SAWDUSTSNAPSHOT

10.01.15-08.01.17

Dear Friends,

It's hard to believe that it's been only 20 months since our opening night, which set in motion a ride of success consisting of more than 660 unique performances of the highest quality, ripe with discoveries.

When I reflect on how we blazed this path so quickly, I think, first of all, of our programming. It is daring, combines emerging and established artists, is powered by diversity, and addresses today’s most pressing issues. Artists in residence, curators, and world-renowned artists work alongside the NS team to collaborate, incubate, and create the music of the future. I also think of our architecture: a pure design and acoustic miracle that brings joy to both performers and patrons.

We believe National Sawdust is at the center of a music revolution where genres, ages, origins, and talents get together to create and celebrate the musical emotion we all value and need.

Join us!

Jean-Pierre ChesséPresident of the Board of Trustees

Dear Friends,

As a composer, I believe the role of an artist in the 21st century should be that of creator, educator, performer, and entrepreneur. I believe that 21st-century composers/artists need to be thinking about what impact they can have on their existing community, both locally and globally.

Our hope is to create an inclusive home where artists and audiences can learn, explore and listen creatively. I believe that by giving audiences access to the artists in this intimate way, in this intimate venue, we will make a unique contribution to New York City’s musical ecosystem.

Paola PrestiniComposer, CEO and Artistic Director

“...tough and full of magic.”- New York Magazine

Since Opening...in Numbers!660 performances

52,000 audience members from:5 boroughs of New York City, 47 states,

and 53 countries across the world2.1M unique media impressions

47 world premieres12 operas

63 commissions50 New York Times reviews

“The buzz has shifted to National Sawdust.” – The Washington Post

Season 3:12 World Premieres | 3 New Opera Presentations by Anna Clyne, Marcela Rodriguez and

Kate Soper | New Operas by Kate Soper, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Paola Prestini, Marcela Rodriguez and Du Yun| 4 New Work Presentations | 11 Curators | 10

Residencies | 10 Workshop Presentations | Continued Festivals, Series and Labs

Season 3 Theme: Origins In Season 3, we turn our lens of music discovery to a fresh theme: Origins. Origins will be a deep dive into the roots of culture itself through the music of our varied histories. What does that look like?

• It’s the Refugee Orchestra premiering a work by the next great woman composer.

• It’s Sudanese pop singer Sinkane curating the best music of African diaspora and first-generation immigrant culture.

• It’s a two-day expedition into the Amazon, guided by leading Brazilian artists Felipe Lara and Stéphane San Juan.

• It is an insistent return to empathy, celebrating the multicultural, the borderless, and the marginalized through their music and stories. Through sharing the Origins of disparate artists, we hope to remind the world of the common bonds that we all share.

Residencies and Curators

• Pursuing the Origins theme, National Sawdust has enlisted artists with roots in six continents as curators.

• 11 world-class curators ranging from violinist Jennifer Koh to clarinetist Kinan Azmeh.

Residency Support

• National Sawdust’s Residency Program provides both individual artists and groups with space and technical/marketing staff support through recordings, rehearsals and shows as well as commissions.

• Over 80 hours of staff support for each residency with a total financial commitment of $450k (in kind and reward payments combined) ensure that these dedicated artists can present their new works in various stages of development in concert.

• 12 Residencies ranging from Contemporaneous to the Refugee Orchestra.

FestivalsWinterreise Nights• A curated series by throat singer Tanya Tagaq and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, with

Northern voices and discoveries represented.

Spring Revolution• A festival inspired by rite and revolution.• Includes John Zorn’s mystical music, Brazilian music curated by composer Felipe

Lara, and the Velvet Revolution, a deep dive into the music of China, curated by composer Du Yun.

FERUS• A series held every January focused on interdisciplinary work in progress, aimed

towards getting the work recognition by placing it during national conferences such as those of International Society for the Performing Arts and Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

New Series• NIGHTGOWNS, curated by Sasha Velour, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, are

evenings of short performances dedicated to celebrating the diversity, depth, and wild power of drag.

Returning SeriesStone Commissioning Series• A monthly curated series by John Zorn features the top avant grade jazz and

out-of-the-box musicians.

The Revolution• Curated by NS’ Katie Jones, this monthly series shines light on Brooklyn and Harlem

based artists and musicians that are in the breeding ground of the independent pop genre.

