Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Rehearsal Hallat the Aspen Music Festival and School

A Gift in Support of Lasting ExcellenceJune 21, 2010

The Aspen Music Festival and School

M i S S i o N

Throughout the past 61 years, the Aspen Music Festival and School has fostered musical brilliance – in performance, in teaching, and in the lives of the musicians and music-lovers who gather together each summer under its auspices.

To bring together the finest music students,

artist-faculty and performers to create transformative

educational experiences within a community of artistic integrity

and innovation. Through the combination of study, listening,

performance, artistic renewal and reflection, we advance the

appreciation and understanding of the joys and complexities

of musical expression. We enrich the human spirit through

teaching and performing the great music of the world. We

respect and nurture the Aspen Idea, celebrating the union of mind,

body and spirit through the art of music.

THE MiSSioN oF THE AMFS iS:

place of creationand inspiration.

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Selected Hall SpecificationS(excerpted from plans as of June 1, 2010)

Square footage: 3,500

Sound reverberation: 1.0 seconds

Ceiling height: 24 feet

Roof height: 40 feet

Interior: blonde wood, translucent fiberglass

atrium, large-scale plate glass windows

T H E V i S i o N for the Edlis Neeson Rehearsal Hall

Rehearsing is at the very heart of great

performance. All world-class musical

institutions need superior rehearsal spaces

– spaces where artists can refine their craft

and pursue the subtleties and nuances that

define great musicianship.

To support the level of artistic excellence at

the Festival, and to continue to attract the

best students, faculty, and guest artists to

Aspen, the Festival needs world-class halls

for teaching, rehearsal, and performance.

The Edlis Neeson Rehearsal Hall is

designed to be a superior rehearsal space

on the AMFS Campus. it is planned as

an ideal large rehearsal hall, with sterling

acoustics, clean sightlines, and harmonious

architectural lines. it can comfortably fit a

full orchestra, or accommodate large opera

scenes. Through large-scale plate glass

windows, it will overlook the pastoral beauty

of the ponds and central green.

For decades the AMFS has had to rely

on rented classrooms and common areas

in middle and high schools to rehearse

major orchestral concerts. By giving the

Festival an incredible rehearsal space, and

by lessening the need to rent practice areas

each summer, the Edlis Neeson Rehearsal

Hall will be a cornerstone of the Aspen

Music Festival and School’s excellence

for decades to come.

dream of light,space, and sound.

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Proposed Project

T i M E L i N E

The Edlis Neeson Rehearsal Hall is anticipated to be built in Phase one of the Campus Master

Plan. Project work will begin with infrastructure improvements, planned to begin this coming winter.

if approvals are secured and construction started according to plan, work would pause during the

2011 Festival season and resume, with groundbreaking for the hall and other buildings, in Fall 2011.

Appropriate recognition will be determined with our donors’ input. Recognition as shown is for

illustration only.

September 2010 Begin earthmoving work

December 2010 infrastructure work begins including new bridge

June 2010 infrastructure complete

September 2011 Groundbreaking for Edlis Neeson Rehearsal Hall

June 2012 opening of Edlis Neeson Rehearsal Hall; completion of Campus Phase one

THE PRojECT’S CoSTS

The total costs of building the Bucksbaum Campus are estimated at $45-$50 million, depending

on final build-out details. Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum have generously contributed $10 million

for construction and renovation of the existing Castle Creek Campus (an additional $15 million is

an irrevocable planned gift). $1.75 million has been contributed by other donors. The AMFS will

need to raise an additional $33–$38 million to complete campus construction.

our Requested investment in

E x C E L L E N C EThe Aspen Music Festival and School respectfully requests your

consideration of a gift in the amount of $5,000,000

to name the Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Rehearsal Hall.

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The Castle Creek Campus: Where Dreams Begin

CoNTACTS Alan FletcherPresident and CEO970-205-5010 Molly McArdleVice President for Institutional Advancement970-205-5060