Avaloch Farm Music Institute

Nestled on a sprawling apple orchard overlooking the pristine waters of Walker Pond and the beautiful peaks of the White Mountains, Avaloch Farm Music Institute is a residential cultural arts center designed to serve as a catalyst for unfettered artistic exploration, creation, and performance. With 40 residential rooms, 9 dedicated rehearsal spaces, 9 practice rooms, a fitness center, a leisure room, and a culinary team led by a resident Executive Chef, Avaloch creates an ideal, supportive environment for over 100 ensembles each summer - giving them the chance to unleash their creativity, free of the normal chores of daily life. This life-changing opportunity is fully funded by Avaloch to all musicians who attend. 

Now entering its 14th season, Avaloch’s summer residency has hosted over 1,000 ensembles from around the world, featuring an array of musical styles including contemporary, classical, jazz, roots, folk, and more! Resident artists have included both GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize winners and nominees, as well as winners of the prestigious Rome Prize, M-Prize, and Avery Fisher Career Grant, to name a few.

Our goal for this year's NH Gives campaign is to raise $25,000, which will be partially matched by a contribution from the AFMI Board Members. These funds will go directly toward our ambitious residential expansion project:  adding 3 new freestanding three-bedroom cabins on the Avaloch grounds. 

These new residential spaces directly impact Avaloch's programming ability by:

- allowing us to expand the number of ensembles that are able to attend our weeklong creative residencies

- providing fully furnished living and kitchen spaces that allow for new, additional small group projects on-site during non-residency weeks

- meeting the residential needs of many of our artistic partners, who are looking to expand the number of musicians they are serving

When you partner with Avaloch, you double your impact by helping us offer life-changing opportunities for musicians, while simultaneously providing world-class artistic programming and educational opportunities to the central New Hampshire region.

Your gift through NH Gives will help us expand our residential capacity so we can serve more musicians, offer more performances, and provide meaningful educational activities at Avaloch and in the surrounding community. Give the gift of creativity when you support Avaloch today! 

Words from Avaloch Resident Artists:

"It's so liberating to have a place away from the hustle and bustle of life to completely immerse ourselves in our craft and give ourselves space to explore who we are as artists. It was so meaningful and life-affirming to be surrounded by so many artists who so creatively explore what it is to share music and art with human beings."  -Balourdet Quartet

"Thank you for this gift of creative warmth, exploration and spontaneous (but very intentional) community. Our week here as a trio was life-affirming, full of reminders that, above all, what we do is about learning and sharing. We are so grateful for the work of all the artists and staff- who contribute to this rare, magical space, and feel excited to take new seeds/ideas with us out into the world." - Trio Ondata

"I cannot put into words how much this experience has meant to me and my ensemble. I have felt more rejuvenated, recharged, hopeful, cleansed and creative than I have in a very long time. Getting to know you all and the other brilliant, inspiring groups up here with us has been the most fulfilling experience." -Annie Nikunen