Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders

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Virtuoso Voices offers you three types of classical music fundraising messages: Produced Funder Spots, Un-hosted Funders and Straight-read Funder Spots. All feature classical music's leading performers and conductors. Use these Funder Spots during your classical music fundraising shifts to add variety, credibility and authority to your on-air fundraising sound. The Virtuoso Voices Funders Series includes Gil Shaham, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Evelyn Glennie, Stephen Hough, Richard Stoltzman, Yolanda Kondonassis, Andrew Litton, Leila Josefowicz, Roy Goodman, Murray Perahia, Emanuel Ax, Andre Watts, the Canadian Brass, Riccardo Muti, Menahem Pressler, Garrick Ohlsson, Marin Alsop, Sharon Isbin and many others.

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.

Your station can customize the Produced Funder Spots to the specific sound and fundraising terminology of your station. These messages, from performers like Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sarah Chang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, follow Public Radio's Best Practices for fundraising.

Please visit the fundraising page of our website for further examples and further information. www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising. Or call David or Cindy at (703) 751-0342.

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158 Pieces

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Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Power in Music)
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For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet talks about the power of music in his life and ours. Use this 27 second clip as a fundr...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Sarah Chang (Fundraising Time)
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For your Fundraising campaign, violinist Sarah Chang invites your listeners to support classical music on your station. Use this 12 second clip as...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :12
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - James Ehnes Funder (Perfect Circle)
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For your Fundraising campaign, violinist James Ehnes asks your listeners to complete the Public Radio Listening-Funding circle. Use this 24 second...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Matt Haimovitz (Classical is Constant)
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For your Fundraising campaign, Matt Haimovitz invites your listeners to keep classical music a constant in their life. Use this 17 second clip as ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Vladimir Ashkenazy (Depends On You)
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For your Fundraising campaign, pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy reminds listeners that classical music on public radio depends on them. Us...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :15
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Jennifer Higdon (Power in Music)
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For your Fundraising campaign, composer Jennifer Higdon talks about the power of classical music, and that the most powerful music is often found o...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 8
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Janine Jansen (Classical is Constant)
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For your Fundraising campaign, violinist Janine Jansen invites listeners to keep classical music a constant in their life by supporting their stati...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Gerard Schwarz (Participate)
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For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Helene Grimaud (Power in Music)
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For your Fundraising campaign, Helene Grimaud talks about the power of music and the joy of discovering powerful music on your station. Use this 2...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Richard Stoltzman (Musical Meeting Place)
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For your Fundraising campaign, Richard Stoltzman describes your station as a great meeting place for equally great music. Use this 26 second clip ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 5
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Gil Shaham (Classical Music is Constant)
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For your Fundraising campaign, Violinist Gil Shaham talks about the constant presence classical music has played in his life, from childhood to the...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 18
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Gil Shaham (Classical Music is Important)
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For your Fundraising campaign, Violinist Gil Shaham talks about the importance of classical music -- the special life memories it brings back to us...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 18
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Julia Fischer (Soul Music)
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For your Fundraising campaign, violinist Julia Fischer reminds your listeners of the role they play in music's communicative powers. Use this 20 s...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Murray Perahia (Classical is Constant)
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For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Murray Perahia reminds your listeners of classical music's constant presence in their lives, thanks to Publi...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Sir James Galway (Practice Days)
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Caption: Sir James Galway
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Un-Hosted Funders - Richard Stoltzman (Under the Table)
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For your On-Air Fundraising: Think of this as a mini-fundraising "time-out" (or drop-in) to insert a little bit of musical insight, radio-craft, an...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Sharon Isbin (Universal Language)
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For your Fundraising campaign, guitarist Sharon Isbin asks your station's listeners to keep your station musically fluent. Use this 20 second clip ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Jonathan Biss (Classical Reality)
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For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Jonathan Biss says classical music can be used as an escape... to reality. "Some people use classical music ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Lynn Harrell (Upside Down Cello)
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Caption: Lynn Harrell, Credit: Christian Steiner
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Jonathan Biss (Grab My Knee)
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Caption: Jonathan Biss
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 4

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