Heroes• The Heroes series celebrates our compositional heroes. • This year we celebrate the 80th birthday of famed composers Joan Tower and John

Corigliano.

Operas• NS will develop, present and premiere commissioned operas involving women

composers Anna Clyne, Du Yun, Missy Mazzoli, Paola Prestini, Marcela Rodriguez and Kate Soper, in addition to a new chamber opera by Nico Muhly, presented with musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble.

NS+• National Sawdust+, created by Elena Park, brings artists and thinkers together for

stimulating, and often unexpected, concerts and conversations in an intimate setting. Artists from Marina Abramović to Patti Smith connect music with larger cultural issues and explore them through conversation and innovative musicianship.

Education, Mentorship and Career Development• First ever call to female composers in the Hildegard Competition, judged by composers Angélica

Negrón, Du Yun, and Paola Prestini.• Two finalists will receive funding and have their work premiered at NS, conducted by Lidiya

Yankovskaya. Supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.• New partnership with University of Michigan and Juilliard School will open up NS’ performance venue

to host works in progress for students, as well as provide guided mentorship in areas such as project management and marketing.

“National Sawdust is a smashing success” - The New Yorker

In the 22 months since opening, more than 52,000 audience members have experienced nearly 660 NS performances. We have provided commissions and project development support to 25 artists and groups, and countless new compositions have had their world premieres on our stage. We were named in the Best of 2015 lists by both The New York Times and New York Magazine, and were finalists for receiving the Classical:NEXT Innovation Award, which honors “forward-thinking activities taking place around the world.”

BoardGrant AldonasCourtenay CaseyJean Pierre Chesse, PresidentRick D’Avino, President EmeritusKevin Dolan, Founder and ChairChris GrymesJoanne HubschmanSarah JohnsonElizabeth Madigan JostEllen O’Brien KellyHarvey Mogenson, TreasurerFabien MoreauPaola PrestiniPhillip RapoportKris SebastianJill Steinberg, Vice PresidentChristopher WhitmanDan WidawskyPeter Zuspan, Secretary

Artistic Advisory BoardLaurie AndersonAndrew H. BartHelena ChristensenBryce DessnerRenée FlemingPhilip GlassStephen GodfroyRichard KesslerDavid LangBrigitte LacombeMeredith MonkNico MuhlyJames MurphyElena Park, Advisory Board ChairTerry RileyLimor TomerJeremy TurnerSuzanne VegaKaren WongJohn Zorn

National Sawdust: Our Story

"I just want to encourage you to support National Sawdust. If you like music the way Ilike music, and you want to hear something fresh and new, and you want to hear the grassroots development of the future and the hope of music...

Let's support what's fresh and new." – Reneé Fleming, NS Advisory Board Member

Development• Increased contributed support by 50%.

• Secured institutional support from such distinguished foundations and government agencies as the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Achelis and Bodman Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

• Raised 10% of annual budget at the Spring Gala, a spectacular curated concert and party that celebrities, renowned philanthropists and the NS community have come to anticipate, and love to attend.

• Welcomed gala chair Ann Ziff, speakers Julianne Moore and David Byrne, and honorees Renée Fleming and Philip Glass. Previous attendees have included U2, Marina Abramović, and David Hyde Pierce.

Second Season Highlights

Rentals and Partnerships• Mark by AVON Product Launch // January 2017

• TUMBLR // 10th Anniversary Party // February 2017 during fashion week.

• Spotify Conference // Summer 2017

• Mozart in the Jungle // An Amazon TV series // Summer 2017

These selected deals bought in over 200k of revenue to the nonprofit.

Marketing• 900k Unique Website visitors• 1.2M Page Views• 32k Unique Email Subscriptions• 25k Social Followers

New Media Development• NS Productions: Current works have appeared at the

Kennedy Center, Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall, Celebrate Brooklyn, New Victory on Broadway, Ford Theater with LA Opera, and more.

• The Log Journal: The Log Journal is an online resource for music news and thoughtful criticism, spearheaded by veteran journalist Steve Smith.

• Sawdust Label: Sawdust Label is the non-profit, in-house record label and recording studio of National Sawdust. Sawdust Label releases content that reinterprets genre, facilitates provocative collaboration, and encourages new ways of listening.

