You make a difference. Your gift to the Annual Fund helps the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bring the beauty and grace of orchestral music to Atlanta and helps us to remain a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our city. It also helps us to provide music education to our children.

Please join us in the celebration of music by making a gift to the 2002-2003 Annual Fund.

Carolyn McClatchey,
Annual Fund Volunteer Chair

What your gift makes possible . . .

Youth Education

• Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Symphony Street Concerts
• Talent Development Program
• Young People's Concerts

Adult Education

• Pre-Concert Lectures
• Open Rehearsals
• Meet the Artist Sessions
• Teachers Workshops
• Millstone Coffee New Mornings Concerts

Outreach Activities & Partnerships

• Young Classical Musicians
• School Arts Residency
• Neighborhood/Community Centers
• Free Parks Concerts
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute

Community Partnerships

• Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs
• National Black Arts Festival
• Gospel Christmas
• Tickets for Kids/Seats for Seniors
• Boys & Girls Clubs
• Georgia Community Concerts
• Georgia State University Music Education Leadership Institute

Membership Benefits

Please take a moment and read below the refined and excitingly new list of benefits we now have available to our donors.

For Donor Benefits in amounts of $10,000 or higher, please see Appassionato.

Vivace ($5,000-$9,999)

• One selected program book signed by Music Director and Concertmaster
• Personal assistance with all Woodruff Arts Center ticketing needs
• all below

Allegretto ($3,500-$4,999)

• Complimentary subscription to Symphony Magazine*
• Invitation to the exclusive Opening Night reception with Musicians and Board members
*
• all below

Andante ($2,250-$3,499)

• Two-for-one tickets to the annual Atlanta Symphony Associates Decorator's Showhouse*
• Four complimentary tickets to an Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra concert*
• Complimentary ASO recording signed by the Music Director
*
• all below

Adagio($1,500-$2,249)

• Invitation for two to join the elegant Robert Shaw Room (membership dues required)
• 20% discount with membership card at Fanfare, a pre-concert dining experience located in the South Balcony alcove of the Woodruff Arts Center*
• Personal assistance with all ASO ticketing needs, courtesy of the Development department
• Season-long recognition in all concert programs
• Exclusive listing on the donor plaques adjacent to Symphony Hall
• all below

Executive Member ($1,000-$1,499)

• Two free beverages in the Robert Shaw Room during a concert intermission*
• One-time parking pass for a Classical Season concert at Symphony Hall *
• Invitation to travel with the ASO
• all below

Senior Member ($500-$999)

• Invitation for two to the annual Musicians' Luncheon, honoring the silver anniversaries our ASO Musicians
• Two additional complimentary tickets (total of four) to the Annual Donor Appreciation Concert*
• Two free beverages to be redeemed at any Woodruff Arts Center cash bar*
• all below

Associate Member ($250-$499)

• Special invitation for two to all ASO Cast Parties, post-concert receptions shared in the company of conductors, guest artists, musicians and Board members*
• Special recognition in November and December concert programs
• all below

Sustaining Member ($150-$249)

• Advance ticket-purchasing ability for all ASO series & special events
• Complimentary admission for two to the Lectures of Note series
• all below

Supporting Member ($75-$149)

• Two complimentary tickets to the Annual Donor Appreciation Concert*
• Invitation to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra League's Annual Meeting
• all below

Contributing Member ($50-$74)

• ASO membership card
• 10% discount with membership card on all purchases at WAC gift shop
• Complimentary admission to members-only Open Rehearsals
• Invitations to Lectures of Note, a lecture series on a variety of musical topics led by distinguished speakers and lecturers (small admission fee required)

Special One-Time Opportunity! Increase your giving by $5,000 and receive an invitation to a private, on-stage luncheon and two-piano performance with pianist Louis Lortie and Maestro Robert Spano.

*The IRS has issued guidelines which may affect your tax deduction if you accept certain benefits of value in return for your contribution. If you elect not to accept benefits of monetary value (starred above), you may deduct the full value of your donation. Please inform the ASO at the time your gift is made.

The ANNUAL FUND can ensure that the Classical Season is as exciting and enriching as our Orchestra’s vision deserves. For more information, please call Margaret Evans Individual Gifts Manager, 404-733-4855.