programs to nurture a vibrant and inclusive community for artists and listeners by supporting the creation, performance, and appreciation of new music throughout the United States.
General Information & Tickets
If you’re interested in purchasing a ticket to Table for 100, please reach out to [email protected].
Also, please contact us if you’d like to contribute a message to the event journal.
If you’d like to make a gift in honor of Terri, Jim, and/or Tania, please click here to donate online or contact us.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Century Association
7 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
Cocktail attire
Individual Tickets:
- Backer Level, $1,100 per person
- Supporter Level, $800 per person
- Friend Level, $500 per person
Proceeds from this event will help New Music USA support a stronger new music community through our grantmaking programs that provide funding to new music creators and organizations for the creation and presentation of new works.
*New Music USA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports a thriving and robust new music community. Ticket purchases are tax-deductible less $300 per ticket.
For more information, please contact:
Ami Dang
[email protected]
Sponsors
Title Sponsor
ASCAP
Platinum Sponsors
Alter, Kendrick & Baron
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Schott EAM
Joe and Nancy Meli Walker
Gold Sponsors
Amphion Foundation
BMI
Citrin Cooperman
Peer Music
The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
Zildjian
Sponsorship Levels
Interested in sponsoring?
Download the sponsorship prospectus here or reach out to Ami Dang, New Music USA’s Director of Development, at [email protected].
Platinum Sponsorship, $10,000
Benefits include:
- Premiere sponsor/donor recognition
- Premiere seating for 9 and an additional seat reserved at the table for an artist
- ½ page ad in program
- Exquisite experience to include exclusive music performances, unique premieres, dinner and a cocktail hour
- Three advertising placements in our monthly e-newsletter Listening Forward, reaching our specialist mailing list of over 23,000 musicians, creators, industry leaders and music lovers
- Recognition on the e-vite and landing page
Gold Level, $5,000
Benefits include:
- Premiere sponsor/donor recognition
- Premiere seating for 4 and an additional seat reserved at the table for an artist
- ¼ page ad in program
- Exquisite experience to include exclusive music performances, unique premieres, dinner and a cocktail hour
- Two advertising placements in our monthly e-newsletter Listening Forward, reaching our specialist mailing list of over 23,000 musicians, creators, industry leaders and music lovers
- Recognition on the e-vite and landing page
Program Journal Ads
We’re producing a program to share with all of our Table for 100 guests on May 7, 2024 at the Century Association in Manhattan.
Share a message from your organization or family to help us honor Terri Lyne Carrington, Jim Kendrick, or Tania León, and you will be a part of the evening’s record by purchasing an ad.
Deadline to purchase an ad is April 10, 2024.
- $250 for a 1/4 page
- $450 for a 1/2 page
- $800 for a full page
Contact [email protected] for more information.
About Terri Lyne Carrington
Multiple Grammy Award–winning drummer, producer, and educator Terri Lyne Carrington has recorded and toured with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Diana Krall, Yellowjackets, Cassandra Wilson, and countless other jazz luminaries.
Carrington made history as the first woman to win a Grammy Award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue, a reimagining of the Duke Ellington classic.
About James M. Kendrick
Trained as an oboist at the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School, Jim Kendrick began his music publishing career in 1977 before studying law. Following graduation from law school in 1983, he has specialized in intellectual property matters with a particular emphasis on the music and audio-visual industries. He is a partner at Alter, Kendrick & Baron LLP, where has worked for more than 15 years. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Kendrick has also served as a senior executive of several music publishing companies including Boosey & Hawkes, Schott Music/European American Music and Universal Music Publishing Classical.
Mr. Kendrick became a director of ASCAP in 2007 and was named Treasurer in 2008. Mr. Kendrick is also Secretary and a Director of The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Amphion Foundation, the Virgil Thomson Foundation, The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress and The Charles Ives Society. He also is a director of New Music USA and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Alice M. Ditson Fund. He is a member of the Executive Committee of The International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, and counsel to the Music Publishers Association of the United States and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a frequent speaker on copyright and music industry business practices both in the US and overseas.
About Tania León
Tania León is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. Her orchestral work Stride, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 2022, she was named a recipient of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, she was awarded the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from Northwestern University.
About the Event
New Music USA’s board of directors, event committee, and staff are delighted to be honoring Terri Lyne Carrington, Jim Kendrick, and Tania León for their outstanding dedication to the new music community.
On May 7, 2024, we look forward to gathering in person for dinner, performances, and conversations with composers at every table to honor these leaders and their track records in our field.
Table for 100 Committee
Juan Pablo Contreras
Dorothea Endicott
Bill Hochberg
Amy Kendrick
Chere Lott
Phyllis Mills
Norman Ryan
Joseph Walker
Composer Guests
Juan Pablo Contreras
Henry Threadgill
Shelley Washington
More TBA!
About New Music USA
New Music USA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing new music in all its forms. Our mission is to nurture a vibrant and inclusive community for artists and listeners by supporting the creation, performance, and appreciation of new music throughout the United States.
Through responsive grant-making; skill-building; mentorship and convenings for creators from all backgrounds; and platforms designed to connect music-makers with organizations and their audiences, New Music USA works to ensure a thriving, connected, and equitable ecosystem for the music of our time. Learn more about our impact here.
Board of Directors
Joe Walker, Chair
Amy Iwano, Vice-Chair
Gayle Morgan, Secretary
Steven Tresnan, Treasurer
Dorothea Endicott
Bill Hochberg
James Kendrick
Chere Lott
Phyllis Mills
Frederick Peters
Angelica Sanchez
Anne-Marie Spataru
Matías Tarnopolsky
Susan Wegleitner
Aja Burrell Wood
Joseph Young
President & CEO
Vanessa Reed