Sponsor the Young Tradition Touring Group
What is the Touring Group?
The teenage musicians of the Young Tradition Touring Group learn traditional music and dance from culture bearers over a 9-month period, before embarking on a performance and cultural tour to a region connected to the traditions they have explored.
The 22 members of this year’s group are learning Traditional New England music from Maine-based Artist Leaders Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tischler and Youth Artist leaders, Eleanor Freebern, Emmett Stowell, and Winslow Solomon. The Group will tour the New England states in mid-April, as well as performing around Vermont before and after their trip. Read more about the group and their trip!
Why Support Touring Group?
“The Touring Group has a positive impact on Vermont’s traditional music scene by inspiring and educating young musicians to greater heights, both with musical technique and etiquette as tradition-bearers…. it opened my eyes to an entire world that I didn’t know existed.”
“Being part of the Touring Group has had a very large positive impact on my musical skill. It has exposed me to many different cultures and musical styles. And it’s given me opportunities to share my music in ways that build community within the group, within communities, and across cultures.”
Who will see your logo/business name?
Touring Group’s Performance Audience:
The 2024-25 Touring Group’s audience includes traditional music enthusiasts and musicians, youth and families.
Performances are scheduled to take place in Burlington, Shelburne, and Montpelier, with additional performances to be scheduled in Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. In 2023-24, the Touring Group performed to a total of 1500 people.
Touring Group’s Digital Reach:
Vermont Folklife’s website averages 3000-4000 unique views a month
The Vermont Folklife Newsletter lands in 2600 inboxes a month
Vermont Folklife has 3800+ Facebook followers, and Young Tradition Vermont has 2,000+
Vermont Folklife has 2,121 Instagram followers, and Young Tradition Vermont has 363
Sponsorship Levels
$100 - Tune Level Sponsorship
For our Tune Level sponsors we will:
List your name/logo on our website
Share your name/logo (and tag you, if applicable) on our Social Media
Add your name/logo listed to any printed Touring Group materials
Give you the opportunity to share with customers/clients that you are supporting youth Trad artists, community, and the joy of music.
$250 - Set Level Sponsorship
For our Set Level sponsors we will will do all of the above, and also:
Share your logo in any Vermont Folklife newsletter and YTV Email Updates that includes updates about the Touring Group (expect this to happen 2-3 times)
$500 or more - Performance Level Sponsorship
For our Performance Level sponsors we will will do all of the above, and also:
Thank you from the stage at our performances in Vermont and throughout New England.
Checks can be made out to Vermont Folklife, 74 Main St. Burlington, VT 05401, with “Touring Group Sponsor” in the memo line.
Please email ytv@vtfolklife.org if you would like to receive an invoice prior to payment.
Vermont Folklife is a 501(c )3 organization (EIN = 22-2550951). We certify that this gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law and that no goods or services were provided in exchange for this donation.
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