Verdigris Ensemble creates story-rich, multi-sensory musical experiences that bring together voices, movement, technology, and design.
Verdigris commissions new music and brings vocalists, composers, directors, choreographers, designers, technologists, and production artists together to create ambitious interdisciplinary work. Its projects combine vocal music with storytelling, movement, projection, and audience participation, expanding what a vocal ensemble can be.
Verdigris also invests in artists, students, and access to the arts. Through its school partnerships, professional teaching artists provide free vocal instruction and mentorship to Dallas students. During the 2025–26 school year, they delivered 613 hours of instruction across 141 days at Greiner and Townview.
Artistic innovation and community investment are part of the same work: artists receive paid opportunities to create, students gain access to new pathways, and audiences experience vocal music in unexpected ways.
Verdigris’s work is people-intensive, time-intensive, and built to remain accessible. Contributions make it possible to invest before the finished experience reaches the stage and before ticket revenue is earned.
Your gift makes room for:
Artists to do ambitious work well. Vocalists, composers, conductors, directors, designers, teaching artists, and production teams need paid time to develop, rehearse, and perform the work.
New music to grow from an idea into a performance. Commissioning is only the beginning. New work also requires creative development, rehearsal, technical planning, materials, and space.
Students to receive sustained instruction at no cost. Free vocal instruction and mentorship give young people access to training and pathways that may otherwise be out of reach.
More people to experience the work. Free and reduced-price tickets lower barriers for audiences, while contributed support helps cover the true cost of producing each performance.
Verdigris to build the capacity behind the art. Audience development, technology, administration, and year-round planning keep artists paid, programs running, and bold ideas moving forward.
Your support helps cover what ticket and program revenue cannot, making it possible to create Verdigris’s work with care.
Verdigris is preparing to announce its 10th season, with new music, educational programs, and immersive performances taking shape behind the scenes. This milestone is an invitation to invest in the people and preparation that make the season possible, even before the full season is revealed.
Through this year’s North Texas Giving Day campaign, Verdigris is working to raise $35,000. Gifts build momentum for what comes next, from artist preparation and student instruction to new music and production planning.
The Season 10 announcement is coming soon.
Vision
To transform lives through story-rich, multi-sensory musical experiences.
Mission
Verdigris Ensemble exists to: [Create] a new artistic movement through commissioned works, [Invest] in musicians, artists, and communities, and [Redefine] vocal music through interdisciplinary programming and technology.
Values
Creative Innovation: We experiment fearlessly, embracing the unexpected. If it’s been done before, we think twice.
Community Inclusion and Accessibility: Our art reflects the spirit of Dallas. We ensure that everyone, regardless of their background or ability, can participate and feel a sense of belonging.
Brave Action: We pursue what we love with courage. We take risks, push boundaries, and create authentic work that transforms.
Data-Driven Decisions: We let evidence guide our choices, continually improving our processes to serve the community more meaningfully.
Earnest Accountability: We practice self-reflection and openness. When we stumble, we own it, and we change for the better.
Organization name
Verdigris Ensemble
other names
Verdigris
Tax id (EIN)
82-0698763
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
3630 Harry Hines Blvd, Box #45