Programming Snapshot: Seasons 1 & 2• 47 World Premieres• 1 Opera premiere in collaboration with Aix-en-Provence

and Rolex• 11 New Opera Productions• 12 Curators• 10 Residencies• 12 Workshop Presentations• 3 Festivals: Winnterreise, Spring Revolution, and FERUS • Launch of Heroes Series focusing on Philip Glass • Launch of Stone Commissioning Series curated by John

Zorn• Launch of Summer Labs: incubation labs for local

emerging artists

Financials

Brief Financial HistoryOpen Date: October 1, 2015

National Sawdust opened with no operating capital, relying on the generosity of a few individuals willing to donate or finance the first two years.

Entering year three, with solid achievements in all areas and a stellar reputation, we are now embarking on the creation of a Founder’s Fund.

This fund will help build a cushion and avoid day to day cash challenges, while expanding the best of the last year’s programs and initiatives.

Founder’s FundIn less than two years, National Sawdust has built a multifaceted home for internationally renowned programs that support new music. We have also built an effective management team and diverse revenue streams that are allowing our mission to expand and reach audiences around the world. Building on these achievements, it is now time to raise our first major fund to kickstart our third season.

Objectives:• To continue fulfilling our mission to nurture the next generation of artists and audiences, and to help artists

become entrepreneurs, advocates and educators• To expand outreach with new media and social platforms• To export our productions around the world• To build a large community of members and supporters • To create a strong financial base

Season 3:12 World Premieres | 3 New Opera Presentations by Anna Clyne, Marcela Rodriguez and

Kate Soper | New Operas by Kate Soper, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Paola Prestini, Marcela Rodriguez and Du Yun| 4 New Work Presentations | 11 Curators | 10

Residencies | 10 Workshop Presentations | Continued Festivals, Series and Labs

Season 3 Theme: Origins In Season 3, we turn our lens of music discovery to a fresh theme: Origins. Origins will be a deep dive into the roots of culture itself through the music of our varied histories. What does that look like?

• It’s the Refugee Orchestra premiering a work by the next great woman composer.

• It’s Sudanese pop singer Sinkane curating the best music of African diaspora and first-generation immigrant culture.

• It’s a two-day expedition into the Amazon, guided by leading Brazilian artists Felipe Lara and Stéphane San Juan.

• It is an insistent return to empathy, celebrating the multicultural, the borderless, and the marginalized through their music and stories. Through sharing the Origins of disparate artists, we hope to remind the world of the common bonds that we all share.

Residencies and Curators

• Pursuing the Origins theme, National Sawdust has enlisted artists with roots in six continents as curators.

• 11 world-class curators ranging from violinist Jennifer Koh to clarinetist Kinan Azmeh.

Residency Support

• National Sawdust’s Residency Program provides both individual artists and groups with space and technical/marketing staff support through recordings, rehearsals and shows as well as commissions.

• Over 80 hours of staff support for each residency with a total financial commitment of $450k (in kind and reward payments combined) ensure that these dedicated artists can present their new works in various stages of development in concert.

• 12 Residencies ranging from Contemporaneous to the Refugee Orchestra.

Programming our Future:What the Founder’s Fund will enable us to accomplish

FestivalsWinterreise Nights• A curated series by throat singer Tanya Tagaq and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, with

Northern voices and discoveries represented.

Spring Revolution• A festival inspired by rite and revolution.• Includes John Zorn’s mystical music, Brazilian music curated by composer Felipe

Lara, and the Velvet Revolution, a deep dive into the music of China, curated by composer Du Yun.

FERUS• A series held every January focused on interdisciplinary work in progress, aimed

towards getting the work recognition by placing it during national conferences such as those of International Society for the Performing Arts and Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

New Series• NIGHTGOWNS, curated by Sasha Velour, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, are

evenings of short performances dedicated to celebrating the diversity, depth, and wild power of drag.

Returning SeriesStone Commissioning Series• A monthly curated series by John Zorn features the top avant grade jazz and

out-of-the-box musicians.

The Revolution• Curated by NS’ Katie Jones, this monthly series shines light on Brooklyn and Harlem

based artists and musicians that are in the breeding ground of the independent pop genre.

Heroes• The Heroes series celebrates our compositional heroes. • This year we celebrate the 80th birthday of famed composers Joan Tower and John

Corigliano.

