Sponsorship
An Invitation to Underwriting
The Grand Junction Symphony is pleased that you are interested in supporting our organization further. The advantages that underwriting has for your company differs greatly from those of traditional advertising. Support of the Grand Junction Symphony shapes your company’s image and generates a community-wide awareness. Here are some of the direct benefits to you and your business as an underwriter:
Your Company is associated with the excellence that the Grand Junction Symphony is known.
Your Company demonstrates community spirit and interest in the quality of life for the residents of the Grand Valley.
Your Company can reach targeted audiences with the lifestyles and disposable income relevant to your marketing objectives.
Your Company contributes to the dynamic cultural environment that attracts new residents to the community and stimulates economic growth.
Your Company profits long-term from the development of creativity and self-discipline in our future work force, through the symphony’s outstanding educational programs.
The Grand Junction Symphony has many different underwriting opportunities available to you, so we encourage you request an underwriting packet with more information. If you have any questions, would like to request an underwriting packet or would like to underwrite a specific concert, feel free to contact Michael Schwerin, Executive Director of the Grand Junction Symphony by clicking here or by calling 243-6787.
Thank You to Our Concert Underwriters
Alpine Bank donates the Symphony’s office space at its downtown building at 225 North 5th Street. The symphony’s music director, administrative staff, music librarian and all who buy tickets are most grateful for Alpine Bank’s continued generosity. Alpine Bank is also an underwriter of the January 2012 Romeo & Juliet concert. Children, education and the arts are a particular focus for Alpine Bank’s philanthropy.
Our deepest thanks to ANB Bank for partially underwriting the March 2012 performance of POPS: A Tribute to John Denver. American National Bank’s friendly staff provides business and personal banking in 33 Colorado and Wyoming locations. Vance Wagner, Regional President for ANB Bank said, “ANB Bank offers highly personalized service, with local staff providing a wide array of financial products for business and personal needs, online and mobile banking, cash management, wealth management, along with commercial and consumer loans.”
Chuck and Robbie Breaux
The Symphony welcomes third year underwriters Chuck and Robbie Breaux as sponsors for Pathetique and Mozart's Requiem. Despite his busy pediatric surgical practice and her busy management of the practice, Chuck and Robbie find time to participate in various musical and visual arts groups in the Grand Valley. Chuck and Robbie view their special mission as sponsorship of visual arts and musical groups, including the Symphony.
City Market
City Market has shown its commitment to the communities it serves for more than 80 years. City Market has provided ongoing support for the Symphony’s annual Children’s Concert and this year is generously supporting the concert Around the World at the Speed of Sound in November 2010.
Jess and Helaine Cohen
The Symphony gratefully welcomes returning sponsors, Jess and Helaine Cohen, as they generously provide funding for the Return to the Avalon concer in February 2012. The Cohen’s have consecutively underwritten Symphony programs for the past 5 seasons including Pictures & Paganini in September 2011, Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique in March 2010, Chasing Light in May 2009, Classics with a Twist in 2008 and the Rocky Mountain PBS Discover the Music DVD for the 2006-2007 season. The Symphony is thankful for Jess and Helaine’s love of classical music and commitment to musical arts in the greater community.
The Symphony gratefully welcomes returning sponsor Columbine Caregivers as they generously underwrite Holiday Pops with The Texas Tenors. Since 1989, Columbine Caregivers has provided quality in-home assistance to area residents and believes strongly in supporting the community in which we live and work. Columbine Caregivers provides its clients with the support they desire to continue to live life in a manner of their choosing. The symphony thanks Columbine Caregivers for their past support in underwriting A Celtic Christmas with Cherish the Ladies in December of 2009. To learn more about Columbine Caregivers, call or visit their website: www.columbinecaregivers.com
Karen Combs
Karen Combs and her late husband Stephen Boelter shared a passion for supporting contemporary female composers and extending professional music into our Grand Valley schools through an artist-in-residence program. After hearing the dazzling, engaging percussionist Lisa Pegher at the “Best of the West” MSC program, they felt her talent should be shared with the broader GJSO audience. The Symphony thanks Karen and Stephen for their depth in underwriting the January 2010 concert that featured Lisa Pegher performing the Grammy award-winning composition Percussion Concerto by Jennifer Higdon. Local high school students loved the week-long residency that Ms. Pegher did in the schools, which their underwriting support made possible.
For the 34th Season, Karen has generously agreed to sponsor the performance A Monumental Celebration.
The Grand Junction Symphony thanks the Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture for underwriting the Classical Mystery Tour in February of 2010 and the Children’s and School Concerts in the Spring of 2010. The Commission is an 11 member board that is dedicated to developing and improving the quantity, quality, accessibility and affordability of arts and culture for the citizens of the Grand Valley. The City of Grand Junction won the Governor’s prestigious Strong Arts for Strong Communities Award in 2007.
The Grand Junction Symphony is a proud underwriter of William Tell & Cello. This marks the Foundation’s 6th season as a concert underwriter and the Symphony is honored by the Foundation’s continued participation and support. The Foundation is an excellent vehicle for legacy gifts that link donor’s names permanently with the organization.
The Symphony Guild conducts fundraisers to provide financial support for the Young Artist Competition, Children’s Concert, Concerts in the Classroom, Instrument Petting Zoo and Crystal Baton Competition. The Guild is again a concert underwriter for January 2012’s Romeo & Juliet. The Symphony is grateful to The Guild for their long-standing financial and volunteer support. Becoming a member of the Guild is a wonderful way to support music education for children and quality musical experiences for the entire community.
The Symphony is grateful for the continued support of Stephen and Naomi Smith of Grande River Vineyards Winery. Their award winning wines have been enjoyed at Symphony events for over a decade. Located at the Gateway to Colorado Wine Country, they invite you to visit them 7 days a week, just off of the I-70 Exit 42 on Grande River Drive in Palisade, CO.
The Symphony appreciates the support of the law firm of Hoskin, Farina & Kampf as an underwriter for POPS: A Tribute to John Denver. The Firm has been a consistent supporter and underwriter of the symphony and was a sponsor of the Classical Mystery Tour in February 2010. Hoskin, Farina & Kampf’s history can be traced back more than 75 years to one of the first law partnerships established in Western Colorado.
The Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra thanks US Bank for underwriting the final concert of the 34th season, Mozart's Requiem. US Bank leadership has played a key role in the recent growth of the Symphony. US Bank is committed to making the arts more accessible to everyone and enhancing the cultural and artistic life of communities.
For the last 20 years, thousands of people have enjoyed Wells Fargo’s Evening Under the Stars. This concert is fully and generously underwritten by Wells Fargo. Steve Irion, Wells Fargo Community Banking President welcomed a large audience attending the August 2011 event who enjoyed an evening of music in Lincoln Park. Many thanks to the Symphony’s good friends at Wells Fargo Bank.
