Welcome to Jordan Millard new Springfield Youth Symphony conductor
Jordan Millard is entering his 8th year of teaching currently at Centerville City Schools as the Watts Middle School director,...
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THE SSO
Ticket sales cover less than 30% of the orchestra’s operating expenses, making contributed income essential to the SSO’s survival. In this way, the SSO is no different than any other American orchestra. The difference is that this orchestra is yours!
Our upcoming season will reach thousands of individuals with exciting and diverse programming that includes our six-concert subscription series, three youth orchestras, children’s chorus, numerous educational opportunities for all ages, the Symphony Chorale, and a variety of community outreach activities including our much-loved “Lunch on the Lawn” summer concert series. We also continue to reach over 1,500 schoolchildren every year with our Concerts for Young People, and our Students at the Symphony program serving inner-city youth. Your generosity makes all of this possible!
Donate
Make a Donation
Choose your giving level
Conductor:
$20,000 and over
Benefits to be discussed individually & special gift
Virtuoso:
$10,000 – $19,999
Listing in all concert
season programs
+ 10% discount on
individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open
rehearsal & backstage tour
+ Recognition as a principal player sponsor
+ Invitation to dine with Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson
+ Additional benefits to
be discussed individually
Young Musicians:
$500 – $999
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open rehearsal & backstage tour
+ Recognition as a youth orchestra sponsor
Concertmaster:
$5,000 – $9,999
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open rehearsal & backstage tour
+ Recognition as a principal player sponsor
+ Invitation to dine with Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson
Concerto:
$250 – $499
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open rehearsal & backstage tour
Principal:
$2,000 – $4,999
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open rehearsal & backstage tour
+ Recognition as a principal player sponsor
Ensemble:
$100 – $249
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
Orchestra:
$1,000 – $1,999
Listing in all concert season programs
+ 10% discount on individual concert tickets
+ Invitation to open rehearsal & backstage tour
+ Recognition as a principal player sponsor
Crescendo:
$Up to $99
Listing in all concert season programs
Other Ways to Give
John Smarelli Concertmaster Chair Endowment Fund
The John Smarelli Concertmaster Chair Endowment Fund was established to provide ongoing annual support for the Springfield Symphony concertmaster position. Each year, the SSO receives a portion of the interest or earnings from the endowment to use for the salary for the orchestra concertmaster. The principal for the endowment will always remain intact but will generate monies for this annual expense for generations to come.
This fund honors John Smarelli’s extraordinary legacy with the Springfield Symphony, the Springfield Youth Orchestras, the Springfield City Schools, area colleges and his lively performances through the decades. Please consider a gift to this endowment to fund the John Smarelli Concertmaster Chair in perpetuity.
To donate by check or for more information on the Smarelli Concertmaster Chair, please contact Sarah McPherson at the Springfield Foundation, 333 N Limestone St #201, Springfield, OH, 45503, sarah@springfieldfoundation.org, 937-324-8773.
To donate online, click the button below. Please indicate you are contributing to the “Smarelli Concertmaster Chair” in the Purpose/Endowment Fund field on the donation form.
The Springfield
Symphony Foundation
Do you have a dream? We can help make your dream come true. Donations to the Springfield Symphony Foundation assure the continuity of the Symphony’s high artistic standards and help close a major gap between ticket sales and expenses. Each and every gift makes a difference. A gift to the endowment lives forever and grows over time so that future generations are assured that the sound of live music will resound in our community.
Ways to Stretch Your Support
Give Securities Instead of Cash
Provide a Life Insurance Policy
Make Gifts from Your Business
Make “Temporary” Gifts of Cash
Give IRAs and Pension Funds
Memorialize your Annual Contribution*
*A 5% annual return on your bequest would ensure that your thoughtful annual gift will continue.
Please consult your attorney or financial adviser for more information about your specific estate plan.
For more information about The Springfield Symphony Foundation please contact Sarah McPherson at the Springfield Foundation, 333 N Limestone St #201, Springfield, OH, 45503, sarah@springfieldfoundation.org, 937-324-8773.
Attend a Fundraising Event
We hold a series of fundraising events throughout the year to raise funds for the SSO. The events include:
Grapes & Escapes
Flavors Youth Fundraiser
Youth Playathon Singathon
WASSO Events
WASSO is the acronym for the Women’s Association of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. This energetic group stimulates community interest in and encourages support of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), including the Symphony Chorale, Youth Symphony and Education programs, and the Symphony Jazz Orchestra.
WASSO supports various fundraising projects annually with proceeds financially supporting the SSO. Each year the WASSO ladies organize and sponsor a Homes for the Holidays Tour, Kitchen Tour, and a summer Garden Tour. They also sell beautiful mums each fall and hanging baskets in spring. The WASSO ladies “Pass the Hat” during the Summer Arts Festival and assist the SSO staff as needed.
This “fun-loving” and “music loving” group meets seven times each year. All meeting are social with music education components included. For more WASSO information or membership details, contact WASSO President, Karen Shylo at 937-717-6345.
The current annual events include:
Holiday Home Tour
Spring Kitchen Tour
Summer Garden Tour
Flower Sale Fundraiser
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