Operas• NS will develop, present and premiere commissioned operas involving women

composers Anna Clyne, Du Yun, Missy Mazzoli, Paola Prestini, Marcela Rodriguez and Kate Soper, in addition to a new chamber opera by Nico Muhly, presented with musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble.

NS+• National Sawdust+, created by Elena Park, brings artists and thinkers together for

stimulating, and often unexpected, concerts and conversations in an intimate setting. Artists from Marina Abramović to Patti Smith connect music with larger cultural issues and explore them through conversation and innovative musicianship.

Community and Activism• NS will continue its powerful Town Hall series with organizations such as UN Women. • NS will continue its education series, Very Young Composers, with El Puente Leadership for Justice &

Peace and the Manifesto Project, two partner organizations that reach into young people’s lives and empower them to become creators and leaders.

Summer Labs• A summer incubation lab for up-and-coming artists brings new multimedia projects to fruition.• These four-week residencies offer local creators the chance to develop new works with all the financial

and institutional benefits a first-rate venue can provide. • Artists receive in-kind contributions of up to $5,000, generous rehearsal time, full tech support, audio and

video recordings, a comprehensive marketing package, a final public performance, and consideration for further development during the regular season.

InitiativesNS Productions Multimedia productions are commissioned by National Sawdust and travel to festivals around the world. Current works have appeared at the Kennedy Center, Stanford, Celebrate Brooklyn, New Victory on Broadway, the Ford Theater with LA Opera, and more.

The Log Journal The Log Journal is an initiative that we launched in Season Two, spearheaded by veteran journalist Steve Smith. Its launch was cited by Michael Cooper in his New York Times coverage of Season 2, posted on August 16, 2016, and printed the next day. It was also cited by Alex Ross in his New Yorker column of February 8, 2017, in a column titled "Making Art in a Time of Rage". In our approach to the arrival of Season 3, we will offer a series of profiles meant to introduce each of the season's curators and resident artists in turn, increasing awareness and anticipation for what they'll create at NS. We also will develop and implement a new article category, Hildegard, meant specifically to emphasize the creative work and achievements of women composers. In July 2017 we launched a weekly newsletter meant not only to promote content produced by The Log Journal, but also to contextualize that work within a rich matrix of other noteworthy stories pertaining to music, media, and culture, from outlets throughout the city and around the world.

Education, Mentorship and Career Development• First ever call to female composers in the Hildegard Competition, judged by composers Angélica

Negrón, Du Yun, and Paola Prestini.• Two finalists will receive funding and have their work premiered at NS, conducted by Lidiya

Yankovskaya. Supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.• New partnership with University of Michigan and Juilliard School will open up NS’ performance venue

to host works in progress for students, as well as provide guided mentorship in areas such as project management and marketing.

Membership Program• Substantially increase through new community and

marketing initiatives implemented with a larger marketing team and new GM

Community Building• Continue free Make Music NY celebrations, which

invite new curious music lovers into our space• Enlist local businesses and community partners

through ticketing and programming exchanges• New local education initiatives and partnerships with

School of NY Times and local charter schools• Grassroots marketing initiatives such as pop ups

and street fairs

F&B Revenues• Increase through new initiatives launched by GM

and innovative food/music programming

NS Media• Post-produce 600 concerts• Prepare development of our streaming platform

for Season 4

NS Productions• Build a catalogue of all commissioned and

curated work• Develop partnerships with festivals globally• Develop strong revenue streams for NS

Productions

NS Recording Studio• Finish recording studio with newly acquired

equipment from the City of New York• Double recording income from recording shows

and sessions

Sawdust LabelSawdust Label is the non-profit, in-house record label and recording studio of National Sawdust. Sawdust Label releases content that reinterprets genre, facilitates provocative collaboration, and encourages new ways of listening. With a catalogue ranging from electronics to contemporary opera, the label is a platform for artists with profound understanding of their craft to experiment and stretch the limitations of how that craft is practiced. The highest grossing Sawdust Label albums are Wolf Hall at $18,701 and Sxip Shirey’s debut album at $5,465.

