Mission Statement  Making Music NOW!

Mandate: We present the values of creative improvisational music through performances, workshops, concerts, tours, recordings and publications in Vancouver and abroad. We create community through respectful collaboration and partnerships. We are committed to reflecting our times and location through the representation and providing opportunities for diverse collective creation.

Vision

An integrated, respectful community where creative voices sound together. 

Values

The values of egalitarianism, representation, inclusiveness, equity, and non-hierachical forms are vital to our practices. The New Orchestra Workshop (NOW) Society Organizational Values are critical for our practice. We are concerned with integrity and mindfulness, balancing being present in the moment with skillful preparation. Our willingness to embrace risk-taking and our adaptability, allows us to challenge ourselves and our audiences. We value collaboration, inclusiveness and respectful diverse representation. In our highly regarded partnerships, we practice fairness and consistency. We value and protect the safety of all our members, artists, staff and volunteers. We present our events with professionalism, embodying our work with quality and optimism, in the creation of our inspiring programs.

We gratefully acknowledge that we make music on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm Skwxwú7mesh and səlil̓wətaʔɬ Nations. Our social space for new culture, 8EAST, located in Chinatown in what is now known as Vancovuer, is for gathering, for the making and sharing of new culture, for listening, for voices to speak and be heard.