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Event sponsorships offer significant recognition opportunities
for individuals and corporations, while supporting student programs.
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
Event sponsorships offer significant recognition opportunities
for individuals and corporations, while supporting student programs.
Sponsorship opportunities include:
- San Diego Youth Symphony Concerts
- Encore! Annual Scholarship Fundraiser
- ChIMES Family Festival
For more information, please contact Individual Giving Manager, Terry Williams at twilliams@keynote-music.org or 619-233-3232 x160.
ENCORE! 2024 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
Since 1945, SDYS has worked to provide outstanding music education experiences to any qualified student, regardless of their ability to pay. The Encore! Scholarship Fund provides tuition scholarships, sponsored lessons, instrument loans plus repair and supplies, performance clothing for students in need, parent education workshops, and recruitment activities in underserved communities.
Encore! 2024, our 16th annual scholarship fundraiser, was held on April 28, 2024 at Paradise Point Resort, and raised over $220,000 to support student scholarships!
You Can Still Support a Student
Tuition for one student is usually $1,000 and every gift helps! Please consider a recurring gift in quarterly or monthly installments to support scholarships all year long.
Thank you to our Encore! 2024 Honorary Committee Members
| Dick Ahlborn | Dr. Irma Gigli | Phyllis & David Sarkaria |
| Dr. Louis Alpinieri | Sue Greenway | Barbara Sawrey, PhD |
| Drs. Gigi & Inder Anand | Dr. Usha Gupta | Dr. Lina Schein |
| Maurine Beinbrink | Susan & Mark Hennenfent | Margaret & Neal Schmale |
| Mark Bennett | Paula Taylor & Bernie Kulchin | Liz & Eli Shefter |
| Regina Buckley | Sonia Kuster | Kristi & Greg Starmack |
| Jenny Lynn & Gabriel Campbell | Marilyn Lindberg | Jeanette Stevens |
| Marie & Henrik Christensen | Anni & Arthur Lipper | Dr. Julien Willard |
| Eric Cohen & William Coltellaro | Ruth & Mike Lipper | Armi & Al Williams |
| Arlene Harris & Martin Cooper | John Alexander & John Lipsey | Phyllis Yates |
| Anna M. Curren | Tina Dyer & Steve McCann | James Ziegler |
| Gail Dunham | Jane & Bob Petering | |
| Sally & Einar Gall | Barbara Riis |
THE ENCORE FUND
Designed to Promote Student Success
For nearly 80 years, San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) has invested in the future of thousands of young people through the study and performance of music. Through our Youth Orchestra program in historic Balboa Park, community outreach programs across San Diego County, and early childhood music curriculum, we are San Diego’s most comprehensive provider of cradle-to-college music education. At SDYS, we serve thousands of student musicians and their families every year, using music as a vehicle to give young people the social, emotional, and academic skills that prepare them to enter a 21st-century workforce. No qualified student is ever turned away for financial reasons: families who cannot afford to pay are given comprehensive support through The Encore Fund.
WHAT IS THE ENCORE FUND?
The Encore Fund goes even further by providing more comprehensive assistance designed to promote student success.
In addition to direct tuition assistance, your investment in the Encore Fund provides:
- Group or private lessons free of charge
- Instrument loans to students who need them
- Free instrumental supplies, cases and repairs
- Performance clothing to students who don’t have formal wear
- Free concert tickets to scholarship families
- Parent engagement programs and a parent liaison position
- Community-based programs that bring music into our schools
How does this help?
- Students who receive assistance through the Encore Fund have a better chance
of advancing through our program at the same or similar rate as their peers. - It makes SDYS more reflective of the communities we serve and builds bridges
between our programs.
For more information, contact SDYS Individual Giving Manager Terry Williams, at twilliams@keynote-music.org or call 619-233-3232 x116.
BRAVO!
Bravo! is a membership group supporting San Diego Youth Symphony.
Bravo! members recognize both the talent and achievement of these young musicians and offer them vital support.
ABOUT BRAVO!
Bravo members are passionate donors to San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) who believe that music education is a doorway to opportunity for children, and that every child deserves access to quality programs. Our goal is to reach 100 members to raise $40,000 annually to support SDYS programs in Balboa Park and SDYS’ neighborhood engagement strategies throughout San Diego County.
Benefits:
- Invitations to three Socials each season. These intimate performances feature solo and small ensemble student performances in unique venues across San Diego. Guests enjoy small bites and wine upon arrival, and a reception following the performance with coffee and dessert.
- Preferred seating at all SDYS concerts.
- Friendship with other Bravo! members who believe in the lifelong value of music education.
