MusicFest 2026 is September 27, from 12:30-6:00pm!

Come downtown to Kinder HSPVA to hear 350 student musicians performing across 6 simultaneous venues in 25+ events!

Your tickets and donations provide the Instrumental and Vocal Music Department budgets. In addition to basic classroom supplies and sheet music, your support provides curriculum essentials like: adjunct faculty for every ensemble; instrument repair and maintenance; music software; partnerships with professional arts organizations like AFA and DACAMERA; and specialized courses like Acting for Singers, Global Grooves, Careers in Music, Jazz Voice, Music Citizenship, and Music Recording and Production!

View the performance schedule!

UNDERWRITING BENEFITS

Your gifts provide the Instrumental and Vocal Music Department budgets. Show your support for Kinder HSPVA Music!

$50 | Recognized Supporter

*Recognition in event materials*
Admission to all concerts during MusicFest (FMV: $15)

$150 | Presto Pass

Access to the *VIP lounge with refreshments included*
Admission to all concerts during MusicFest with access to premium reserved seating (FMV: $40)
Skip the entrance lines! Your VIP wristband will be mailed to you one week before the event.

$1,000 | Presto Pack with Parking

*One parking space in the Kinder HSPVA underground garage*
Up to FOUR Presto Passes, which each include admission to all concerts during MusicFest, with access to premium reserved seating and the VIP lounge for refreshments (FMV: $160)
Skip the entrance lines! Your VIP wristband will be mailed to you one week before the event.

$2,500 | Main Stage Underwriter

The option to *underwrite one of five main stages* during MusicFest: the Covered Drive, ~~the Patricia Bonner Recital Hall~~, ~~the Chandra Wilson Black Box Theatre~~, ~~the Commons~~, or the Dining Terrace
Up to 2 parking spaces in the Kinder HSPVA underground garage
Up to TEN Presto Passes, which each include admission to all concerts during MusicFest, with access to premium reserved seating and the VIP lounge for refreshments (FMV: $400)
Skip the entrance lines! Your VIP wristband will be mailed to you one week before the event.

$2,500 | Spirit Underwriter

The option to *underwrite one of three stations* during MusicFest: Food Truck Lane, the VIP Lounge, or the Kids' Scavenger Hunt
Up to 2 parking spaces in the Kinder HSPVA underground garage
Up to TEN Presto Passes, which each include admission to all concerts during MusicFest, with access to premium reserved seating and the VIP lounge for refreshments (FMV: $400)
Skip the entrance lines! Your VIP wristband will be mailed to you one week before the event.

$5,000 | Denney Stage Underwriter

The option to *underwrite the headline stage of the Denney Theatre* during MusicFest
Up to 2 parking spaces in the Kinder HSPVA underground garage
Up to TEN Presto Passes, which each include admission to all concerts during MusicFest, with access to premium reserved seating and the VIP lounge for refreshments (FMV: $400)
Skip the entrance lines! Your VIP wristband will be mailed to you one week before the event.

Questions regarding underwriting?
Contact Matthew Jamison, Chief Advancement Officer, at mjamison@hspvafriends.org.

HSPVA Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in partnership with Houston ISD. HSPVA Friends oversees Kinder HSPVA's governance, finances, staffing, calendar, and curriculum while raising the philanthropic support that makes its nationally recognized arts education possible.

With the help of hundreds of volunteers, HSPVA Friends supports every aspect of the school's six art areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Music. Since 1978, HSPVA Friends has raised millions of dollars from foundations, corporations, and individual donors to provide the adjunct faculty, guest artists, equipment, technology, arts supplies, and performance opportunities that public funding does not cover.

We pride ourselves in collaborating with community leaders, artists, and parents to fill the gap between public funding and the essential building blocks of a quality education.

Kinder HSPVA's MusicFest

Celebrating the Instrumental and Vocal Music Departments!

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