“[The Sawdust Label is] an essential new voice in the future of American Music”

- Q2, WQXR

Business Development

“National Sawdust has become more than a just place to see engaging contemporary music of all stripes. The Williamsburg venue has embraced its role as an educational space, with engaged programming that links the music to broader social issues.” - Time Out New York

Requiem for: A TuesdayNS opened its 2016-17 season with Requiem for: A Tuesday – a musical ceremony administered by Helga Davis and bass-baritone Davóne Tines, with music by Davis, Tines, Shara Nova, and Lou Reed, as well as spirituals arranged by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw. Requiem features Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray and his D.R.E.A.M. Ring dance troupe; the dancers reenact several fatal encounters between young black men and law enforcement. As poet and playwright Carl Hancock Rux wrote, “Through the physicality of sound and dance, the work creates, rather than destroys, bridges between human bodies and space.”

Anthony Roth Costanzo Presents: Aci, Galatea e PolifemoNS Curator Anthony Roth Costanzo, the star countertenor, brought the 2017 opera season to a stunning conclusion with Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo, a co-production with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Cath Brittan, and National Sawdust. Director Christopher Alden (Olivier Award, Golden Mask Award) took on Handel’s rarely staged serenata, a spectacular 90-minute “CliffsNotes” version of a Handel opera. The production used innovative video technology to create multi-dimensional visual landscapes and reimagined recitatives by composer and sound designer Mark Grey. Alden’s production found parallels between Handel’s 18th-century telling of Ovid’s mythological tale and our current era defined by power, class, and the brutality of thwarted desire. The New York Times called the production “radical,” “excitingly contemporary, and “inventive.”

NS+ Series Pussy Riot Theatre: RevolutionIn a climactic finale to NS’ Spring Revolution Festival this March, members of Pussy Riot performed the East Coast premiere of “Revolution.” Based on the book by bandleader Maria Alyokhina, “Revolution” tells the Pussy Riot story of protest art and political activism in a hostile state. The hour-long piece was directed by Yury Muravitsky and produced by Alexander Cheparukhin, with video footage by Taisia Krugovykh and video art by Katya Sсheglova.

The Hubble CantataProduced by NS’ production company in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch, Paola Prestini’s The Hubble Cantata marries music, visuals and scientific discovery in an exploration of the interconnectedness of humanity with the cosmos. The full Hubble experience includes “Fistful of Stars,” a virtual reality film by Eliza McNitt that takes the viewer on the journey of the telescope through space. The film was featured at the SXSW Festival and has just been accepted to the Cannes Film Festival. The complete production premiered at Celebrate Brooklyn to an audience of 6,000 and toured to The Kennedy Center and will travel next to the Ford Theater with the Los Angeles Opera.

Programming Highlights

Encore Circle ($10,000+)Aeen Avini of TOWN ResidentialAmerican ExpressDan and Sally BreenLynn A. CalpeterOlivia and Jean Pierre ChesséDavis Polk & Wardwell LLPSteven and Roberta DenningKevin DolanRenée FlemingHearstHSBC Private BankThe Henry and Joanne L. Hubschman Charitable FundEllen O’Brien and Peter KellyCatherine Levene and Roger KrulakDaniel R. LewisElizabeth Madigan JostJenny Miller and Steve DuttonGwen and Harvey MogensonThe Mordant FamilyMorgan StanleyPamela Murphy and Rick D’AvinoMichelle NakashSamuel I. Newhouse FoundationPamela Olson and Grant AldonasPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPKristin and Phillip RapoportGustavo RigoliRolexDiana and Jonathan F.P. RoseRob RudnickKris Sebastian and Alberto CribioreRachel Shapiro and Chris GrymesSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomCatharine and Jeffrey SorosJill and Bill SteinbergRobert L. TurnerDiane and Stephen VolkKelcy M. Whitman Family FundDaniel and Rachel WidawskyValda Witt and Jay HatfieldZakaria Family FoundationAnn ZiffOne Anonymous Donor

Ovation Circle ($5,000+)ArupHilaria and Alec Baldwin FoundationAndy BartStéphanie and Xavier BotteriBureau VCheswatyr FoundationJody CukierAdeline and Sylvain DesjonqueresJoel GraberJane GrossThe Hargrove Pierce FoundationCaren Heller and Fabrizio MichelassiLin and Stephen JamisonSarah JohnsonCity Council Member Stephen LevinMeyer Sound LaboratoriesPaola Prestini and Jeffrey ZeiglerJohn C. Rutherford

