Why support Donemus?
Reading the background-information below might provide you with an answer
Donemus magnifies cultural inheritance
Thanks to the foundation called ‘Stichting Donemus Beheer’ it is possible to experience the intellectual cultural inheritance of contemporary music. Donemus creates cultural inheritance by facilitating composers to share their evolving works of art with the public through a professional standard procedure of digital writing and publishing sheet music.
Donemus forms a bridge
The foundation ‘Stichting Donemus Beheer’ forms a bridge between creatieve and performing artists. Connects composers and musicians. Donemus provides the missing link between the composer’s creative thoughts and the artists performing actions by enabling standard digital music notation, printing and publishing sheet music.
Donemus publishes scores of over 600 composers
Thanks to the existence of Donemus a vast number of scores is published throughout the course of its 70 years of existence. Donemus houses a wealth of scores and parts from the beginning of the 20th century until today, has published works by over 600 composers and makes classical music of our times audible all over the world.
Donemus enables composers to realise their dreams
The mission of Donemus is to enable composers to publish and promote scores and parts, share commissions, concerts and a network of performers. Donemus helps realise dreams to inspire the world. With a donation, you can be a constituting part of this phenomenon.
Donemus makes new music come to sound
Without publishing the composer’s notes, musicians will not be able to perform their works. Musical scores are necessary to stipulate the actions musicians and sometimes actors need to perform to make the music sound. Donemus provides the necessary conditions of a continuous evolving contemporary musical practice.
Donemus makes scores and parts
Publishing scores is a costly affair. An orchestra may count up to 70 different musicians or more. Everyone of them plays a part of the score and needs this part to know when to play and what to play. The conductor has an overview of all parts.
Donemus knows all the signs and symbols
Composing and music writing makes use of an always growing amount of signs and symbols. Way more than the 26 letters of the alphabet. Music writing is like the architectural blueprint that makes accurate building possible. Donemus contributes to the standard of contemporary music writing.
Donemus works with professional copyists
Professional musicians work for Donemus as copyists. They translate the composer’s handmade scores for digital reproduction and distribution. Donemus offers composers a state of the art representation of their sketches and handwriting.
Donemus sets the standard
Once the scores are ready Donemus promotes connected composers and facilitates the performance of contemporary music all over the world. Thus Donemus sets the standard in proactively promoting new music.
Donemus is ambitious
With the prevailing budgets, it is impossible to publish all creative musical production in the world. You can make a difference by donating or leaving an inheritance to Donemus.
Donemus is a non-profit organisation
The Foundation called ‘Stichting Donemus Beheer’ is a non-profit organization that can fullfill its mission thanks to grants, sponsorship and private donations. The Foundation has the so-called ANBI-status (public benefit institution status) which means tax benefits for the organization and for the Dutch taxpayer who makes a donation to Donemus.
Donemus needs your support
Does this appeal to you? As a beneficiary? As a mecenas who will take part in the mission of Donemus? Why hesitate? We are glad to answer your call: +31(0)70 2500 786 or answer your E-mail via: info@donemus.nl to think along with you about the best option to support Donemus. Whether it will be a donation or another form of financial support. In the case you prefer to be an anonymous beneficiary we provide you with our bank account number.
SWIFT Code: ABNANL2A
ABN AMRO 625719913
IBAN NL54 ABNA0625719913
Bank Name ABN AMRO
Bank Address Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP Amsterdam.
Donemus honours his benefactors
Donemus honours his benefactors in different ways and always in accordance with the giver’s wishes. This may vary from a visit to the office, a meet & greet with a composer, our staff or a premiere or concert.