Support SCMC

WHAT YOUR GIFT MEANS

Each gift to St. Cecilia Music Center, no matter what the amount, fosters music performance, education and appreciation, enriches individual lives, enhances our community and safeguards a treasured musical legacy to be handed down to future generations.

Here are just a few reasons your gift is so important:

More than 1,000 youth and adults of all backgrounds and walks of life experience the joy of music each year through the School of Music’s 14 different programs and approximately 25,000 hours of instruction. Although programs are tuition based, donor support guarantees that no student is ever denied access because of the inability to pay.

World-renowned artists perform on our Royce Auditorium stage each year in our acclaimed Jazz and Chamber Music series, but as with most musical organizations, ticket sales cover only 50% of costs. Generous community support enables us to maintain our consistently high level of programming and helps keep our ticket prices affordable for all.

In response to public education budget cuts, we inaugurated Strings to Schools, a FREE beginning string program at area public schools that provide instruction and instruments at no cost to the schools or students. Schools currently in the program include Blandford Environmental School, Zoo School, Harrison Park Elementary and Economicology School.

Our historic St. Cecilia building has been in continuous use as a music center and community venue since it opened in 1894. The acoustically superb Royce Auditorium and elegantly appointed recital rooms, unique to Grand Rapids, provide much needed performance space to area arts organizations and music educators and have made the building a community treasure.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

ANNUAL FUND
Generous support from individuals, corporations and foundations helps to ensure that St. Cecilia Music Center continues to provide the greater Grand Rapids community with wonderful music experiences that last a lifetime. More details.

MAESTRO SOCIETY
Annual fund donors at the $1,500 and above level automatically become Maestro Society members and enjoy special benefits. More details.

TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS
Whether you would like to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or memorialize a loved one, a gift to St. Cecilia Music Center is always appropriate and welcome. More details.

ENDOWMENT
Contributions to St. Cecilia Music Center’s endowment fund are essential to allowing us to continue “growing great music” for generations to come. More details.

GREAT ARTIST GALA SPONSORSHIPS
This annual gala brings the world’s most celebrated musicians to St. Cecilia Music Center for an elegant evening attended by the community’s most important business leaders and arts supporters. Be part of this great event! More details.

SEASON CONCERT SPONSORSHIPS
St. Cecilia Music Center season concert sponsorships offer businesses great exposure and substantial benefits. More Details.

PROGRAM ADVERTISING
Each season’s printed program book encompasses our Chamber Music Series concerts, Jazz Series concerts and all School of Music performances. Your ad will be seen by diverse audiences many times in a season, so this is a perfect opportunity to support St. Cecilia Music Center and highlight your business. More Details.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPONSORSHIPS
Help support a student today! School of Music sponsors lend vital support to four youth ensembles, two adult ensembles, three summer camps, a variety of clubs, classes and workshops, and Strings to Schools. More details.

NANCY MITCHELL POLTROCK PIANO FUND
Gifts to this fund help keep St. Cecilia’s piano collection – including the Steinway concert grand our visiting artists play – in perfect tune. More details.

HOW TO GIVE

There are many different ways to give to St. Cecilia Music Center. Donors receive varying benefits depending on their giving level. More details.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact development director Ricki L. Levine at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 616.459.2224 (ext 205).