Mark Gude and Paul SekhriSusan and John SteinhardtOne Anonymous Donor

Bravo Circle ($2,000+)Jeremy AdelmanJosie and Kow Atta-MensahTina and Jeffrey BoltonJohn BurtSusan Cahn and Mario BataliTed CornwellJennie and Richard DeSchererEttinger FoundationJoan and Peter FaberLiane FredelNicole Gary and Christopher PesceJeanne Giordano and Bob FrascaHarlan GreenmanAgnes GundJen and Robby GutmannAlice Handy and Peter StoudtRon HarveyRuth and Stephen HendelIvey Inman and Justin MonsenSy JacobsTodd KaplanStephanie and Larry KleinmanKaren LeFrakHelen LittleDavid MajureFabien and Leslie MoreauKathryn and Emmanuel MorletNancy Newcomb and John HargravesFanette Pollack and John BreitAndrea Propp and John KnorringCarla and David RosenbloomMeryl Rosofsky and Stuart ColemanHusnia and Nizam SiddiqSarah Billinghurst and Howard SolomonRobert SorosLeila Maw StrausMarcia Brady Tucker FoundationPhyllis Urman-Klein and Peter KleinJoni Walser and Andy ChurchSheila and Michael WalshJacqueline and Kevin WaraksyMimi Lin and Eric WeiKaren Wong

Applause Circle ($1,000+)Maria and Adam AbeshouseJoan and Alan AdesSusan Baker and Michael LynchPeggy and Ralph BrownNoreen and Ken BuckfireJarret ChristieArthur ColarossiOrla Coleman and Rikki TahtaLois ConwayTrish and David CroweBernadette CruzRonald DabrowskiMurat EyubogluJeanne Donovan FisherStephen Foster

Dillon Smith FreemanLorraine GallardNomi Ghez and Michael SiegalDorothy Tapper GoldmanLois GrassFrank GuiglianoDavid HaritonMary HarmonSeth HarrisonWarren IlchmanElissa and Bill JohnsonJulie KiddZac KleinhandlerEdwina and Kin KwanMaribel LeibermanLemberg FoundationSahra LesePeter MarrsDaniel MituraDavid OrticelliDr. Ariel OstadJackie Walters ParkJames PaulTheresa RileySusan W. Rose Fund for MusicRich RosenblumJeri Sedlar and Rick MinersPhilip TretiakElizabeth TunickBeatrice and Michael TusianiThomas VieiraThomas VisoneMaureen Whiteman and Lawrence ZlatkinLinda and Jim WolcottAspasia Zoumas

Foundation and Government SupportersAchelis and Bodman FoundationsAmphion FoundationAaron Copland Fund for MusicMary Duke Biddle FoundationBMI FoundationD’Addario FoundationDutch Culture USAHoward Gilman FoundationNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsNew York City Mayor’s Office of Media and EntertainmentNew York State Council on the ArtsNorwegian Consulate GeneralFan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

*List includes donors since Sept. 1, 2016

NS Donors

The Reviews Are In!

“Cutting-edge chamber opera is prominent at the stylish Williamsburg music club…” -The New Yorker

“This artist-led, non-profit music venue is cutting-edge in many ways… it has the music community of New York incredibly excited. Ideal for music lovers.”

-Urbanologie

"...an vital part of the New York music scene."-New York Times

“The new Establishment [of classical music]…includes Paola Prestini, the founding artistic director of National Sawdust.”

-New York Magazine/Vulture

#2 on the WSJ’s “Insider’s Guide to Brooklyn”-Wall Street Journal

“National Sawdust… quickly establish[ed] itself as the preeminent presenter and resource for an eclectic diversity of downtown and contemporary concert music

composers and performers.”-I Care If You Listen

“National Sawdust has world-class sonics and is a perennially enjoyable place to take in a show.”

-New York Music Daily

“Nothing quite like [National Sawdust] exists in New York City, or anywhere else in the world, and it must be seen (and heard) to be believed indeed.”

-The Village Voice

“...Brooklyn's contemporary music sanctuary...”-I Care If You Listen

“Always a pleasure to visit and revel in the exquisite sonics at National Sawdust.”-Lucid Culture

“Williamsburg’s bright new diamond National Sawdust will change theway modern music is made.”

- Village Voice

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