El Paso Pro-Musica

What El Paso Pro-Musica does

El Paso Pro-Musica (EPPM) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit chamber music presenting organization founded in 1977 in El Paso, Texas, and headquartered on the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) campus. The organization's core offering is a curated annual concert season featuring internationally renowned guest artists — including its Artistic Director, Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey — supplemented by the month-long El Paso Chamber Music Festival held each January and structured season subscription and individual ticket products (Adult $25, Senior/Military $20, Student $5 per concert; season subscriptions $20-$120).

Beyond its concert programming, EPPM operates an extensive community-facing portfolio built around educational outreach and therapeutic engagement. Its Educational Outreach Program reaches more than 10,000 K-12 and university students annually across EPISD, SISD, and YISD school districts and through UTEP, while its Community Engagement Program delivers performances to hospitals (Hospitals of Providence), senior centers, libraries, and nonprofit facilities (El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, Kelly Center for Hunger Relief, Boys and Girls Clubs of El Paso). Distribution is hybrid: in-person concerts at venues including the El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Energy Auditorium, UTEP Fox Fine Arts Building, and Southwest University Park, alongside pandemic-era virtual content ('Making Music Matter') with recorded performances and streaming.

EPPM is structured as a fund of the Paso Del Norte Community Foundation, with revenue drawn from four streams: ticket sales (which the organization states cover less than half of concert costs), individual donations and membership tiers (Friends of EPPM at $35/year or $250 lifetime; Director's Circle at $1,000), foundation grants (including Texas Women for the Arts), and corporate sponsorships (Season $10,000, Concert $5,000, Artist $1,500, Friends of Outreach $250), with named sponsors including Marathon Petroleum, PNC Bank, and Subaru of El Paso. Leadership consists of Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, Executive Director Felipa Solis, Operations Manager Vinny Juárez, and Management Consultant/Board Secretary Paola Munoz, supported by a 14-member board.

Name

El Paso Pro-Musica

Legal name

El Paso Pro-Musica

Website

https://elpasopromusica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

El Paso Pro-Musica is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit chamber music presenting organization founded in 1977 in El Paso, Texas, offering a concert season and annual festival with internationally renowned artists, plus educational outreach reaching 10,000+ students across the border region.

Ownership category

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Product category

Performing Arts / Chamber Music Concert Presentation

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG), Virtual Concerts & Music Festivals (Livestreamed Performances) (MPAGAOAD)

Keywords

• Chamber music concerts
• Classical music education
• Music outreach programs
• Concert season subscriptions
• Performing arts presentations

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Income from admission tickets covers less than half the cost of presenting concerts. Revenue generated from individual concert tickets and season subscriptions.
2. Individual Donations: Charitable donations from individuals supporting concert and outreach programs. Donation options include PayPal and various membership tiers.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Season sponsors at $10,000, concert sponsors at $5,000, artist sponsors at $1,500, Director's Circle at $1,000, and Friends of Outreach at $250.
4. Foundation Grants: Support from foundations including the El Paso Pro-Musica Foundation as a fund of the Paso Del Norte Community Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

El Paso Pro-Musica presents a season of professional chamber music concerts featuring world-renowned guest artists and the annual January El Paso Chamber Music Festival. In parallel, the organization delivers Educational Outreach and Community Engagement programs that bring live chamber music performances, master classes, and curriculum enrichment to K-12 schools, hospitals, senior centers, and community organizations across the El Paso border region.

