FAQ
Does the UMS'nJIP Performing Arts Association accept
charitable donations?
As a non-profit charitable organization, UMS'nJIP's
association relies on financial contributions from
individuals, foundations, corporations and government
agencies. Click here to contact UMS'nJIP
to find out how you can donate.
Do you accept unsolicited compositions?
UMS'nJIP do accept unsolicited compositions, but note
that any material submitted will not be returned. Although
scores are acceptable, recordings are much preferred. Please
send your package to our office address. Please include
your contact information, so that we can reach you if there is
interest in adding your work to the repertoire.
Can you send me sheet music for a piece in the
UMS'nJIP repertoire?
We are not music publishers, and are therefore not
allowed to send out copies of music in our library for other
groups' use. Please contact the publisher or the composer of
the piece you're interested in for scores and parts.
When will UMS'nJIP be performing in my area?
Click
here for the current performance schedule.
How do I get information about booking UMS'nJIP?
Please e-mail details to UMS 'n JIP's
Production Office.
UMS'nJIP PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION
The UMS'nJIP Association is a non-profit
organization based in Münster, Valais, Switzerland. The
mission of UMS'nJIP is to continually re-imagine the
contemporary music experience. UMS'nJIP fulfil their mission
by composing, commissioning, performing, recording and
presenting contemporary music internationally, and by
collaborating with, mentoring and encouraging other artists.
UMS'nJIP commission new works each season and usually perform
more than 100 concerts a year, touring for several months
annually. Performances often include educational activities in
conjunction with various structures and touring engagements in
both rural communities as well as large urban centers.
UMS'nJIP continually strive to reach, challenge, and expand
audiences that rarely have the opportunity to attend
performances of contemporary music. The duo also maintains a
commitment to education by participating in concert
discussions, benefit performances, classroom visits, open
rehearsals, master classes, coaching sessions, and
performances in schools to reach a diverse range of groups
including elementary, secondary, and university age students.
UMS'nJIP are self-managed and have an office in Münster,
Valais, Switzerland, handling all of UMS'nJIP's business, such
as booking, travel, promotion, production, and fundraising.
The organization is funded by individuals, foundations, and
government sources, including: Etat du Valais, Pro Helvetia,
Acción Cultural Española, Loterie Romande, Stanley Thomas
Johnson Stiftung, Artephila Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung,
Migros Kulturprozent, among others.