Music of Remembrance

What Music of Remembrance does

Music of Remembrance (MOR) is a Seattle-based nonprofit performing arts organization founded in 1998 by pianist and musical scholar Mina Miller. Its mission centers on Holocaust remembrance and, more broadly, honoring the resilience of people persecuted for their faith, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality. The organization commissions and premieres new works by leading composers across chamber music, song cycles, choral works, dance, film scores, musical dramas, and full-length operas. Notable commissions include Jake Heggie's 'For a Look or a Touch' (2007) and 'Out of Darkness' (2016), Nicolas Benavides' 'Tres minutos' (2022), and the upcoming 'Phoenix' (2024) and 'The Dialogue of Memories' (2026).

The core product portfolio comprises live performances at venues such as Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Presidio Theatre in San Francisco, and Studebaker Theater and Athenaeum Center in Chicago; a recorded catalog of nine CDs, two opera DVDs, and three documentary films; Vimeo-based Video on Demand streaming (e.g., $10 for a 72-hour rental of 'Tres minutos'); and the David Tonkonogui Memorial Award for Young Artists. Performances are executed by a core ensemble drawn from Seattle Symphony musicians, with recurring collaborators including Chicago Opera Theater, Spectrum Dance Theater, Northwest Boychoir, Seattle Girls Choir, and the Violins of Hope project.

Revenue is generated through a mix of ticket sales (adult $55, youth $30, teen $5 via Teentix), streaming rentals, corporate and individual concert sponsorships, and donations processed through DonorPerfect with planned giving via the Sostenuto Society. The organization employs 1-10 staff and is led by Founder/President/Artistic Director Mina Miller, Executive Director Lorri Staal (a former corporate lawyer), Development Director Nickolas Newcombe, Executive Assistant Stacy Miller, and Executive Advisor David Sabritt, under a Board of Directors chaired by David Epstein. Marketing is conducted through the website, Constant Contact email newsletter, Verismo Communications PR, and venue partnerships.

Name

Music of Remembrance

Legal name

Music of Remembrance

Website

https://musicofremembrance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Music of Remembrance is a Seattle-based nonprofit performing arts organization that commissions and premieres new chamber music, opera, and dance works addressing Holocaust remembrance and human rights, serving concert patrons, donors, and young musicians across the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, and Chicago.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Record Production and Distribution (512250)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Music & Original Score/Composition (MPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Performing arts organization
• Holocaust remembrance music
• Chamber music commissions
• Human rights opera
• Classical music nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from live concert performances at venues including Benaroya Hall, Presidio Theatre, and other venues. Pricing varies with discounts for youth and seniors.
2. Streaming/VOD: Online video rental service for recorded performances, such as Tres minutos available for $10 for a 72-hour viewing period
3. Donations and Contributions: Charitable contributions from patrons supporting the organization's mission of Holocaust remembrance and human rights through music
4. Concert Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsorship of specific concerts and productions, such as Queen Anne Book Company sponsoring the Stormy Seas concert

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Music of Remembrance commissions, premieres, and performs new chamber music, opera, choral works, and dance compositions addressing Holocaust remembrance and human rights themes. The organization stages live performances with a core ensemble drawn from Seattle Symphony musicians at venues such as Benaroya Hall, and distributes recorded content through CDs, opera DVDs, documentary films, and Vimeo streaming rentals.

Product overview

Music of Remembrance is a performing arts organization that operates as a single unified offering centered on Holocaust remembrance and human rights through music. The core portfolio includes live performances (operas, chamber music, choral works, dance) at major venues, complemented by online streaming via Vimeo, commissioned operas and chamber works, documentary films, and audio/visual recordings (9 CDs, 2 DVDs). The David Tonkonogui Memorial Award for Young Artists supports emerging talent committed to human rights themes. Outreach programs extend the organization's educational mission. The organization uses DonorPerfect for planned giving and Constant Contact for email communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 27+ years of operation with 29th season underway
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Chicago Opera TheatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration for opera productions including 'Another Sunrise' and 'For a Look or a Touch' double bill (2023) and 'Before It All Goes Dark' world premiere (2024). MOR brings its commissioned works to Chicago audiences through this partnership.
• Spectrum Dance TheatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance Theater for choreography commissions including 'The Wind' (2008), 'The Dybbuk Suite' (2010), 'Verklaerte Nacht' (2014), 'Tap Dance' (2014), 'The Golem' (2024), and 'Source Code' (2025).
• Violins of HopeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration featuring restored string instruments owned by Jews before and during the Holocaust, lovingly restored by Israeli violin makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein. MOR performs on these historic instruments for special concerts.
• Seattle SymphonycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOR's core instrumental ensemble is drawn from Seattle Symphony Orchestra musicians, providing professional-quality performances.
• Northwest BoychoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's choir performs regularly with MOR at concerts including annual Art From Ashes International Holocaust Remembrance Day concert.
• Seattle Girls ChoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerforms with MOR at special concerts including Art From Ashes program for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Spectrum Dance Theater: Seattle-based contemporary dance company and long-standing MOR choreography partner (e.g., The Golem 2024, Source Code 2025). Comparable as a Seattle nonprofit producing commissioned contemporary works with similar donor-dependent funding and audience scale.
• Chicago Opera Theater: Chicago opera company that co-produces MOR-commissioned works including 'Another Sunrise' and 'Before It All Goes Dark.' Highly comparable as a similarly-sized nonprofit opera commissioning and presenting organization serving a single regional market.
• Beth Morrison Projects: New York-based nonprofit dedicated to commissioning and producing new opera and music-theater works. Closest peer in terms of operating model (commissioning-first, artist-driven, small-staff nonprofit presenting contemporary opera) and audience overlap.
• Kronos Quartet: Nonprofit ensemble famous for commissioning and performing new works, often with human-rights and social-justice themes. Closely parallels MOR's commissioning-first, recorded-content-heavy, nonprofit-driven artistic model.
• On Site Opera: Nonprofit opera company producing new and rarely-performed works in intimate venues. Comparable as a small nonprofit opera producer focused on contemporary commissions and audience development.
• Cantata Singers: Boston-based nonprofit choral and chamber music organization known for commissioning new works alongside classic repertoire. Closely parallels MOR's chamber-ensemble commissioning model and small-staff nonprofit structure.

Broad incumbents

• Seattle Opera: Largest opera company in Seattle, also drawing musicians from Seattle Symphony. Operates in the same city and shares the Seattle Symphony talent pool, but is a much larger, broader-repertoire institution rather than a commissioning-focused nonprofit.

Regional players

• Pacific MusicWorks: Seattle-based nonprofit performing arts organization presenting early-music and historically informed programming. Comparable in scale, Seattle base, and nonprofit small-team structure but operates in a different repertoire niche.
• ACT Theatre: Seattle-based nonprofit theater company producing contemporary and classic works. Comparable as a Seattle-headquartered small-staff nonprofit presenting live performing arts with similar donor and ticket revenue dependencies.

Emerging players

• Heartbeat Opera: New York-based nonprofit opera company producing new and re-imagined works with social-justice themes. Comparable mission orientation and small-team nonprofit structure, but focused on re-imagined classics rather than original commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SeattleMOR
• Facebookfacebook.com/MusicofRemembrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/music-of-remembrance-seattle

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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