In this season of giving thanks and giving gifts, the Chicago Sinfonietta invites you to celebrate with our Twelve Days and Ways to give the gift of music.
For 12 days, the Sinfonietta will send gift ideas from the simple to the truly one-of-a-kind. Each day will feature a new gift and a new way to celebrate the universality of music. All the gifts will be available for purchase throughout the holidays.
Day Twelve: A concert for 10,000 of your closest friends
Give someone their very own outdoor concert at an iconic Chicago venue featuring the Chicago Sinfonietta.
Your very lucky recipient will work with Maestro Mei-Ann Chen and the Sinfonietta staff to plan and program a concert (date TBD and subject to approval by the venue) to be presented in the summer of 2012 or 2013.
The evening begins with a private backstage reception with Maestro Chen for fifty guests. VIP concert seating will be provided for up to 250 people. These and many more unique perks are all part of this amazing package!
This truly one-of-a-kind gift is $50,000. For complete details, contact Executive Director Jim Hirsch at jhirsch@localhost or by calling 312.284.1553.
Day Eleven: Music Anywhere
The 
Chicago Sinfonietta is comprised of many of the city’s finest musicians – and they will come to your home, your business, your event, or wherever you would like them to perform.
We can provide ensembles as small as a duo or as large as a full 60-piece orchestra. You provide the occasion and location, and we’ll supply the music.
Prices range from $500 to $35,000 depending on the size of the ensemble, and are subject to availability.
Start scheduling your music today by contacting Executive Director Jim Hirsch at jhirsch@localhost or by calling 312.284.1553.
Day Ten: A shot at immortality
The Chicago Sinfonietta has always been dedicated to fostering creation through seeking out new works by talented composers from diverse backgrounds, resulting in several World Premieres over the course of our history.
Help us commission a new work of music to be performed at a concert during either the 2012-13 or 2013-14 Seasons and dedicate it to anyone you choose.
You and your gift recipient will get to meet the composer during the development of the work, attend rehearsals, and receive 10 VIP ticket packages to the premiere performance. Your names will appear in the program book and on our website for the entire season.
Three commissioning packages are available at $5,000 each, and a good portion of this will be tax-deductible as provided by law. Begin your shot at immortality by contacting Executive Director Jim Hirsch at jhirsch@localhost or by calling 312.284.1553.
Day Nine: Make a Dream Come True
The Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project Inclusion fellowship program provides once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for talented young minority musicians to perform with the orchestra. This valuable experiece will help them prepare for a successful career as a professional musician. (Learn more about this innovative program here.)
Give a one-year sponsorship for a Project Inclusion Fellow in honor of someone you love. Your gift will be acknowledged in all of our materials in your recipient’s name and we will host a lunch or dinner with the Fellow that your gift supported.Remember, the Sinfonietta has received a generous gift of $25,000 to match dollar for dollar any support received for our education outreach programs. This means your gift today has double the value!
The gift of opportunity is $2,500, and is 100% tax-deductible. Make a dream come true.
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For some, the greatest gift of all is doing something that makes the world a better place.
Every year, the Chicago Sinfonietta sends its musicians into the Chicago Public Schools for six-week residencies to help inspire and train the next generation of musicians, composers, and citizens.
Give a one-year sponsorship of our work at a CPS school in honor of someone you love. Your gift will be acknowledged in all of our materials in your recipient’s name and we will arrange a personal visit to the school your gift supported.
Not only that, but the Chicago Sinfonietta has received a generous gift of $25,000 to match dollar for dollar any support received for our education outreach programs. This means your gift today has double the value!
Adopt your school for $1,500. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible.
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How often do you get the chance be in on the making of a star?
In June of 2012, Maestro Chen, the rising young Harlem Quartet, and the Chicago Sinfonietta will record a compact disc for late 2012 release on the Cedille label. You can give someone Co-Executive Producer credit that will be listed on the recording, attend the recording sessions, receive ten signed CDs, plus two tickets to the June 16th or 18th concerts that will feature much of the music to be included in the recording.
Only $750 to leave a permanent mark on the music world.
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What’s better than a Chicago Sinfonietta concert? How about three concerts plus a host of extras?
Give that special music lover the Total Immersion Package: Three spectacular concerts, a Chicago Sinfonietta CD, admission to not one, but two receptions, and a chance to meet Maestro Mei-Ann Chen.
This package includes two A-level tickets to the January, April, and June concerts, two admissions to the Arts & Diversity Reception in January and an exclusive pre-concert reception in June, the CD, plus an opportunity to go backstage after a concert and meet the Maestro.The Total Immersion Package can be yours for $500.
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When was the last time you attended a masked ball?
The Chicago Sinfonietta’s 25th Anniversary Gala takes place June 2nd at the luxurious Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park and will be the social event of the season.
Guests may purchase masks in advance or at the event, and will be treated to a gourmet 4-course dinner and a concert by the Chicago Sinfonietta under the baton of Maestro Mei-Ann Chen. Tickets are $400 each. Click here to get yours while they last.
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Treat your special someone to a romantic evening of wine, chocalate and music.
Purchase two A-level tickets to either the Saturday, June 16th or Monday, June 18th performance featuring the dynamic, young Harlem Quartet’s premiere of West Side Story and receive two drink vouchers, a rose, and a small box of Macy’s fabulous Frango Mints.
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Combine an evening of great music with a year of unique, in-depth lifestyle news and information in your community!
Buy two A-level tickets to any of the remaining 2011-2012 Season Chicago Sinfonietta performances at Symphony Center in Chicago or Naperville’s Wentz Concert Hall and receive a one year subscription to either Chicago Magazine or Naperville Magazine.
This package is $100 in Chicago or $90 in Naperville. Click here to purchase Chicago, or here for Naperville.
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Day Two: Honor a hero.
The Chicago Sinfonietta’s annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. takes place on the King Holiday, January 16, in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. The Chicago Tribune said this about a previous tribute:
“There were no doubt many methods of remembrance Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For area music lovers, the place to be was Orchestra Hall, at the Chicago Sinfonietta’s stirring tribute to the civil rights leader. “
Buy an A-level ticket and get free admission to our pre-concert Arts & Diversity Reception featuring wine, beer and refreshments – a $25 value – while supplies last. A-level tickets are $50. Limit 4, please.
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Bring a student of any age to a Chicago Sinfonietta concert and open up a whole new world. Who knows, you just might inspire the next Beethoven, Yo Yo Ma, or Paul Freeman.
Student tickets are only $10. Click here to see our full schedule of concerts, including January’s MLK Tribute, and remember to use code “STUDENT” when ordering your tickets