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Dear Friend of Rova:

Rova:Arts is looking ahead to an exciting 2010, both for the organization and for Rova Saxophone Quartet. We hope we can count on you to actively support our continuing passion for adventurous music through the creation of both live performances and recorded media. Annual contributions from Rova Friends have helped us to realize some of our most ambitious undertakings, enhancing both the local arts scene and the international music world. We urge you to make a contribution to the coming year's Rova:Arts activities at a level you are comfortable with. Personal donations of all sizes will have a significant impact on our programs.

Our non-profit organization, Rova:Arts, assists the quartet to kindle artistic collaboration, present ground-breaking performances, commission new compositions, foster music education, and build community. Rova:Arts can't do this important work alone. Our ticket sales cover less than a third of our programming costs. To make up the sizeable difference, we rely on the generous support of Rova:Arts' valued donors.

Our Mission: Rova.org and the 'New Social Media'
When Rova formed the nonprofit organization Rova:Arts in 1984 we committed ourselves to furthering "the public's understanding of adventurous art through education and outreach". 2010 will mark a new chapter in Rova history, as we develop new ways to fulfill our mission. The new Rova.org website (launching very soon) will provide access to a growing archive of live recordings, alternate takes, and video documentation of live performances - including a broad range of collaborative projects and Improv:21 lecture-demonstrations. In addition to publicly available content, the new website will have a members-only section with many exciting and historical items. As a donor to Rova:Arts, you will have access to all areas of the site.

We are also continuing to explore uses of the 'new social media' (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.) to increase our reach and to more effectively advance the work of Rova and its network of fellow artists. Along with a more robust website with increased functionality, these Internet tools will help Rova:Arts to engage a broader public in more meaningful ways with the world of exploratory music.

Rova Presents New Works in 2010:
In the coming year, audiences will experience the creation of significant new projects. Join us as we prepare for the first performance of Pandaemonium, a new work from celebrated composer/violinist Carla Kihlstedt to be premiered at the Other Minds Festival 15 in March 2010. Rova is collaborating with the composer through the fall and winter, and you will have online access to the inside story of the work's creation-including coverage of rehearsals and a special interview with Ms. Kihlstedt. Pandaemonium was commissioned through a prestigious grant from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.

In a second project, Rova will stream clips from the new DVD project documenting Rovaté 2009 Fissures, Futures: For Buckminster Fuller, our tribute to this extraordinary figure, in a production with a stellar international cast. You will be able to view performances of works by Rova members, in exclusive videos that will not be on the commercial DVD release.

Become a Rova:Arts Member!
As a Rova:Arts member, you will have access to the entire online Rova archive. You will also receive a special members-only Rova CD of a live performance of John Coltrane's Ascension, autographed by the Rova Quartet members.

Rova:Arts programs have made a lasting difference in the Bay Area's musical and cultural life. Your tax-deductible membership contribution will help us continue our commitment to artistry and community throughout the coming year.

Thank you for taking the time to read about ROVA:ARTS, and we appreciate your support.

Sincerely,

Patricia Bourne
President, ROVA:ARTS Board of Directors