Membership:
Silver members: $400 single/$800 dual
(Tax deductible portion $325 single/$650 dual)
Gold members: $600 single/$1200 dual • Gold members receive ticket(s) to all SDYS ticketed concerts.
(Tax deductible portion $400 single/$800 dual)
Interested in becoming a Bravo! member?
Please contact Terry Williams, Individual Giving Manager; twilliams@keynote-music.org, x160 to learn more and become a member. New members are offered a prorated membership fee for the first year, and may renew annually in July.
Monthly installments are now available for Bravo! memberships. Please contact Terry Williams to learn more or sign up for a recurring gift!
To renew or upgrade your membership to Bravo!, click the button below:
BRAVO! MEMBERS
| Laura & Tom Alexander | Dr. Irma Gigli | Barbara Sawrey | |
| Eric Cohen & Bill Coltellaro | Marilyn Lindberg | Dr. Lina Schein | |
| Arlene Harris & Martin Cooper | Anni & Arthur Lipper | Carol Harter & Bill Smith | |
| Pamela Caldwell & Bill Fix | Tina Dyer & Steve McCann | Jeanette Stevens | |
| Sara & Ed Franqui | Barbara Riis | Julien Willard & Daniel Willey | |
| Sally and Einar Gall | Phyllis & David Sarkaria | Armi & Al Williams |
| Dick Ahlborn | Susan Flieder | Carol McElroy | Jan Talbot | |
| Dr. Louis Alipinieri | Faye Girsh | Kathy McKee | Henry Wien | |
| Colleen & Augusto Angelucci | Sue Greenway | Liz & Dave Ogilvy | Phyllis Yates | |
| Maurine Beinbrink | Dr. Usha Gupta | Jane and Bob Petering | Jim Ziegler | |
| Barbara Brown | Edward Hand & Stanley Harazim | Suzanne Pirtle | ||
| Anna Curren | Edith Hunio | Lynne Rankin | ||
| Judy Bee & Jeff Denning | Sharon Klein | Paulette Roberts | ||
| Gail Dunham | Pamela Limneos | Gisela Roha | ||
| Pierrette Featherby | John Alexander & Johnny Lipsey | Nina Sagheb & Richard Schulman |
Thank you to our Bravo! Corporate Members:
For more information on becoming a Corporate Bravo member, please contact Terry Williams, Individual Giving Manager
at twilliams@sdys.org or (619) 233-3232 x160.
Announcing a New Season of Socials
Dates for the 2024-25 season will be announced soon!
Sponsoring a Bravo! Social is a great way to support SDYS student musicians and your fellow Bravo members by providing a unique performance experience and special gathering of music education supporters in our community. Dedicated members who choose to sponsor a Social will receive recognition at the event.
Full sponsorship of one event is $6,000. Partner with a friend or family member to co-sponsor an event together!
For more information on sponsoring a Social, please contact Terry Williams, Individual Giving Manager, at twilliams@keynote-music.org or (619) 233-3232 x160.
BRAVO! SOCIAL GALLERY
February 25, 2024 | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Generously underwritten by Gail Dunham & Phyllis Yates
BRAVO! SOCIAL GALLERY
January 21, 2024 | The Thursday Club
Generously underwritten by Phyllis Yates
BECOME A MUSIC MAKER!
A recurring giving program at KeyNote.
Support our Students and Programs all year long.
Did you know that recurring gifts make even more of a difference? Monthly or quarterly gifts make a big impact in the everyday music education of our young musicians, all year round.
Why should you make a recurring gift?
- Sustained Impact – Your gift goes further to support our student musicians.
- Year-long Support – Keep the music going with a gift that gives all year.
- Convenience – Set up automatic payments and cancel anytime. It’s easy!
How does your recurring gift help?
For just a few dollars a month, you will help young people in our community have access to an instrument, weekly ensemble instruction, supplemental music programs, and so much more.
- $5/month can provide one music stand or chair for a student
- $10/month can provide two private lessons for a tuition assistance student
- $25/month can provide an instrument for a beginner student
To join Music Makers today, click the button below:
Thank you to our Music Makers!
| Karen & James Botticelli |
| Jon Gilbreath |
| Whitney Kemp |
| Frank Megna |
| Ann Zahner |
You can cancel or change your gift at any time. Gifts may be made monthly or quarterly.
After making a recurring gift, your scheduled gifts will be charged on the same day of the month as your first gift.
For more information, please contact Terry Williams, Individual Giving Manager, twilliams@keynote-music.org or 619-233-3232 ext:160.
Thank you!