At the World’s Edge
Music Foundation
From Aotearoa New Zealand to the USA
At the Worlds Edge Music Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit in the USA. Our mission is to showcase New Zealand music and creativity on the North American stage, exposing audiences to music less heard or discovered, while building pathways for collaboration and movement of artists between Aotearoa New Zealand and the USA.
Join us in Chicago 2025
AWE Chicago Festival | 14-17 April 2025
A spring festival of chamber music, At the World’s Edge is forging new creative pathways between Aotearoa New Zealand and Chicago USA - from the great lakes of Central Otago to the shores of Lake Michigan.
With three thematically interlinked programmes, join AWE’s celebration of shared creativity and collaboration through much loved masterpieces woven between music less heard or discovered on a journey through three inspiring Chicago venues.
Thank you to our
AWE Music Foundation Patrons
Abby O’Neil and Carroll Joynes
Scobie Ward
Paul & Linda Gridley
Paul Sekhri
Judy Evnin
Mitch Sikora
Simon Prisk & Helen Meates
Angela & Bill Haines
Seth Dubin & Barbara Field
Rishi Bhandari
Peter Litton
Catherine Mascari