Product overview

El Paso Pro-Musica is a classical chamber music presenting organization offering a unified portfolio of live concert experiences and educational programs. The core offerings center on the Main Season Concert Series and the annual Chamber Music Festival, supplemented by individual show tickets and season packages. The organization extends its reach through Educational Outreach Programs in schools and Community Engagement Performances at hospitals and senior facilities. Membership tiers include the Director's Circle and Friends of EPPM guild, while sponsorship programs allow corporate partners to underwrite concerts and outreach. A key partnership with the UTEP Center for Arts Entrepreneurship cultivates young musicians through practical experience and leadership development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Season Chamber Music Concerts A professional chamber music concert series presenting Grammy Award-winning and internationally renowned guest artists throughout the concert season, available via individual show tickets and discounted season subscriptions; targeted at classical music attendees in the El Paso region.
• El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival A month-long annual chamber music festival held each January featuring national and international artistic excellence in the El Paso border region.
• Educational Outreach Program School-based educational outreach bringing chamber music performances and master classes to K-12 students in districts such as EPISD, SISD, and YISD, exposing thousands of students annually to classical music education and curriculum enrichment.
• Community Engagement Program Therapeutic and comfort performances delivered at hospitals, senior centers, libraries, and special facilities throughout the El Paso region, including Hospitals of Providence, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, and Kelly Center for Hunger Relief, designed to soothe, heal, comfort, and inspire community members.
• Director's Circle Membership Premium membership tier offered at a $1,000 contribution (one-time, quarterly $250, or monthly $100) that includes complimentary ticket packages, special seating, after-concert artist events, and Friends of EPPM guild membership.
• Friends of EPPM Guild Volunteer organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for El Paso Pro-Musica's educational outreach and community engagement programs, with annual dues of $35 or a $250 life membership.
• Corporate Sponsorship Programs Tiered corporate sponsorship program including Season Sponsor ($10,000), Concert Sponsor ($5,000), Artist Sponsor ($1,500), Director's Circle ($1,000), and Friends of Outreach ($250) levels, each with recognition benefits supporting El Paso Pro-Musica's concert season and outreach programs.
• Making Music Matter Virtual Content Virtual performances, recipes with music pairings, and educational content produced to provide comfort through music, originally developed during the pandemic as an extension of El Paso Pro-Musica's live performance mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches 10,000+ students annually through outreach programs

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UTEP Department of MusiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEl Paso Pro-Musica collaborates with the UTEP Department of Music to provide practical experience for students, offer master classes, and create programs encouraging careers in music and arts in the 21st century. The partnership includes the UTEP Center for Arts Entrepreneurship.
• Paso Del Norte Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe El Paso Pro-Musica Foundation is a fund of the Paso Del Norte Community Foundation, providing organizational support and administrative infrastructure.
• El Paso Symphony OrchestraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship for musical programming and community engagement in the El Paso arts community.
• El Paso Museum of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for venue hosting including Bach's Lunch concert series at the museum.
• El Pasoans Fighting HungerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity engagement collaboration providing comfort through music at food distribution events.
• Kelly Center for Hunger ReliefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity engagement collaboration providing comforting music performances for families and volunteers.
• Boys and Girls Clubs of El PasominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth outreach and educational programming partnership.
• Marathon PetroleumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting the El Paso Pro-Musica concert season and outreach programs.
• PNC BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting the organization and its mission.
• Subaru of El PasominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor for El Paso Pro-Musica programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bravo! Vail Music Festival: Summer chamber and classical music festival presenting major orchestras and chamber ensembles with educational outreach, similar in presenting model and educational mission to El Paso Pro-Musica.
• Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival: Long-running (since 1972) summer chamber music festival in the Southwest U.S. with a similar regional model of presenting internationally renowned artists alongside educational programs, making it one of the closest direct peers to El Paso Pro-Musica.
• Da Camera Society of Louisiana: Presents chamber music, jazz, and creative music performances with a strong educational mission, offering a comparable presenter-plus-education model to El Paso Pro-Musica, albeit with a broader genre mix.
• La Jolla Music Society: Presents a multi-concert season featuring world-class chamber music and classical artists with education and community engagement components. Comparable mission, scale, and presenting model to El Paso Pro-Musica.
• Carmel Bach Festival: Long-running California-based classical/chamber music festival with educational outreach programs, a structural twin to El Paso Pro-Musica's annual month-long January festival format.
• Oregon Bach Festival: Long-running classical/choral festival with educational programming in a regional U.S. market. Shares El Paso Pro-Musica's combination of a flagship festival, season programming, and educational outreach.
• Spoleto Festival USA: Multi-disciplinary performing arts festival featuring classical, opera, chamber music, and theater with educational components. A larger-scale peer with a comparable festival-presenting and community-engagement model.
• Music Academy of the West: Combines a music festival presenting internationally renowned artists with rigorous music education programs for emerging musicians, closely paralleling El Paso Pro-Musica's dual concert-and-education model.

Broad incumbents

• Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: One of the largest and most established chamber music presenters in the U.S., operating from Lincoln Center. Directly comparable to El Paso Pro-Musica in mission (presenting world-class chamber music with educational outreach) but at significantly larger scale and a major urban market.

Regional players

• El Paso Symphony Orchestra: The primary local classical music peer in El Paso, with overlapping audience, donor base, and corporate sponsors. Already has a collaborative partnership with El Paso Pro-Musica, indicating complementary rather than purely competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eppmofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/eppmelpasopromusica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/el-paso-pro-musica

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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